Folio Archives 305: Irish Short Stories. Introduced by Frank Delaney 1999
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Irish Short Stories. Introduced by Frank Delaney 1999
This book is one of six in the Classic National Short Stories series. The others are :-
American Short Stories
English Short Stories
French Short Stories
Japanese Short Stories
Russian Short Stories
All are arranged in a similar format. Some were available as three volume sets as well as individually.
The Irish Short Stories has been chosen to review in detail as a representative volume in the set.
The thirty stories in this anthology vary from six to more than forty pages in length, and all are easy reading with a typical Irish twist. Some are tales that are suitable for children, while others are quite mature in content.
The 16 black and white drawings by David Rooney are a delight with the interesting and different perspectives that are used to illustrate the stories. I particularly like the second last drawing – how many artists would depict a fishing scene from a point of view below the boat? On the other hand, I found Delaney’s seven page introduction to be one of the most ridiculous and useless I have ever read.
The book has xviii + 436 pages and is bound in green cloth decorated on the cover in green, red and gold. The slipcase is black with pattern and title printed on front in red and gold. The endleaves are plain dark green.
An index of the other illustrated reviews in the "Folio Archives" series can be viewed here.
This book is one of six in the Classic National Short Stories series. The others are :-
American Short Stories
English Short Stories
French Short Stories
Japanese Short Stories
Russian Short Stories
All are arranged in a similar format. Some were available as three volume sets as well as individually.
The Irish Short Stories has been chosen to review in detail as a representative volume in the set.
The thirty stories in this anthology vary from six to more than forty pages in length, and all are easy reading with a typical Irish twist. Some are tales that are suitable for children, while others are quite mature in content.
The 16 black and white drawings by David Rooney are a delight with the interesting and different perspectives that are used to illustrate the stories. I particularly like the second last drawing – how many artists would depict a fishing scene from a point of view below the boat? On the other hand, I found Delaney’s seven page introduction to be one of the most ridiculous and useless I have ever read.
The book has xviii + 436 pages and is bound in green cloth decorated on the cover in green, red and gold. The slipcase is black with pattern and title printed on front in red and gold. The endleaves are plain dark green.
An index of the other illustrated reviews in the "Folio Archives" series can be viewed here.
2PartTimeBookAddict
Great review. I have the English/American/Russian volumes, but am always on the lookout for this one. I really enjoyed Rooney's work on "Rogue Male". Wish the FS would use him more.
3PeterFitzGerald
Indeed - great review, thank you. Enabled on the Irish volume.
In addition to the three-volume set shown (English, Russian and American), there appears to have been a four-volume set (those three plus French). According to the FSD master list, Irish and Japanese were only ever available as single volumes.
In addition to the three-volume set shown (English, Russian and American), there appears to have been a four-volume set (those three plus French). According to the FSD master list, Irish and Japanese were only ever available as single volumes.
