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    The Carl of The Drab Coat
    The Carl of The Drab Coat
    The Carl of The Drab Coat
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    The Carl of The Drab Coat

    By James Stephens

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    One day something happened to Fionn, the son of Uail; that is, he departed from the world of men, and was set wandering in great distress of mind through Faery. He had days and nights there and adventures there, and was able to bring back the memory of these.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInteractive Media
    Release dateMay 23, 2017
    ISBN9781787242517
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      The Carl of The Drab Coat - James Stephens

      James Stephens

      James Stephens

      The Carl of The Drab Coat

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      Contents

      CHAPTER I

      CHAPTER II

      CHAPTER III

      CHAPTER IV

      CHAPTER V

      CHAPTER VI

      CHAPTER VII

      CHAPTER VIII

      CHAPTER I

      One day something happened to Fionn, the son of Uail; that is, he departed from the world of men, and was set wandering in great distress of mind through Faery. He had days and nights there and adventures there, and was able to bring back the memory of these.

      That, by itself, is wonderful, for there are few people who remember that they have been to Faery or aught of all that happened to them in that state.

      In truth we do not go to Faery, we become Faery, and in the beating of a pulse we may live for a year or a thousand years. But when we return the memory is quickly clouded, and we seem to have had a dream or seen a vision, although we have verily been in Faery.

      It was wonderful, then, that Fionn

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