The wise and whimsical Mr. Stephens was born and bred in
Ireland, the land of pixies and leprechauns. He was working as a typist for a
lawyer there when some of his musings and "scribblings," published in
a Dublin journal under the title "Jottings of a Philosopher,"
attracted the attention of George Russell ("AE") the distinguished
artist, poet and mystic.
Thus began a long-lived friendship, and thus also began The Crock of Gold, for these
"Jottings" became the base of this celebrated classic.
This special edition of THE CROOK OF GOLD by James Stephens
has been made available to the Armed Forces of the United States through as
arrangement with the original publisher, The Macmillan. Company, New York.
Editions for the Armed Services, Inc., a non-profit
organization established by the Council on Books in Wartime