by Edmund Dulac (Illustrator), Marie Queen Consort of King of Romania (Author)
The Dreamer of Dreams is a wonderful work of fantasy composed by Marie Alexandra Victoria, the then-Queen of Roumania and accompanied with Illustrations by Edmund Dulac. Originally Published in Published 1889 by Hodder & Stoughton in London; It tells the tale of wanderings of Eric Gundian - an artist to the Court of the great Northern King, Wanda - after he has been enchanted by a dream. Through the course of his wanderings, Eric finds his enchantress - Stella - only to lose her in the moment of their first passionate embrace. Heartbroken, but still enchanted, Eric returns to the Court of King Wanda to finalize his masterpiece with his own final breath. Miracles follow and Stella's final resting place becomes venerated as Holy Ground.