The Blessing of Pan
Author | : Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett Baron Dunsany |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 298 |
Release | : 1928 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015066054969 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (69 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: "The Blessing of Pan is told from the perspective of Elderick Anwrel, the mild-mannered reverend of the community of Wolding. Anwrel is increasingly disturbed by a haunting, compelling tune played by a boy, Tommy Duffin, who has fashioned a pipe made from reeds. The tune, as the story unfolds, exercises an unwholesome influence on the population of Wolding – first the young women, then the young men, and then the other inhabitants – even Anwrel’s wife, are compelled to dance to the tune of the pipes on nearby Wold Hill, atop which is a megalithic site – the “Old Stones of Wolding”. Finally, Anwrel himself joins the people in their revelry, performing a pagan sacrifice" --Enfolding.org.