{"product_id":"the-charwomans-shadow-9780345431929","title":"The Charwoman's Shadow","description":"\u003cb\u003eWith an introduction by Peter S. Beagle\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn old woman who spends her days scrubbing the floors might be an unlikely damsel in distress, but Lord Dunsany proves once again his mastery of the fantastical. The Charwoman's Shadow is a beautiful tale of a sorcerer's apprentice who discovers his master's nefarious usage of stolen shadows, and vows to save the charwoman from her slavery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Charwoman's Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Lord Dunsany is the great grandfather of us all.\"\u003cb\u003e--Jane Yolen, winner of National Book Award, Nebula Award, and Wolf Fantasy Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Lord Dunsany is the fountainhead of all twentieth-century fantasy. He was certainly the finest inventor of titles ever to grace English Literature.\"\u003cb\u003e--Dave Duncan, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Gilded Chain\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"How wonderful that Del Rey is bringing back \u003ci\u003eThe Charwoman's Shadow \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe King of Elfland's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e for readers, new and old alike, to discover them anew. It will be a delight to read it for the first time again.\"\u003cb\u003e--Dennis L. McKiernan, author of \u003ci\u003eThe H l's Crucible \u003c\/i\u003eduology\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"These two novels have as much of Wonder and Faerie in them as you'll find anywhere in English, and the prose itself is remarkable both for its richness and its simplicity. Dunsany can entertain any reader and teach any writer.\"\u003cb\u003e--David Drake, author of \u003ci\u003eLord of the Isles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Del Rey Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/03\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345431929\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.54w x 0.63d","brand":"Dunsany","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38470430556341,"sku":"9780345431929","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5aa0c2f9-c319-413b-a9b2-7085f1769cf8.jpg?v=1612925296","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-charwomans-shadow-9780345431929","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}