The Laughter of the Gods: With linked Table of Contents
By Lord Dunsany
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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
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The Laughter of the Gods
by Lord Dunsany
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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.
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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 brought him here at last? I gave him orchids from a far country. At last he noticed them. Those are good flowers,
said he. "They come from