James Stephens (February 9, 1882–December 26, 1950) was an Irish novelist and poet.

James Stephens wrote many retellings of Irish fairy tales. His retellings are always beautiful and charming (particularly Dierdre, and Irish Fairy Tales is good). He also wrote several books (The Crock of Gold, Etched in Moonlight, Demi-Gods) which are fiction but based in some way on Irish fairy tales. "The Crock of Gold," in particular, achieved enduring popularity, and was frequently reprinted throughout the author's lifetime.

Stephens began his career as a poet under the tutelage of "AE" (George William Russell); his first book of poems, "Insurrections," was published in 1909. His last book, "Kings and the Moon" (1938), was also a volume of verse. In the 1930's Stephens had some acquaintance with James Joyce, who found that they shared a birth year (and, Joyce mistakenly believed, a birthday). Joyce, who was concerned with his ability to finish what would later become "Finnegans Wake," proposed at one point that Stephens assist him, with the authorship credited to JJ & S (James Joyce & Stephens, also a pun for the popular Irish whisky made by John Jameson & Sons). The plan, however, never came to fruition, as Joyce was able to complete the work on his own.

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U.S. Ambassador to Korea Kathleen Stephens Recognizes the Passing of Ambassador James R. Lilley http://seoul.usembassy.gov/pr_111609.html
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U.S. Ambassador to Korea Kathleen Stephens Recognizes the Passing of Ambassador James R. Lilley http://seoul.usembassy.gov/pr_111609.html
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"Originality does not consist in saying what no one has ever said before, but in saying exactly what you think yourself." James Stephens
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"Originality does not consist in saying what no one has ever said before, but in saying exactly what you think yourself." James Stephens
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