Lud-in-the-Mist's unconventional elements, responsible for its appeal to the fantasy readership, are understood better if they are analyzed in the context of her whole oeuvre. The book is dedicated to the memory of Mirrlees's father. Lud-in-the-Mist begins with a quotation by Jane Harrison, with whom Mirrlees lived in London and Paris, and whose influence is also found in Madeleine and The Counterplot. It continues the author's exploration of the themes of Life and Art, by a method already described in the preface of her first novel, Madeleine: One of Love's Jansenists (1919): "to turn from time to time upon the action the fantastic limelight of eternity, with a sudden effect of unreality and the hint of a world within a world". (#130761).Lud-in-the-Mist (1926) is the third and final novel by British writer Hope Mirrlees. A very nice example of the uncommon jacket which is rarely found in decent condition. A fine copy in near fine pictorial dust jacket with light wear at edges and mild dust soiling to rear panel. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature II, pp. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1180. GODLY BESIDE HIMSELF (1924)." - Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror (1999) 5-213. "A beautifully written allegory unashamedly celebrating the necessity of enchantment, after the fashion of Bullett's MR. "A minor classic." - Clute and Grant (eds), The Encyclopedia of Fantasy, p. Lud-in-the-Mist is the capital of Dorimare, an imaginary country which borders Fairyland. 11-313, title page printed in light blue and black, original decorated boards with green cloth shelf back, printed paper label affixed to spine panel, fore and bottom edges rough-trimmed, decorated endpapers.
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