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Great Irish Short Stories (Dover Thrift Editions)

by Evan Bates (Editor)

Other authors: William Carleton (Contributor), Daniel Corkery (Contributor), Maria Edgeworth (Contributor), Lady Gregory (Contributor), James Joyce (Contributor)9 more, J Sheridan Le Fanu (Contributor), George Moore (Contributor), Liam O'Flaherty (Contributor), Standish O'Grady (Contributor), Seumas O'Kelly (Contributor), Martin Ross (Contributor), E.E Somerville (Contributor), James Stephens (Contributor), William Butler Yeats (Contributor)

Series: Dover Great Short Stories (Irish)

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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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Bates, EvanEditorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Carleton, WilliamContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Corkery, DanielContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Edgeworth, MariaContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Gregory, LadyContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Joyce, JamesContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Le Fanu, J SheridanContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Moore, GeorgeContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
O'Flaherty, LiamContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
O'Grady, StandishContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
O'Kelly, SeumasContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Ross, MartinContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Somerville, E.EContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Stephens, JamesContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed
Yeats, William ButlerContributorsecondary authorall editionsconfirmed

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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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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.

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