{"product_id":"the-unfortunate-fursey-valancourt-20th-century-classics-hardcover","title":"The Unfortunate Fursey (Valancourt 20th Century Classics) - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMervyn Wall\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Dirda\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHailed by critic E. F. Bleiler as a \"landmark book in the history of fantasy,\" Mervyn Wall's classic\u003cem\u003e The Unfortunate Fursey\u003c\/em\u003e (1946) is set in 11th century Ireland, where the forces of evil have launched an assault on the monastery of Clonmacnoise. Their task is made easier by the fact that one hapless monk, the simple-minded Brother Fursey, cannot manage to pronounce the necessary words of exorcism. When the other monks discover this, the unfortunate Fursey is expelled and sets forth on the first stage of his travels, accompanied by a fantastic procession of cacodemons, hippogriffs, imps, furies, and other dreadful creatures, not to mention the elegant gentleman in black who is their commander-in-chief.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition includes an introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Michael Dirda.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Wildly fantastic, intensely satirical, and wickedly comic\" - \u003cem\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 230\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 05, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42106993246343,"sku":"9781943910915","price":68.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/ae459d3fc5fa0c60c56907f00486e37a.webp?v=1732450637","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-unfortunate-fursey-valancourt-20th-century-classics-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}