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    The Queen’s Enemies
    The Queen’s Enemies
    The Queen’s Enemies
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    The Queen’s Enemies

    By Lord Dunsany

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    I have poured out dark wine to them, I have offered them fat, indeed, I have often offered them savoury things. I have said: The Queen should not have enemies; she is too delicate, too fair. But they will not understand.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWilder Publications, Inc.
    Release dateMar 9, 2015
    ISBN9781633847927
    The Queen’s Enemies
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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 Queen’s Enemies

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      The Queen’s Enemies

      Dramatis Personæ

      The Queen

      Ackazárpses (her handmaid)

      Prince Rhádamandáspes

      Prince Zophérnes

      The Priest of Horus

      The King of the Four Countries

      The Twin Dukes of Ethiopia

      Tharni, Tharrabas, Harlee (Slaves)

      Slaves.

      Scene: An underground temple in Egypt. Time: The Sixth Dynasty.

      [The Curtain rises on darkness in both parts of the stage. Two Slaves appear with tapers on the steps. As they go down the steps, they light the torches that are clamped against the wall, with their tapers. Afterwards when they come to the temple they light the torches there till they are all lit. The two Slaves are Tharni and Tharrabas.]

      Tharrabas: Is it much further, Tharni?

      Tharni: I think not, Tharrabas.

      Tharrabas: A dank and terrible place.

      Tharni: It is not much further.

      Tharrabas: Why does the Queen banquet in so fearful a place?

      Tharni: I know not. She banquets with

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