1972, ISBN: 0853423423

[EAN: 9780853423423], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Mercier Press, Cork], IRELAND IRISH CLASSIC FICTION, Jacket, William Carleton was born in Prillisk, Co Tyrone, in 1794 to small farmer… Plus…

[EAN: 9780853423423], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [PU: Mercier Press, Cork], IRELAND IRISH CLASSIC FICTION, Jacket, William Carleton was born in Prillisk, Co Tyrone, in 1794 to small farmers, and was one of fourteen children. His father was fluent in Irish and English and was an accomplished story-teller, with, according to his son, an astonishing memory. His mother, Mary Kelly, was an accomplished singer in Irish, and was famous at wakes, where she acted as a keener. William was also a fluent Irish speaker. The family, already poor, were to experience even more greatly reduced circumstances, and were evicted in 1813. He married Jane Anderson in 1822. After a stop-start education, he came across the classic novel Gil Blas, which inspired him to write, and in his thirties, he walked to Dublin, much like his admirer Patrick Kavanagh, and after failing to get employment on many occasions, received a lucky break when he was asked to write a sketch about Lough Derg, which he knew. The sketch was published by its editor, the Reverend Caesar Otway, in The Christian Examiner and Church of Ireland Gazette in 1828. Within two years he had published thirty sketches in the same periodical, and they were collected as Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry (Dublin, William Curry, 5 volumes in two series, 1830-1833), which went through more than fifty editions before Carleton’s death. This was followed by Tales of Ireland (Dublin, Duffy Parlour Library of Ireland, 1833). His other books include Fardorougha the Miser, or the Convicts of Lisnamona (Dublin University Magazine, 1837-1838); Valentine McClutchy, the Irish Agent, or Chronicles of the Castle Cumber Property (3 volumes, 1845); The Black Prophet, a Tale of the Famine (Dublin University Magazine, 1846); The Emigrants of Ahadarra (1847); Willy Reilly and his dear Colleen Bawn (London, The Independent, 1850); and The Tithe Proctor (1849). His later stories include The Squanders of Castle Squander (1852). In 1848 a pension of £200 a year was granted by Lord John Russell in response to a petition by distinguished supporters. Shortly before he died he completed the first half of his autobiography, which forms volume one of The Life of William Carleton, by David James O’Donoghue (London, Downey and Co., 2 volumes, 1896). Among the works on Carleton is Poor Scholar: A Study of William Carleton, by Benedict Kiely (Dublin, The Talbot Press, 1942 [Re-issued Dublin, Wolfhound Press, 1997] ). William Carleton died on the 30th of January 1869, and is buried in Mount Jerome, Dublin. This copy is in NEAR FINE condition in illustrated card wrappers as , Books<

1990, ISBN: 9780853423423

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N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap. Fair to Good/No Jacket. 1913. Later Edition. Hard Cover. Edges have slight shelf wear. Page edges are faded. rear of book lists books available from the pub… Plus…

N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap. Fair to Good/No Jacket. 1913. Later Edition. Hard Cover. Edges have slight shelf wear. Page edges are faded. rear of book lists books available from the publisher for B. M Bower, Stewart Edward White, John Fox, Jr. ., Grosset & Dunlap, 1913, 2, J. & R. Maxwell ND. octavo hardcover (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs, J. & R. Maxwell ND, 0, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1990. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed., Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1990, 2.5, New York, New York, U.S.A.: Random House, 1965. Very good paperback, slight edge/coverwear. Trade Paperback. Very Good., Random House, 1965, 3, Dublin: The Talbot Press. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo 7" - 7. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound, internally clean hardcover copy, with unbruised tips, neat and tidy paste-downs; not ex-library, with neither highlighting nor underlining. A possible First Edition, but not so stated; more likely a slightly later reprint. Bound handsomely in a light green linen cloth, with sunning to spine, some toning to, light foxing of interior, but clean, and with portrait frontispiece, xxxiv + 364 pp. Scholarly introduction by Darrell Figgis to the eight stories here.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets., The Talbot Press, 3, Arlington, VA: National Genealogical Society, 1979. 3rd Printing . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo. 178 pages, indexed. Softcover bound in blue paper wrappers. Spine is sunned. Prior owner's name stamp on both covers as well as inside covers and on title page. Text is clean and sound., National Genealogical Society, 1979, 3, Random House, 1963-01-01. Paperback. Good. in x in x in., Random House, 1963-01-01, 2.5, The Mercier Press Ltd, 1973-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. 1st thus, Mercier Press soft cover, 1973. Volume 4 of the Mercier Irish Classics editions of William Carleton's "Traits & Stories of the Irish Peasantry." Includes: "The Party Fight & Funeral" & "The Midnight Mass." VG, w/ clean text, tight binding, straight & uncreased spine. Light edgewear. Free delivery confirmation., The Mercier Press Ltd, 1973-01-01, 3<

1973, ISBN: 9780853423423

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Cork: The Mercier Press, 1973. -----Tight square and clean, flat spine, (viii) 156 pages, no names, minor edge wear. Contents inlcude: intro by Maurice Harmon / The Party Fight and Funer… Plus…

Cork: The Mercier Press, 1973. -----Tight square and clean, flat spine, (viii) 156 pages, no names, minor edge wear. Contents inlcude: intro by Maurice Harmon / The Party Fight and Funeral / The Midnight Mass. Any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a stock photo. 1st Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good. Illus. by John Skelton. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall., The Mercier Press, 1973, 3<

1973, ISBN: 9780853423423

Livres de poche

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: The Mercier Press], Reihe: Mercier Irish ClaSSics 4 Ich biete auch noch die Bände 1 - 3 an, alle zusammen gebe ich für 45 € , DE, [SC: 2.20], leichte Gebrau… Plus…

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: The Mercier Press], Reihe: Mercier Irish ClaSSics 4 Ich biete auch noch die Bände 1 - 3 an, alle zusammen gebe ich für 45 € , DE, [SC: 2.20], leichte Gebrauchsspuren, gewerbliches Angebot, 12 x 18,3 x 1,1 cm, 156, [GW: 170g], [PU: cork / Dublin], 1. Auflage, Banküberweisung, Internationaler Versand, [CT: Englischsprachige Bücher / Romane (englisch)]<

1973, ISBN: 9780853423423

The Mercier Press Ltd, 1973-09-21. New edition. Paperback. Good., The Mercier Press Ltd, 1973-09-21, 2.5