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The Unfortunate Fursey

Valancourt 20th Century Classics

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The Unfortunate Fursey

Written by: Mervyn Wall
Narrated by: Julian Casey
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Hailed by critic E. F. Bleiler as a "landmark book in the history of fantasy," Mervyn Wall's classic The Unfortunate Fursey (1946) is set in 10th 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.

"Wildly fantastic, intensely satirical, and wickedly comic." (Irish Times)

©1946, 2018 Mervyn Wall (P)2020 Valancourt Books, LLC Classics Fantasy Fiction Historical Paranormal Witty
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This wonderful story, an unknown classic, is brilliantly and precisely written in a delightful old fashioned style.

The performance is perfect for the material - lively and at just the right pace, with accents galore to bring the characters completely to life and deliver a full show.

Great entertainment

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