Dublin : a traveller's reader
2018
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Dublin's turbulent history, its intensely literary and theatrical character of long literary lineage, its revolutionary ideals and heroes, and its ordinary life are all brought to life in this collection of letters, diaries and memoirs of travellers to the city and by Dubliners themselves. The extracts, from medieval times onwards, include Red Hugh O'Donnell's escape from Dublin Castle, James Joyce's plans for a novel while staying at the Martello Tower, and the seizure of the GPO by Irish volunteers during the Easter Rising. The book also includes gossip and story-telling in the humorous sketches of many famous Dubliners.
Main title:
Dublin : a traveller's reader / selected and introduced by Valerie Pakenham and Thomas Pakenham.
Author:
Pakenham, Valerie, editorPakenham, Thomas, 1933-, editor
Edition:
[New] edition.
Imprint:
London : Robinson, 2018.
Collation:
xxxi, 336 pages : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
This edition originally published: as A traveller's companion to Dublin. 2003.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781472141644 (pbk)
Dewey class:
941.835
LC class:
DA995.D75
Language:
English
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BRN:
2200419
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