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The Crock of Gold: A Mixture of Philosophy and Irish Folklore (Classic Irish Folklore )
James Stephens
Paperback. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform 2015-08-27.
ISBN 9781517079390
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The complete 6 book set in 1 - The Crock of Gold by James Stephens - The Crock of Gold is a novel written by James Stephens and published in 1912. A mixture of philosophy, Irish folklore and the "battle of the sexes, " it consists of 6 books, Book 1 - The Coming of Pan, Book 2 - The Philosophers Journey, Book 3 - The Two Gods, Book 4 - The Philosophers Return, Book 5 - The Policemen, Book 6 - The Thin Woman's Journey, that rotate around a philosopher and his quest to find Caitilin Ni Murrachu and deliver her from the god Pan and himself going through a catharsis. He himself is apprehended for murdering a philosopher friend and his wife who committed a peaceful suicide some months before, then whisked away by his wife the Thin Woman of Inis Magrath and the fairy folk, all the while encountering many notable characters, in particular Angus Og, and the Thin Woman's encounter with the Three Infinites. Some editions have a foreword by Walter de la Mare
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