Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Irish children's literature and culture Irish children's literature and culture Valerie Coghlan,Keith O'Sullivan "Irish Children's Literature and Culture looks critically at Irish writing for children from the 1980s to the present, examining the work of many writers and illustrators and engaging with major genr… OL15538101W
Shadow-box Shadow-box Antonia Logue The story of 1910s painter Mina Loy, onetime lover of Henri Matisse, and her doomed romance with boxer and art critic Arthur Cravan. It is told through correspondence between Loy and Cravan's friend,… OL15845071W
The poor bugger's tool The poor bugger's tool Patrick R. Mullen viii, 213 p. : 25 cm OL16283155W
Irish poets Irish poets Rosemary M. Canfield Reisman Profiles major poets throughout history and the world, including analyses of their significant individual poems or collections. Discusses influential Irish poets such as Samuel Beckett, James Joyce, … OL16980853W
The Irish Christmas Book The Irish Christmas Book John Killen This warm, spicy treat of a book is a splendid anthology of Irish writing -- stories, poems, songs, letters, folklore, and extracts from famous novels, histories, and biographies. Rich ingredients cu… OL17675946W
James Joyce's Ulysses James Joyce's Ulysses Harold Bloom Critical essays published during the last twenty-five years on Joyce's celebrated novel "Ulysses." OL17805954W
The Irish reciter The Irish reciter Niall Toibin vii, 134 p. : 20 cm OL18266326W
My flirtation with international socialism My flirtation with international socialism Gerry Murphy Gerry Murphy proves himself to be one of the most inquisitive and unconventional of contemporary Irish poets, moving from the blink-and-you've-missed-it one-line observation to the more considered an… OL20889477W
To laugh or to weep To laugh or to weep Anthony J. Jordan Conor Cruise O'Brien had a high opinion of his own abilities. He was an honours student and a brillaint diplomat. He was seconded to the United Nations in the Congo in 1960. The situation in Katanga … OL2300407W
The pleasures of winter The pleasures of winter Evie Hunter A steamy erotic story of romantic obsession and explosive sexual chemistry. When reporter Abbie Marshall needs to escape Honduras, a private jet carrying Hollywood A-lister Jack Winter is her only wa… OL24292417W
W.B. Yeats W.B. Yeats Micheál Mac Liammóir An illustrated biography of the Irish poet, dramatist, and essayist generally considered to be the most important poet in English of his time. OL3334573W
Memoir Memoir John McGahern As wise and compelling a book as any of his elegiac and graceful novels. David MitchellThis is the story of John McGaherns childhood; of his mothers death, his fathers anger and bafflement, and his o… OL3846779W
Salmon Salmon Jessie Lendennie Salmon: A Journey in Poetry 1981-2007 celebrates 26 years of innovative and exciting Irish and international poetry. The organization of the volume is simple: two poems from the poet’s Salmon collect… OL4222977W
This Year Will Be Different This Year Will Be Different Maeve Binchy From the New York Times bestselling author of Circle of Friends and The Glass Lake comes This Year It Will Be Different, a stunning new work that brings us the magic and spirit of Christmas in fiftee… OL56780W
Dracula Dracula Bram Stoker Sink your teeth into the ageless tale of the famous vampire Count Dracula. Dracula first horrified readers over 125 years ago. Today, this original gothic masterpiece includes a detailed explorati… OL85892W