The Crock of Gold Annotated

By: James Stephens

The Crock of Gold is a comic novel written by Irish author James Stephens, first published in 1912.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."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08PX7KG4K
• ISBN13: 9798577897895
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"