Hubert Butler (1900–1991)

Author of Independent Spirit: Essays

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About the Author

Hubert Butler was born in Kilkenny on 23 October 1900. Educated in England at Charterhouse and St John's College, Oxford, he travelled extensively throughout Europe during the twenties and thirties before returning in 1941 to Bennettsbridge, Co. Kilkenny, where he lived until his death on 5 January show more 1991. Market gardener, journalist, essayist and historian, his works include Escape from the Anthill (1985), The Children of Drancy (1988), Grandmother and Wolfe Tone (1990) and In the Land of Nod (1996) - all of which gained him international recognition. show less

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Works by Hubert Butler

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Independent Spirit: Essays (1996) 35 copies

The Sub-prefect Should Have Held His Tongue, and Other Essays (1990) 26 copies

Ten Thousand Saints: A Study in Irish and European Origins (2011) 24 copies

Escape from the Anthill (1985) 17 copies

The Eggman and the Fairies (2012) 14 copies

The Appleman and the Poet (2012) 12 copies

The Children of Drancy (1988) 11 copies, 1 review

Grandmother and Wolfe Tone (1990) 10 copies

The Invader Wore Slippers (1994) 10 copies

In the Land of Nod (1996) 9 copies

Balkan Essays (2016) 7 copies

Wolfe Tone and the Common Name of Irishman (Lilliput Pamphlets) (1985) 6 copies

Journal of the Butler Society - 7 (1987) (1987) 4 copies

Journal of the Butler Society; Vol 1, No 4, 1972; Vol 2, No 1,2,3, 1980-1984. Vol 3 No 1, 1986-87; 1 copy

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The Cherry Orchard (1904) — Translator, some editions — 1,775 copies, 27 reviews

The Art of the Personal Essay (1994) — Contributor — 1,516 copies, 11 reviews

The Thief (1927) — Translator, some editions — 48 copies

Irish Pages: Memory (Vol.7, No.2) : a journal of contemporary writing (2012) — Contributor — 6 copies

The Dublin Review 9 - Winter 2002-3 (2003) — Contributor — 1 copy

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Birthdate: 1900-10-02
Date of death: 1991-01-05
Gender: male
Organizations: Kilkenny Archaeological Society (co-reviver|1946)
Butler Society (founder)
Relationships: Hone, Joseph (foster son)
Gutherie, Tyrone (brother-in-law)
Lenox-Conyngham, Melosina (neice)
Travers, Pamela (friend)
Cockburn, Claud (friend)
Colum, Padraic (friend)
Nationality: Ireland
Associated Place (for map): Ireland

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The children of Drancy by Hubert Butler

Fascinating collection of essays dated 1930-1988 on travel, writers, war, and autobiography, mostly reprinted. A liberal and open-minded perspective. The most controversial piece and the longest is a reflection on euthanasia, killing, and moral principles referring to his granddaughter.

Apr 28, 2020