The Crock of Gold is a comic novel written by Irish author James Stephens, first published in 1912.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 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 the most beautiful woman in the world, C�itilin Ni Murrachu, daughter of a remote mountain farm, ...
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The Crock of Gold is a comic novel written by Irish author James Stephens, first published in 1912.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 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 the most beautiful woman in the world, C�itilin Ni Murrachu, daughter of a remote mountain farm, and deliver her from the gods Pan and Aengus �g, while himself going through a catharsis. This kindle ebook by James Stephens is the an Irish fable The Crock of Gold. Amazingly humorous, insightful and clever this is the best free kindle book in the Fantasy genre. The story begins with two philosophers who are married to two women (spitefully). The wise advice of the philosopher earns him the enmity of Leprechauns, when the crock of gold is stolen. Satiric and yet generally light you will love this inventive book.Many very modern challenges to the human spirit are presented extremely well, The old thief's tale is poignant and sad.Some analysis of the deeper meanings in this book are in short, a distaste for the modern era; modern ennui and angst; the limits of philosophy; an indictment of justice systems; and attacks on the loss of the Irish heritage to western fables; the value of beauty and art; the meaning of wisdom; the nature of man and woman; and the meaning of love.
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