The O'Briens and the O'Flahertys (1827)
Published on 19. February 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
575 pages
978-1-55481-032-1 (ISBN)
Description
<em>The O'Briens and the O'Flahertys</em> is a fast-paced tale of political intrigue and aristocratic vanity-a romp through 1793 Dublin as Ireland pitches towards the United Irishmen Uprising of 1798. It follows Murrogh O'Brien as he tries to find his way between his nostalgic father, the politically savvy Irish-Italian nun Beavoin O'Flaherty, the dashing flirt, Lady Knocklofty, the idealistic United Irishmen, and his comically old-fashioned aunts, only to be caught up in a sweep of arrests and revelations in the novel's dramatic fourth volume. <em>The O'Briens'</em> original footnotes and authorial digressions detail the failure of colonial policy in Ireland, contributing to the novel's long-standing reputation as a credible historical account of the turbulent 1790s.
This Broadview Edition includes extensive historical documents on Irish politics in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, as well as a selection of contemporary reviews of <em>The O'Briens and the O'Flahertys.</em>
This Broadview Edition includes extensive historical documents on Irish politics in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, as well as a selection of contemporary reviews of <em>The O'Briens and the O'Flahertys.</em>
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Language
English
Place of publication
Calgary
United States
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-55481-032-1 (9781554810321)
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Persons
<strong>Sydney Owenson, Lady Morgan</strong> (1783-1859) was a popular and prolific Irish novelist.
<strong>Julia M. Wright</strong> is Associate Professor of English at Dalhousie University, Canada. The editor of the Broadview Edition of Lady Morgan's <em>The Missionary</em>, she has published widely on Irish and Romantic literature.
<strong>Julia M. Wright</strong> is Associate Professor of English at Dalhousie University, Canada. The editor of the Broadview Edition of Lady Morgan's <em>The Missionary</em>, she has published widely on Irish and Romantic literature.