The Crock of Gold by James Stephens - ISBN: 9781848547353
Paperback
Philosophers, leprechauns, and salmon create a hilariously magical Irish world.

The Crock of Gold

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  • Paperback

    224 pages

  • Release Date

    10 September 2012

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Summary

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, sat…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781848547353
ISBN-10:1848547358
Author:James Stephens
Publisher:John Murray Press
Imprint:John Murray Publishers Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:224
Release Date:10 September 2012
Weight:186g
Dimensions:198mm x 128mm x 16mm
About The Author

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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