The Crock of Gold


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Pass a pleasant afternoon with this delightful collection of short stories. Simple but not simplistic, these diverting tales are rendered in exquisitely rich and often playful language that will have you lingering over sentences and highlighting your favorite passages so you can revisit them again and again. The Crock of Gold is the perfect blend of literary virtuosity and lighthearted fun.




Deirdré


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The Charwoman's Daughter


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James Stephens (1882-1950) was an Irish novelist and poet. Stephens wrote many retellings of Irish fairy tales. "The Charwoman's Daughter" originally appeared in 1912.




Writings Of James Stephens


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Insurrections


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The Insurrection in Dublin


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Irish Fairy Tales Illustrated


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Irish Fairy Tales is a retelling of ten Irish folktales by the Irish author James Stephens. The English illustrator Arthur Rackham provided interior artwork, including numerous black and white illustrations and sixteen color plates. The stories are set in a wooded, Medieval Ireland filled with larger-than-life hunters, warriors, kings, and fairies. Many stories concern the Fianna and their captain, Fionn mac Uail, from the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology.