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He makes his way to elfland, where time passes at a rate far slower than the real world, and wins her. Read in english by michele fry this is a 1924 fantasy novel by angloirish writer lord dunsany, which became public domain in january 2020. He does get her away with him, but things do not go well from there. Jan 22, 2014 the lord of erl is told by the parliament of his people that they want to be ruled by a magic lord.
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