That he does so in an almost flippant manner only emphasizes the depth of his treatise on the subjects. John Myers Myers tackles such complex subjects such as religion and politics in an amazingly cohesive and coherent way. The mind behind it is incredibly well-read, analytical and insightful. It holds up surprisingly well for a book approaching the century mark. If I didn't know this was published in the 1940s, I would have sworn it must have been written within the last two decades. Why this book is not a classic I know not. Another example of why word of mouth is so important. I have never even heard of this book before a trusted friend recommended it to me. Most of all, he will be impressed by its profound knowledge, of our cultural heritage, and stirred by its vital interpretations He will be amused by the wicked wit that illumines the vast panorama, and intrigued by the challenge it offers his own learning. And in the discovering, the literate reader will have a wonderful time. Clarence Shandon came to the Commonwealth, exchanging his everyday name and Chicago-bound life for that of a traveler beyond time what great ones of old legend and modern story he encountered, and to what purpose what loves he knew and what fights he fought what trials befell him in the Pit, and what truth he discovered when at last he won to the Hippocrene Spring-these are matters of such crowding variety and implicit significance as the reader must discover for himself. Always it is fresh and bold in concept, superb in its execution. In content, it is something between a many-peopled, incident-studded story of high emprise, and a morality for our time. In form, it is sheer headlong narrative, with occasional clangorous verses woven into its fabric.
In essence, this is the tale of Silverlock's wanderings in the Commonwealth, the land of immortal heroes real and imagined, in search of his true destiny.
In this richly picaresque story of a modern man's fruitful adventurings in legendary realms of gold, John Myers Myers has presented a glowing tapestry of real excitement and meaning. SILVERLOCK is one of the all-time great fantasy classics.
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