The Crock of Gold (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: James Stephens
- First Published: 1912
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—magical world
- Time of Work: Undefined
- Setting: Ireland
- Genres: Long fiction, Fable, Fantasy
- Subjects: Philosophy or philosophers, Folkloric or magical people, Magic or magicians, Supernatural, Other worlds, Legends, Folklore, Gods or goddesses, Adventure, Ireland or Irish people, Gold, Precious metals or stones, Fairies
- Locales: Ireland
The Plot
The Crock of Gold is divided into six short books containing two central plot lines. The first focuses on the Philosopher and his wife, the Thin Woman, who live in the center of a dark pine wood in a fairy land. Initially, there are two philosophers married to two women, but one Philosopher decides he has attained all the wisdom he can bear and dies. His wife soon follows, and the Philosopher and the Thin Woman are left with two children, Brigid Beg and Seamus.
A neighbor named Meehawl MacMurrachu comes to the Philosopher for advice on where his washboard...
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