
The Crock of Gold
'The Crock of Gold' Summary
A mixture of philosophy, Irish folklore and the "battle of the sexes", it consists of six books, Book 1 – The Coming of Pan, Book 2 – The Philosopher's Journey, Book 3 – The Two Gods, Book 4 – The Philosopher's Return, Book 5 – The Policemen, Book 6 – The Thin Woman's Journey, that rotate around a philosopher and his quest to find the most beautiful woman in the world, Cáitilin Ni Murrachu, daughter of a remote mountain farm, and deliver her from the gods Pan and Aengus Óg, while himself going through a catharsis.
The Philosopher is arrested for murder after the neighbouring Leprecauns of Gort na Clocha Mora (whose crock of gold has been taken) lay information with the police that the two friends who shared the Philosopher's house have died, with the implication that they have been killed. "It is in circumstances such as these that dangerous alliances are made," wrote Stephens, "and, for the first time in history, the elemental beings invoked bourgeois assistance."
The Philosopher is then whisked away by his wife the Thin Woman of Inis Magrath (who herself belongs to the most powerful Shee of Ireland). The Philosopher and the Thin Woman of Inis Magrath encounter notable characters on their separate journeys, in his case Angus Óg, and in hers the Three Infinites.
Book Details
Authors

James Stephens
Irish
James Stephens was an Irish novelist and poet. James Stephens' birth is somewhat shrouded in mystery. Stephens himself claimed to have been born on the same day and same year as James Joyce (2 Februar...
Books by James StephensDownload eBooks
Listen/Download Audiobook
- Select Speed
Related books

Maria Chapdelaine by Louis Hemon
Maria Chapdelaine is a romance novel written in 1913 by the French writer Louis Hémon, who was then residing in Quebec. Aimed at French and Quebec ado...

Lillian Morris, and Other Stories by Henryk Sienkiewicz
This collection of stories by Henryk Sienkiewicz focuses on the experiences of a pioneer warrior in California. The stories, narrated by the author, c...

The New Machiavelli by H. G. Wells
The New Machiavelli is a 1911 novel by H. G. Wells that was serialised in The English Review in 1910. Because its plot notoriously derived from Wells'...

Mystery of the Downs by Arthur J. Rees
The Mystery of the Downs is a classic mystery novel set in the picturesque English countryside. When a wealthy landowner is found murdered, Detective...

The Bright Messenger by Algernon Blackwood
Julian LeVallon, born and raised alone in the Jura Mountains, is referred to psychiatrist Dr. Edward Fillery for care in London. But is LeVallon merel...

Nous deux by Paul Bilhaud
Riquette et Riquet sont deux jeunes gens qui s'aiment. Ils sont issus de milieux sociaux différents, et leur amour est mis à l'épreuve par les préjugé...

Lodger by Marie Belloc Lowndes
"The story is about a Jack the Ripper-type murderer known only as "The Avenger" in London, who has been killing young blonde women. Meanwhile, a myste...

Westy Martin on the Santa Fe Trail by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
Westy Martin is a young scout hired to guide Mr. Madison C. Wilde, Field Manager of Educational Films, on the Santa Fe Trail, as he makes a movie abou...

Jürg Jenatsch by Conrad Ferdinand Meyer
Jürg Jenatsch ist ein historischer Roman, der im Dreißigjährigen Krieg spielt und sich auf die turbulenten Ereignisse in Graubünden konzentriert. Im Z...

The Exemplary Novels of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Originally compiled by Cervantes himself in 1613 as a collection of "exemplary" stories, this translated version from 1881 brings these stories to the...
Reviews for The Crock of Gold
No reviews posted or approved, yet...