Great Irish Short Stories (1964)

by Vivian Mercier (Editor)

Other authors: Isabella Augusta (Contributor), Samuel Beckett (Contributor), William Carleton (Contributor), Daniel Corkery (Contributor), Lynn Doyle (Contributor) — 24 more, Brian Friel (Contributor), Lady Gregory (Contributor), Gerald Joseph Griffin (Contributor), Douglas Hyde (Contributor), James Joyce (Contributor), Patrick Kennedy (Contributor), Mary Lavin (Contributor), Bryan MacMahon (Contributor), Muirchu Maccu Mactheni (Contributor), Michael McLaverty (Contributor), Vivian Mercier (Introduction), George Moore (Contributor), Padraic O Conaire (Contributor), Frank O'Connor (Contributor), Sean O'Faolain (Contributor), Liam O'Flaherty (Contributor), Seumas O'Kelly (Contributor), James Plunkett (Contributor), Lennox Robinson (Contributor), Martin Ross (Contributor), E.E. Somerville (Contributor), James Stephens (Contributor), J. M. Synge (Contributor), W. B. Yeats (Contributor)

Series: Laurel Great Short Stories

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The stories in this collection are by a galaxy of Irish writers from J.M. Synge and W.B. Yeats to James Joyce, Samuel Beckett and James Plunkett. The first story, written about AD 700, is a tale of St Patrick; the last, by Brian Friel, evokes Irish pride and sense of tradition in post-war society.

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Mercier, Vivian	Editor	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Augusta, Isabella	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Beckett, Samuel	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Carleton, William	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Corkery, Daniel	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Doyle, Lynn	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Friel, Brian	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Gregory, Lady	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Griffin, Gerald Joseph	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Hyde, Douglas	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Joyce, James	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Kennedy, Patrick	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Lavin, Mary	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
MacMahon, Bryan	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Mactheni, Muirchu Maccu	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
McLaverty, Michael	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Mercier, Vivian	Introduction	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Moore, George	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
O Conaire, Padraic	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
O'Connor, Frank	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
O'Faolain, Sean	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
O'Flaherty, Liam	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
O'Kelly, Seumas	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Plunkett, James	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Robinson, Lennox	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
Synge, J. M.	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Yeats, W. B.	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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Great Irish Short Stories

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Great Irish Short Stories

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1964

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This is a distinct work from the Dover work Great Irish Short Stories edited by Evan Bates.

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The stories in this collection are by a galaxy of Irish writers from J.M. Synge and W.B. Yeats to James Joyce, Samuel Beckett and James Plunkett. The first story, written about AD 700, is a tale of St Patrick; the last, by Brian Friel, evokes Irish pride and sense of tradition in post-war society.

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