The King of Elfland's Daughter, by Lord Dunsany

[reynaud]

The valley of Erl was small and unremembered, and the parliament of Erl wanted it to be memorable, so they demanded that they be ruled by a magical lord. So the lord of Erl sent his son, Alveric, into Elfland to bring back and marry the King of Elfland's daughter. With the help of the witch Ziroonderel, he succeeds in besting the guardians and

Comments

[sirvalence]

Maybe after I get through The Worm Ourobouros. I'm listening to it from Librivox, and it _is_ interesting, but I keep finding other things more accessible.

[reynaud]

The King of Elfland's Daughter is much shorter, only about 240 or so pages. Another reason it would never be published today.

[sirvalence]

It is on my reading list already. Too bad it's not on Librivox.