61. Townsend, Sir John Sealy Edward --  Encyclopædia Britannica Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron (1878–1957). EdwardPlunkett was an Irish dramatist and storyteller whose http://www.britannica.com/eb/article?tocId=9073082&query=j. j. thomson&ct=eb

62. Lord Dunsany British peer, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett was the 18th Baron Dunsany, Lord Dunsany Bibliography by John Wenn at the Linköping SF Archive. http://alangullette.com/lit/dunsany/

Lord Dunsany B ritish peer, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett was the 18th Baron Dunsany, whose family seat is in County Meath, northwest of Dublin. He fought in the Boer War and was wounded in WWI. An excellent chess player, Lord Dunsany was the Irish champion and held the great Capablanca to a draw in a simultaneous exhibition in London; his "Three Sailors' Gambit" is considered one of the best chess stories written. D unsany was one of the harbingers of modern fantasy, along with William Morris and George MacDonald. A successful playwright, he once had five concurrent plays running on Broadway ( Five Plays ). He wrote over seventy books, many with a quill pen, others dictated to his wife, beginning in 1905 with The Gods of Pegana , and including the very readable memoirs Patches of Sunlight and While the Sirens Slept . In the words of the ardent admirer H.P. Lovecraft: "To the truly imaginative he is a talisman and a key unlocking rich storehouses of dream." Such magical tales as "Idle Days on the Yann" and "A Shop in Go-by Street" conjure idyllic realms of fantasy far away from the worries of the common world though they may well have troubles of their own. Photo: Lord Dunsany, c. 1943, Art Photo Service; frontispiece

63. Lord Dunsany@Everything2.com Lord Dunsany lived 18781957. His first eight books were of short stories setbeyond the Dunsany s birth name was Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett. http://everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=111693

64. Lord Dunsany Bibliography Lord Dunsany s picture. Lord Dunsany (Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett) Baron Dunsany was born in London in 1878, the scion of an AngloIrish family http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/authors/Lord_Dunsany.htm

Fantastic Fiction Authors D Lord Dunsany (Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett) Search Authors Search Books About Lord Dunsany Top Baron Dunsany was born in London in 1878, the scion of an Anglo-Irish family that could trace its ancestry to the twelfth century. During his life Dunsany distinguished himself as both an author and a dramatist, he once had five plays running concurrently on Broadway, and is now recognised as a leading figure in the development of modern fantasy literature. His works include The Book of Wonder (1912), Plays of Gods and Men (1917) and The Curse of the Wise Woman (1933). New and Forthcoming Hardbacks Top June 2005 Order from Amazon UK ... The Ginger Cat and Other Lost Plays December 2005 Order from Amazon UK ... The Collected Jorkens Vol. 3 New and Forthcoming Paperbacks Top June 2005 Order from Amazon UK ... The Ginger Cat and Other Lost Plays Series Top Jorkens The Travel Tales of Mr Joseph Jorkens Jorkens Remembers Africa Jorkens Has a Large Whiskey The Fourth Book of Jorkens ... Jorkens Borrows Another Whiskey Novels Top Don Rodriguez: Chronicles of Shadow Valley The King of Elfland's Daughter The Charwoman's Shadow ... King Argimenes and the Unknown Warrior Collections Top The Gods of Pegana Time and the Gods The Sword of Welleran: And Other Tales of Enchantment ... Gods, Men and Ghosts: The Best Supernatural Fiction of Lord Dunsany

65. John Pudney Papers Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron, 187819573.11 Eliot, TS (ThomasStearns), 1888-1965 (Faber and Faber, Ltd.)3.11 http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/research/fa/pudney.html

John Pudney, 1909-1977 Papers, 1850-1977 (bulk, 1926-1976) 3 boxes, 1 galley folder (1 linear foot) Acquisition: Purchases 1963 (R1610), 1973 (R5971), 1974 (R6491), 1977 (R7675) Access: Open for research Processed by: Michelle Mears, 1988; David Sparks, 1994 (Revision) RLIN Record ID: Table of Contents Biographical Sketch Scope and Contents Folder List Index of Correspondents Biographical Sketch John Sleigh Pudney, British poet, novelist, editor, and journalist was born on January 19, 1909, in Langley, Buckinghamshire, England. The only son of Henry William Pudney and Mabel Sleigh Pudney, he was reared in the country, but was sent away for his education to Gresham's Hall, Holt. At Gresham's Hall Pudney became friends with W. H. Auden and Benjamin Britten. Pudney left school at sixteen, however, to work for an estate agency and to pursue his interest in writing. His first volume of poetry, SPRING ENCOUNTER (1933), ushered Pudney into the literary circle of Lady Ottoline Morrell. In 1934 he married Crystal Herbert, with whom he had two daughters and a son. At this time Pudney also began his professional writing career in earnest as writer-producer for the BBC (1934-1937), and as a journalist for the NEWS CHRONICLE. In 1938 Pudney published the first of many novels, JACOBSON'S LADDER. He then focused on the subject of recovery (from divorce and alcoholism), producing several articles and the autobiographical THANK GOODNESS FOR CAKE (1978). He also continued to write poems, two of which appeared in the TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT after his death on November 10, 1977.

66. G.B. Shaw Collection, Index Of Correspondents Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron, 1878195736.2 (from Shaw) ±Dutt, R. Palme (Rajani Palme), 1896-197436.2 (2 from Shaw) http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/research/fa/shaw.gb.corr2.html

G.B. Shaw Collection Index of Correspondents C-D A-B C-D E-F G-H I-K L-M ... W-Z Index entries followed by the notation (from Shaw) indicate people to whom Shaw wrote. Box and folder numbers followed by a number in parenthesis indicate the number of items by (or to) that person. The absence of a parenthetical notation indicates there is just one item. So in the example Jones, Henry Arthur, 1851-192938.10 (35 from Shaw, 1), 40.5 (filed with Magny, Jules), 50.7 (2) there are thirty-five items from Shaw and one other letter included with these in box 38, folder 10; a letter from Jones filed with letters from Jules Magny in box 40, folder 5; and 2 letters from Jones in Box 50, folder 7. Entries followed by the ± symbol are not from the Hanley Collection. Names in bold appear in the RLIN record. C.S. Thompson48.5 Cabot, William48.5 Calabree, Dan L.48.5 Calman-Levy34.1 (3 from Shaw), 48.5 Calvert, Louis, 1859-192348.5 (4) Cameron, Basil, 1884-197548.5 Cammidge, John48.5 Campbell, Beatrice Stella TannerSee Campbell, Patrick, Mrs. Campbell, Elizabeth48.5

67. Lord Dunsany: Pioneer Of Modern Fantasy Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett was born in London in 1878, His father,the 17th Baron Dunsany, lived chiefly in Ireland at Dunsany Castle. http://abbookman.com/ABBookman_F090304a.html

HOME FORUM ARCHIVES Lord Dunsany: Pioneer of Modern Fantasy By Henry Wessells Originally published in AB Bookman's Weekly October 19, 1998 The early stories and novels of Lord Dunsany laid the foundations of modern fantasy literature, and yet, despite the profound influence of his exotic and highly polished writings upon the genre, he remains, paradoxically, a neglected and under-appreciated writer. The tales in Time and the Gods and The Sword of Welleran and Other Stories evoke richly-imagined, dreamlike landscapes far removed from Edwardian England. These books also contain the seeds of heroic fantasy (later called "sword and sorcery" by Fritz Leiber) which Dunsany (1878-1957) further elaborated in his novels. Chief among these is The King of Elfland' s Daughter , which vividly explores tensions between the real world and the fantasy realm. Even more so than the early fantasies of William Morris and E.R. Eddison, Dunsany's works have influenced many of the major fantasy authors of the 20th century from A. Merritt to H. P. Lovecraft to J. R. R. Tolkien and dozens of others. Dunsany's collections and novels also serve to chart the career of artist and illustrator Sydney H. Sime, who was the only artist to illustrate Dunsany's work before the Second World War. In quite different fashion, the five volumes of Jorkens stories - tall tales published between 1930 and 1954 - influenced fantasy authors such as Arthur C. Clarke, Fletcher Pratt, L. Sprague de Camp, and Sterling Lanier. Some of his later works, however, such as the comic fantasy novels

68. Vitanet - Biblioteca Virtual Y Centro Tecnológico Translate this page Autor, Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron, 1878 - 1957. Materias,LITERATURA INGLESA CUENTOS INGLESES. Ficha, Ver Ficha http://www.vitanet.cl/busqueda/buscar.php?materia=CUENTOS INGLESES

69. Poets' Corner - Index Of Poets - Letters C,D Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron Dunsany. (1878 1957) Soldier,Playwright, Novelist, Friend of Yeats. Songs from an Evil Wood (BB) http://www.theotherpages.org/poems/poem-cd.html

Poets' Corner Poets: A B C D E F G H ... Y Z Detailed Poets' Index Condensed Poets' Index Poets 'C' Poets 'D' Charles S. Calverley (1831 - 1884) English poet, humorist, parodist, and translator; his promising career as a lawyer was cut short by a severe head injury which, however, did not impair his mental faculties. from Fly Leaves Companions (NM) Lovers and a Reflection (NM) The Auld Wife (NM) Forever (NM) Changed (NM) A. Y. Campbell The Dromedary Joseph Campbell (Seosamh MacCathmhaoil) (1881 - ?) Irish poet The Old Woman I Am the Mountainy Singer Fires Robert Argyle Campbell Valentine Song [1893] (JL) Thomas Campbell (1777 - 1844) Scottish poet and Journalist Lord Ullin's Daughter (BB) Hohenlinden (BB) Ye Mariners of England (BB) Lines on Revisiting a Scottish River (NM) Field Flowers (NM) Song to the Evening Star (NM) The Spectre Boat (NM) The Lover to His Mistress, On Her Birthday (NM) Wilfred Campbell (1861 - 1918) Canadian Poet How One Winter Came in the Lake Region (BB) Langemarck at Ypres (BB) Thomas Campion (1567 - 1620) English Poet, Composer, and Doctor

70. Phantazm > Calendar: Fantastic Days Lord Dunsany, Lord Dunsany, full name Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18thBaron Dunsany. Irish fantasywriter, dramatist and chess-player (1878-1957). http://www.phantazm.dk/kalender/s_fantastic_days.htm

Phantazm - Magazine for parallel worlds News SF Fantasy Horror ... DAN ENG Ghosts of honour and living spirits January february march april ... H. G. Wells J A N U A R Y John Ronald Reuel Tolkien British fantasy-writer (1892-1973). Born January 3, 1892 in Bloemfontein, (South Africa). Intro Karel Capek Czech science fiction writer (1890-1938). Born January 9, 1890 in "Mal Svatonovice", east Bohemia. Intro Encyclopedia Robot Edgar Allen Poe American writer and editor (1809-1849). Born January 19, 1809 in Boston, USA. Society Museum Essayes Biography ... Short stories and poetry Lewis Carroll. (=Charles Lutwidge Dodgson). English mathematician, writer, photographer (1832-1898). Born January 27, 1832 in Daresbury, Cheshire, England. Society Alice in wonderland Through the lookingglass F E B R U A R Y William Seward Burroughs American writer and poet (1914-1997). Born February 5, 1914 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Intro Jules Verne French science fiction writer (1828-1905). Born February 8, 1828 in Nantes, France.

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72. Stories, Listed By Author Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron (continued). * How PlashGooCame to the Land of None’s Desire, (ss) The Smart Set Sep 1916 http://users.ev1.net/~homeville/bss/s9.htm

Index of Short Stories from Edward J. O'Brien's THE BEST SHORT STORIES (1915 - 1917) Stories, Listed by Author Previous Table-of-Contents DUNSANY, EDWARD JOHN MORETON DRAX PLUNKETT, 18th BARON (continued) The Smart Set Sep 1916 How the Gods Avenged Meoul Ki Ning, (ss) The Smart Set Nov 1917 The Loot of Bombasharna, (ss) Feb 18 1916 The Smart Set Aug 1916 DUNSANY, LORD ; [Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett] (1878-1957) The Assignation, (vi) The Smart Set Mar 1915 The Smart Set Jan 1915 The Dream of King Karna-Vootra, (ss) The Smart Set Apr 1915 The Eight Wishes, (ss) Saturday Review (UK) Mar 6 1915 Mar 26 1915 The Smart Set Nov 1915 The Greatest Painter in the World, (ss) The Smart Set Apr 1915 The Hen, (ss) The Smart Set Mar 1915 Lobster Salad, (ss) The Smart Set Mar 1915 A Story of Land and Sea, (nv) The Forum Feb 1915 A Tale of London, (ss) The Smart Set Apr 1915 The Three Infernal Jokes, (ss) The Smart Set Jul 1915 The Tomb of Pan, (ss) The Smart Set Mar 1915 DURING, STELLA M. The Top Floor Front, (ss) The Illustrated Sunday Magazine Feb 18 1917 DUTTON, LOUISE ELIZABETH

73. BiblioMan.Com - The Great Literary Works 18751935 Duncan, Sara Jeannette, 1861-1922 AKA Cotes, Everard, Mrs., 1861-1922Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron, 1878-1957 Dyer, Frank Lewis http://www.biblioman.com/authors.htm

Authors of the Past Authors in alphabetical order A B C D ... Z Abbott , David Phelps 1863-1934 Abbott, Edwin Abbott, 1838-1926 AKA: Square, A Andy Adams, 1859-1935 Adams, Henry, 1838-1918 Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803 Adams, William Taylor, 1822-1897 AKA: Optic, Oliver, 1822-1897 Addams, Jane, 1860-1935 Aesop, 620(?)B.C.-563(?)B.C. Aiken, Conrad Potter, 1889-1966 Akutagawa, Ryunosuke, 1892-1927 Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888 Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 Alger, Horatio, 1832-1899 Allen, James Lane, 1849-1925 Altemus, Henry Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander), 1862-1919 American Tract Society, The Andersen, Hans Christian, 1805-1875 Anderson, Sherwood, 1876-1941 Anonymous Anzengruber, Ludwig, 1839-1889 Appleton, Victor, pseudonym Apuleius, Lucius Ariosto, Ludovico, 1474-1533 Aristophanes BACK TO ORDER PAGE Aristotle, 384-322 B.C Arnim, Elizabeth von AKA: Elizabeth, 1866-1941 Arnim, Ludwig Achim, Freiherr von, 1781-1831 Arnold, Edwin Lester Linden, d. 1935 Ascham, Roger, 1515-1568

74. List Of Ebook Authors 18751935 Duncan, Sara Jeannette, 1861-1922 AKA Cotes, Everard, Mrs., 1861-1922Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron, 1878-1957 Durham, Andrew E http://www.irqpa.org/lphs/1948/library/AUTHORS.HTM

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75. Works Referenced In Supernatural Horror In Literature By H. P. Lovecraft Dunsany, Lord (Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett) (18781957). A Dreamer s Tales;A Night at an Inn; The Book of Wonder; The Gods of the Mountain http://www.gordon-fernandes.com/hp-lovecraft/other_authors/

Works Referenced in Supernatural Horror in Literature by H. P. Lovecraft Unknown/Anonymous Arabian Nights Beowulf Dr. Faustus Adam, Villiers de l'Isle Torture by Hope Ansky The Dyhbuk Austen, Jane Northanger Abbey Balzac, Honoré de (1799-1850) Louis Lambert Melmoth Reconciled Seraphita The Wild Ass's Skin Barbauld Sir Bertrand Barrett, Francis The Magus Beckford, William Episodes of Vathek History of the Caliph Vathek Benson, E. F. Visible and Invisible Negotiam Perambulans The Horror-Horn The Man Who Went Too Far The Face Bierce, Ambrose Gwinett (1842-1914) Can Such Things Be? The Death Of Halpin Frayser The Secret Of Macarger's Gulch One Summer Night The Moonlit Road ... The Stranger In the Midst of Life The Spook House The Suitable Surroundings Blackwood, Algernon An Episode in a Lodging House Incredible Adventures Jimbo John Silence Physician Extraordinary A Psychical Invasion A Victim of Higher Space Ancient Sorceries Secret Worship ... The Willows Biss, Gerald The Door of the Unreal Brontë, Emily Wuthering Heights Brown, Charles Brockden Arthur Mervyn Edgar Hunily Ormond Wieland; or, the Transformation

76. Lord Dunsany - Wikiquote Translate this page Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18e Baron Dunsany (1878 - 1957), écrivain etdramaturge britannique. modifier. Attribuées http://fr.wikiquote.org/wiki/Lord_Dunsany

Wikim©dia a besoin de votre aide Voyez notre page de collecte de fonds pour plus de d©tails. Lord Dunsany Un article de Wikiquote, la ressource libre de citations. Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18e Baron Dunsany (1878 - 1957), ©crivain et dramaturge britannique. modifier Attribu©es R©cup©r©e de « http://fr.wikiquote.org/wiki/Lord_Dunsany Cat©gories de la page Britannique Dramaturge ... XXe si¨cle Views Article Discussion modifier Historique Outils personels Cr©er un compte ou se connecter Navigation Accueil Communaut© Actualit©s Modifications r©centes ... Faire un don Rechercher Bo®te   outils Pages li©es Suivi des liens Importer une image Pages sp©ciales ... Permanent link Autres langues English Derni¨re modification de cette page le 25 jul 2005   14:11. Contenu disponible sous GNU Free Documentation License € propos de Wikiquote Avertissements

77. John Pudney: An Inventory Of His Papers At The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron, 187819573.11. Eliot,TS (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965 (Faber and Faber, Ltd.)3.11 http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/uthrc/00112/hrc-00112.html

TARO Repository Browse List Print Version Raw XML File (48k) ... Accessing Materials Described Here TABLE OF CONTENTS Descriptive Summary Biographical Sketch Scope and Contents Restrictions ... Series II. Correspondence, 1937-1962 John Pudney: An Inventory of His Papers at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center Descriptive Summary Creator: Pudney, John, 1909-1977 Title: John Pudney Papers Dates: 1850-1977, (bulk 1926-1976) Abstract: The papers of British writer John Pudney include drafts, notes, printer's copies, galleys, research material, notebooks, diaries, and correspondence. RLIN Record ID: Extent: 3 boxes (1 linear foot), 1 galley folder Language English. Repository: Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, University of Texas at Austin Biographical Sketch John Sleigh Pudney, British poet, novelist, editor, and journalist was born on January 19, 1909, in Langley, Buckinghamshire, England. The only son of Henry William Pudney and Mabel Sleigh Pudney, he was reared in the country, but was sent away for his education to Gresham's Hall, Holt. At Gresham's Hall Pudney became friends with W. H. Auden and Benjamin Britten. Pudney left school at sixteen, however, to work for an estate agency and to pursue his interest in writing. His first volume of poetry, Spring Encounter (1933), ushered Pudney into the literary circle of Lady Ottoline Morrell. In 1934 he married Crystal Herbert, with whom he had two daughters and a son. At this time Pudney also began his professional writing career in earnest as writer-producer for the BBC (1934-1937), and as a journalist for the

78. George Bernard Shaw: An Inventory Of His Collection At The Harry Ransom Humaniti Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Baron, 1878195736.2 (from Shaw) *.Dutt, R. Palme (Rajani Palme), 1896-197436.2 (2 from Shaw) http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/uthrc/00121/hrc-00121.html

TARO Repository Browse List Print Version Raw XML File (553k) ... Accessing Materials Described Here TABLE OF CONTENTS Descriptive Summary Biographical Sketch Scope and Contents Restrictions ... Series V. Works by other Authors, 1757-1960 George Bernard Shaw: An Inventory of his Collection at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center Descriptive Summary Creator Shaw, George Bernard, 1856-1950 Title George Bernard Shaw Collection Dates: 1757-1963 (bulk 1875-1950) Abstract Holograph manuscripts and typescripts of working and finished versions of plays, essays, correspondence, and financial and legal records are all represented in this collection. Diaries, scrapbooks, materials accumulated by Shaw's wife, and drafts of articles and books written about the Nobel Prize winning Irish journalist and playwright are also present. The bulk of the materials reflect many of Shaw's most popular works, including Candida Pygmalion (1912), and Saint Joan RLIN record # Extent 80 boxes (33.3 linear feet), 1 oversize box, 13 galley folders, 10 oversize files, and 1 bound volume Language English.

79. Lord Dunsany Translate this page wird nach dem vielseitigen William Morris mit Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett,dem 18. Baron Dunsany, eine weitere Überraschung erleben. http://www.bernd-rothe.de/autoren/lord_dunsany.htm

Lord Dunsany Wer erwartet, unter den Autoren der Fantasy nur blutarme Träumer aus verlorenen Dachstuben zu finden, wird nach dem vielseitigen William Morris mit Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, dem 18. Baron Dunsany, eine weitere Überraschung erleben. Lord Dunsany stammte aus einem der ältesten irischen Adelsgeschlechter. Unter seinen frühen Vorfahren werden einige als gefürchtete Räuberbarone in den Geschichtsbüchern erwähnt. Er besuchte eine Eliteschule in Eton und später die Militärakademie Sandhurst. Im Burenkrieg und im Ersten Weltkrieg diente er als Soldat und wurde verwundet. Im irischen Osteraufstand 1916 erlitt er eine schwere Kopfverletzung. Er liebte die Großwildjagd, den Sport und war Schachmeister von Irland. Als im Zweiten Weltkrieg deutsche Truppen in Griechenland einmarschierten, lehrte Dunsany als Professor für englische Literatur an der Universität von Athen und floh auf abenteuerlichste Weise quer durch Europa nach Dublin. Er selbst sagte von sich, er verbringe 97 Prozent seines Lebens als Soldat und Sportsmann, aber er hinterließ über sechzig Bände mit Erzählungen, Dramen und Gedichten. 1905 brachte er seine ersten Kurzgeschichten heraus, für die er die Druckereirechnung noch selbst bezahlte. Es waren phantastische kleine Erzählungen aus jenen geheimnisvollen Königreichen, wo unsere Geographie endet und das Feenreich beginnt

80. PEARLY BEACH By Lord Dttnsany DUNSANY, EDWARD JOHN MORETON DRAX ’ PEARLY BEACH by Lord Dttnsany Dunsany, Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett,18 th Baron (1878 1957), Irish poet, dramatist and novelist, born in London http://pages.marsu.ru/maleeva/texts/9.txt

’ PEARLY BEACH by Lord Dttnsany DUNSANY, EDWARD JOHN MORETON DRAX PLUNKETT, 18'th Baron (1878 - 1957), Irish poet, dramatist and novelist, born in London, and educated at Eton College and the Royal Military Col lege, Sandhurst. ¥ served in the Boer War and World War I. Lord Dunsany wrote in many different media but was successful as   play- wright. Nearly all of his works are characterized by mysticism, fan- tasy, and rich, imaginative language. His stories frequently draw ¨à®n Celtic and oriental mythology. Among his best-known plays are "The Gllittering Gate o (1909), "The Gods of the Mountain- (1911), and "If" (1921). His other works include novels, collections of short stories, and autobiographies. We could not remember, any of us at the Club, who it was that first invented the twopenny stamp on checks'. There were eight or nine of us there, and not one of us could put   n me to him. Of course   lot of us knew, but we' d all forgotten it. And that started us talking of the tricks memory plays. Some said memory didn' t matter so much; some said it was looking forward that mattered most in business, or even watching closely what was going on around you now. And at that Jorkens stepped in. No, memory was the thing, he said; he could have made more by   good steady memory than by any amount of looking into the future. "I don' t see how that could be," said   stockbroker, who had just bought Jaffirs at 62', on pretty good information that they would go to 75. As   matter of fact they fell to 59. But Jorkens stuck to his point. "With   good allround memory," he said, "I could have made millions." "But how?" asked the stockbroker. "Well, it was this way," said Jorkens. "I had   rather nice pearl in   tiepin. And things weren' t quite going the way I liked.' financially,I mean. Well, to cut   long story short, I decided to hock my pearl. I remember waiting till it was dark one winter's evening, so as to get to the pawnshop decently unobserved. And I went in and unscrewed the pearl off its pin, and saw it n® more. That put the financial position on   sound basis again; but I á â¥ out   little what you call ruefully, my face must have shown it, and I was sticking back what was left on my goldofpin into my tie. Funny how anyone could have noticed all that, but observed that when people are   little bit drunk they sometimes do. Anyway there was   tall man leaning against   wall,   man I had never seen before in my life, and he looked at me in   lazy sort of way, not troubling to move his head, only his eyes, and even then he seemed barely troubling to turn and keep open; and he said, 'You want to go to Carrapaccas beach. That' s where you want to go.' And he gave me the latitude and longitude. 'Pearls to be had for the gathering there', he said. And I asked him what he meant, why he spoke to me . I asked him all kinds of things. But all he would say was, 'You go Carrappas beach, ' not even giving it the same name the second time. Well I jotted the latitude and longitude down on my shirt cuff, and I thought the thing over   lot. And the first thing I 1 thought things over was that the man was perfectly genuine; he had probably had this secret for years, and then one day he had had   drop too much and had blurted the thing out. You m ã say what you like against drink, but you don' t find   man to tell you   thing like that, just because he's sorry for you for losing  : pearl, when he' s sober. And mind you the Carrappas beaches, or whatever he called them, were there. The longitude was   long way east, and the latitude   lot south, and I started one day from London, heading for Aden'. Did I tell you all this was in London? No place like it for starting on journeys. Well I started from London and came again to Aden. I had curious romance there once. Answer the following questions: 1. What started the discussion at the club? 2. What opinions were given? 3. What was Jorkens' opinion? 4. Why did Jorkens have to go to   pawnshop? 5. What sort of man began talking to Jorkens after the latter came out of the pawnshop?

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