THE EBB AND FLOW OF THE TIDE Copyright (c) 2006 by Peter Nepstad, All Rights Reserved. Lord Dunsany, born Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett in 1878, the 18th Baron Dunsany, was one of the original fantasy writers, his short stories of exotic lands and forgotten Gods a major influence on many who came later, especially H.P. Lovecraft, whose "Dream Cycle" tales, among others, are written in a 'Dunsanian' style. Peter Nepstad is the author of 1893: A WORLD'S FAIR MYSTERY, an epic work of Interactive Fiction available online and in museum gift shops, a moderately successful foray into commercial publishing of Interactive Fiction. It is available online from Illuminated Lantern Publishing at http://www.illuminatedlantern.com/1893. The Journey of the King was first published in 1906 in the short story collection TIME AND THE GODS and has entered the public domain in the United States. It is available online from Project Gutenberg at http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/8183. If you enjoy THE EBB AND FLOW OF THE TIDE, why not try JOURNEY OF THE KING, another adaptation of a Lord Dunsany story, available online at http://www.illuminatedlantern.com/if. And don't forget to send an email to Peter at petern@illuminatedlantern.com and let him know what you think! Cover art: The Death of Sappho, by Gustave Moreau, 1876. Version History: This is Version 1.1, released on December 19, 2006, which is a bug-fix release. Version 1 was released on December 16.