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    The Laughter of the Gods
    The Laughter of the Gods
    The Laughter of the Gods
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    The Laughter of the Gods

    By Lord Dunsany

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    Men laugh at the gods; they often laugh at the gods. I am more sure that the gods laugh too. It is dreadful to think of the laughter of the gods. O the lute! the lute! How clearly I hear the lute. But you all hear it? Do you not? You swear that you all hear it?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherStart Publishing LLC
    Release dateAug 24, 2015
    ISBN9781681463308
    The Laughter of the Gods
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    Lord Dunsany

    Edward J. M. D. Plunkett, the 18th Baron of Dunsany, was one of the foremost fantasy writers of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Lord Dunsany, and particularly his Book of Wonder, is widely recognized as a major influence on many of the best known fantasy writers, including J.R.R. Tolkien, H.P. Lovecraft, and C.S. Lewis. Holding one of the oldest titles in the Irish peerage, Lord Dunsany lived much of his life at Dunsany Castle, one of Ireland’s longest-inhabited homes. He died in 1957, leaving an indelible mark on modern fantasy writing.

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      The Laughter of the Gods - Lord Dunsany

      Start Publishing Presents

      The Laughter of the Gods

      by Lord Dunsany

      Start Publishing LLC

      Copyright © 2015 by Start Publishing LLC

      All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever.

      First Start Publishing eBook edition July 2015

      Start Publishing is a registered trademark of Start Publishing LLC

      Manufactured in the United States of America

      10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

      ISBN 13: 978-1-68146-330-8

      Table of Contents

      Act I

      Act II

      Act III

      The Laughter of the Gods

      A Tragedy in Three Acts

      Dramatis Personæ

      King Karnos

      Voice-of-the-Gods (a prophet)

      Ichtharion

      Ludibras

      Harpagas

      First Sentry

      Second Sentry

      One of the Camel Guard

      An Executioner

      The Queen

      Tharmia (wife of Ichtharion)

      Arolind (wife of Ludibras)

      Carolyx (wife of Harpagas)

      Attendants

      Act I

      Time: About the time of the decadence in Babylon. Scene: The jungle city of Thek in the reign of King Karnos.

      Tharmia: You know that my lineage is almost divine.

      Arolind: My father’s sword was so terrible that he had to hide it with a cloak.

      Tharmia: He probably did that because there were no jewels in the scabbard.

      Arolind: There were emeralds in it that outstared the sea.

      *

      Tharmia: Now I must leave you here and go down among the shops for I have not changed my hair since we came to Thek.

      Ichtharion: Have you not brought that from Barbul-el-Sharnak?

      Tharmia: It was not necessary. The King would not take his court where they could not obtain necessities.

      Arolind: May I go with your Sincerity?

      Tharmia: Indeed, Princely Lady, I shall be glad of your company.

      Arolind: [To Ludibras] I wish to see the other palaces in Thek, [To Tharmia] then we can go on beyond the walls to see what princes live in the neighbourhood.

      Tharmia: It will be delightful. [Exeunt Tharmia and Arolind]

      Ichtharion: Well, we are here in Thek.

      Ludibras: How lucky we are that the King has come to Thek. I feared he would never come.

      Ichtharion: It is a most fair city.

      Ludibras: When he tarried year after year in monstrous Barbul-el-Sharnak, I feared that I would see the sun rise never more in the windy glorious country. I feared we should live always in Barbul-el-Sharnak and be buried among houses.

      Ichtharion: It is mountainous with houses: there are no flowers there. I wonder how the winds come into it.

      Ludibras: Ah. Do you know that it is I that

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