{"product_id":"the-voyage-of-st-brendan-9781780375663","title":"The Voyage of St Brendan","description":"In \u003ci\u003eThe Voyage of St Brendan\u003c\/i\u003e, A.B. Jackson tells the tale of the legendary seafaring Irish abbot in poetry and prose. After burning a book of fantastical stories, Brendan is compelled to sail the ocean with a crew of six monks in a leather-skinned currach; his task, to prove the existence of wonders in the world and create a new book of marvels. Discoveries include Jasconius the island-whale, a troop of Arctic ghosts, a hellmouth of tortured souls, a rock-bound Judas, and the magical castle of the boar-headed Walserands.\n\n Although the roots of this legend lie in early Irish tales and the Latin Voyage of Brendan the Abbot of the ninth century, Jackson has taken the 14th-century Middle Dutch version of Brendan’s voyage as the template for this engaging, witty and spirited interpretation, notable for its humour and inventiveness.\n\nThe book is beautifully illustrated with a series of black and white linocuts by the American artist Kathleen Neeley, one of which features in color on the cover.","brand":"A.B. Jackson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48280129077499,"sku":"9781780375663","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781780375663.jpg?v=1772486441","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/the-voyage-of-st-brendan-9781780375663","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}