James Stephens 3 hr 34 min read

In a pine wood live two Philosophers and their Thin Women; and when the god Pan comes to Ireland and a girl vanishes, one Philosopher sets out through a countryside brimming with gods and policemen.

James Stephens's 1912 novel is a beloved, whimsical Irish fantasy of philosophy, folklore, and myth. Lyrical, funny, deeply wise. Read it for a classic of Celtic fantasy, a droll and luminous tale where Greek gods, leprechauns, philosophers, and the law all tangle in the green heart of Ireland.

In its time

Published in 1912, during the 1910s, lost worlds and interplanetary adventure.

Reading it

3 hr 34 min read (a novel-length work, settle in).