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(4) | None | This collection of thirteen captivating tales by Irish authors illustrates both traditional and modern approaches to the Celtic art of storytelling. Spanning two centuries, it features stories by Maria Edgeworth and William Carleton from the beginning of Irish prose fiction in English; retellings of traditional tales by Lady Gregory and Standish O'Grady from the great age of the Irish Literary Revival; and contributions from many of the 20th century's most significant writers, including William Butler Yeats, James Stephens, James Joyce, Seumas O'Kelly, and Liam O'Flaherty.… (more) |
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 Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. ▾Conversations (About links) No current Talk conversations about this book. » Add other authors (1 possible) | Author name | Role | Type of author | Work? | Status | | Bates, Evan | Editor | primary author | all editions | confirmed | | Carleton, William | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | | Corkery, Daniel | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | | Edgeworth, Maria | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | | Gregory, Lady | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | | Joyce, James | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | | Le Fanu, J Sheridan | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | | Moore, George | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | | O'Flaherty, Liam | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | | O'Grady, Standish | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | | O'Kelly, Seumas | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | | Ross, Martin | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | | Somerville, E.E | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | | Stephens, James | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed | | Yeats, William Butler | Contributor | secondary author | all editions | confirmed |
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This is a different work from the Laurel volume Great Irish Short Stories; it includes "The Limerick Gloves" - Maria Edgeworth
"The Donagh; or, The Horse-Stealers" - William Carleton
"Green Tea" - J Sheridan Le Fanu
"Death of Fergus" - Standish H O'Grady
"The Tables of the Law" - W.B. Yeats
"Lisheen Races, Second-Hand" - E.E Somerville and Martin Ross
"The Only Son of Aoife" - Isabella Augusta, Lady Gregory
"Home Sickness" - George Moore
"The Blind Man" - James Stephens
"The Dead" - James Joyce
"The Ploughing of Leaca-na-Naomh" - Daniel Corkery
"The Weaver's Grave" - Seumas O'Kelly
"The Pedlar's Revenge" - Liam O'Flaherty
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None ▾Book descriptions This collection of thirteen captivating tales by Irish authors illustrates both traditional and modern approaches to the Celtic art of storytelling. Spanning two centuries, it features stories by Maria Edgeworth and William Carleton from the beginning of Irish prose fiction in English; retellings of traditional tales by Lady Gregory and Standish O'Grady from the great age of the Irish Literary Revival; and contributions from many of the 20th century's most significant writers, including William Butler Yeats, James Stephens, James Joyce, Seumas O'Kelly, and Liam O'Flaherty. ▾Library descriptions No library descriptions found. ▾LibraryThing members' description |
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