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| Original Title: | The Blessing of Pan |
| ISBN: | 0809530759 (ISBN13: 9780809530755) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Lord Dunsany
Paperback | Pages: 288 pages Rating: 4.41 | 63 Users | 8 Reviews
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Published in 1927, this is a highly unusual tale of fantasy. Set in rural England, a quaint village where all is as it should be ... except that, of course, it isn't. The sound of a flute is heard, the village priest worries, people stir ... Told beautifully, this story is about a village's return to paganism - a trip way back to a time when we were still following our instincts. It took me a while to get into the language, but once I did, I was captivated. Go out on a limb, maybe even light a joint, take yourself to a different place and read this truly unusual novel.
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| Title | : | The Blessing of Pan |
| Author | : | Lord Dunsany |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 288 pages |
| Published | : | September 1st 2003 by Wildside Press (first published 1927) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy |
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Ratings: 4.41 From 63 Users | 8 ReviewsWrite-Up Containing Books The Blessing of Pan
I found it most interesting that, in the end, the vicar can only appeal to a sense of community rather than to the idea that his religion conforms to a metaphysical truth.Pan seems to be able to do nothing more than ruffle the feathers of a stuffy vicar in this tale.The sleepy village learns to adapt to the call of Pan with barely a ripple in the surface of its placidity. This isn't Lord Dunsany's best work even if it's beautifully written.
Gracefully satirical, gently humorous. A pleasant book for those who listened to the piper at the gates of dawn as children reading Wind in the Willows, but fear they have strayed far from the river as adults.
This is a chronicle of the reversion to paganism and worship of the ancient god Pan in a small out-of-the-way English village. Already a bastion against the onset of industrialisation that is transforming the rest of the country, a place that has changed little in the last century, if there is anywhere that might reject modern trends completely, this is it; the village of Wolding.But not if one man has his way. The vicar of Wolding senses the changes coming and knows that it is young Tommy
Published in 1927, this is a highly unusual tale of fantasy. Set in rural England, a quaint village where all is as it should be ... except that, of course, it isn't. The sound of a flute is heard, the village priest worries, people stir ... Told beautifully, this story is about a village's return to paganism - a trip way back to a time when we were still following our instincts. It took me a while to get into the language, but once I did, I was captivated. Go out on a limb, maybe even light a
I understand I am simply not capable of giving Lord Dunsany less than five stars.
Definitely a very original, pagan plot, which, however, fails to attain the heights for which it showed promise in the early pages. Still, it is a tale definitely above average, and quite bold considering the era.
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