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The Crock of Gold
James Stephens
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Description for The Crock of Gold
Paperback. A wise and beautiful fairytale for grown-ups, considered one of the greatest novels in the Irish comic tradition. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 195 x 14. Weight in Grams: 144. Fine copy with minor shelf wear
'In the centre of the pine wood called Coilla Doraca there lived not long ago two Philosophers. They were wiser than anything else in the world except the Salmon who lies in the pool of Glyn Cagny into which the nuts of knowledge fall from the hazel bush on its bank. He, of course, is the most profound of living creatures, but the two Philosophers are next to him in wisdom . . . '
The Crock of Gold is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest novels in the Irish comic tradition. Fantasy, satire and delicious humour propel ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Murray Press
Condition
Used, Good
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848547353
SKU
KJE0003496
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About James Stephens
James Stephens, poet and storyteller, was born in Dublin in 1880. From 1915 to 1924 he was registrar of the National Gallery in Dublin. He spent the remaining years of his life in London where he broadcast frequently from the BBC. He died in 1950.
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