Features 13 captivating tales, including stories by Maria Edgeworth and William Carleton from the beginning of Irish prose fiction in English; the retellings of traditional tales by Lady Gregory and Standish O'Grady from the great age of the Irish Literary Revival; and the 20th-century works of William Butler Yeats, James Stephens, James Joyce, Seumas O'Kelly, and Liam O'Flaherty.
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A delightful and affordable collection of Irish short stories,
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This review is from: Great Irish Short Stories (Dover Thrift Editions) (Paperback)
As someone who likes reading short stories and also works of world literature, I have been collecting and reading short stories from various countries and was pleased to come across the immensely affordable Dover Thrift Editions. The book itself may not be of superior quality, but neither is it of inferior quality. The covers are beautiful and the paper quality is not altogether fine [rather flimsy in fact], but once again, it's value for money.
The stories featured here are: "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 This is a diverse collection of Irish short stories that portrays both the traditional and modern approaches to Irish storytelling. Recommended for fans of the short story and world literature.
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This review is from: Great Irish Short Stories (Dover Thrift Editions) (Paperback)
"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 twentieth century's most significant writers, including William Butler Yeats, James Stephens, James Joyce, Seumas O'Kelly, and Liam O'Flaherty."--eCAMPUS
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