The Crock of Gold (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: James Stephens
- First Published: 1912
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fantasy
- Time of Work: Indeterminate
- Setting: Irish countryside
- Principal Characters: The Philosopher, The Thin Woman, Seumas, Brigid, Angus Og, Caitilin
- 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 Story:
In the center of a very dark pinewood lived the two old Philosophers and their wives, the Grey Woman of Dun Gortin and the Thin Woman of Inis Magrath. One couple had a little boy named Seumas, the other a little girl named Brigid. Both were born on the same day. When the children were ten years old, one of the old Philosophers decided that he had now learned all that he was capable of learning. This conclusion depressed him so much that he decided to die. It was unfortunate, as he pointed out, that at the time he was in the best of health; however, if the time had...
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