The Teapots Are Out And Other Eccentric Tales From Ireland

Author : John B. Keane
Publisher : Running Press Adult
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2004-02-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780786748990

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The Teapots Are Out and Other Eccentric Tales from Ireland by John B. Keane Pdf

A fitting tribute to John B. Keane, for decades Ireland's favorite storyteller, this winning short story collection typifies the late author's folkloric imagination and storytelling arts. These are congenial tales, too, as this literary legend views the foibles and fallibilities of Irish country folk with abundant compassion as well as a shrewd, sometimes sardonic eye. Add to that Keane's glorious sense of fun and roguery that will make readers relish all the more how and why, in "Fred Rimble," Jim Conlon kills the best friend he ever had. Or how Willie Ramley determines that his future wife will be "Guaranteed Pure." Or how, to tragic as well as comic effect, a gasp, garlic, and gossip undo Denny Bruder in "The Hanging." In all, Keane uncovers the folly in the romantic pangs, exalted aspirations, misguided mischief, and everyday shortcomings of the characters in the village of his storyteller's mind-and beyond the folly finds their humanity.

Author : Rose Arny
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 816 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2003-12
Category : American literature
ISBN : UOM:39015060466151

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Forthcoming Books by Rose Arny Pdf

Author : Michael P. Quinlin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : English fiction
ISBN : 1567319009

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Classic Irish Stories by Michael P. Quinlin Pdf

Author : John B. Keane
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Catholics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105005515940

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Letters of an Irish Parish Priest by John B. Keane Pdf

Author : John B. Keane
Publisher : Brandon Books
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0863223001

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The Bodhrán Makers by John B. Keane Pdf

Life is harsh in close-knit community of Dirrabeg, a community on the Dingle Peninsula facing extinction in the mid-1950's. Many of the young have left for England or America, where there are opportunities and chances for secure lives. Those remaining behind love their land and their independence but fear for the future as the bogs get thin, the yields are poor, and the children have little hope of success. 'We never died a winter yet.' A wickedly funny and insightful novel from the author of Sive, The Field, The Year of the Hiker, and many other classic works. In the Kerry village of Dirrabeg in the 1950s, the annual wren dance is a moment of light within the dark winter, especially for bodhrán player Donal Hallapy, whose skills are in high demand. But this paganism, and the singing, dancing and drinking that take place, are anathema to Canon Tett, who resolves to crush the old customs. Donal Hallapy, devoted father of a large family, is a bodhran player. He is always in great demand whenever the once-a-year wrendances take place, a day long festival on St Stephen's Day, which can be traced back to pagan times. This paganism, the secret nature of the celebrations, the singing, dancing and drinking that takes place, and the fact that the church has no control over them has made them anathema to "the clan of the round collar," in the person of Canon Tett, an ultraconservative and downright sadistic priest determined to bring the free spirits of Dirrabeg to bay by ending the fun of the wrendances. Wickedly funny and full of insight into age-old conflicts and a lifestyle long passed into memory.

Author : John B. Keane
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2011-10-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781628731804

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An Irish Christmas Feast by John B. Keane Pdf

This bountiful collection of more than fifty tales by one of Ireland’s liveliest and most popular writers offers holiday charm and Gaelic humor by the Christmas stockingful. Drawing on the rich folk culture of County Kerry, John B. Keane brings new life to old customs in his portrayals of not-so-ordinary country people during the Christmas season. Keane revisits the Christmases celebrated by characters like Dotie Tupper and Johnny Naile, the doughty Canon Doyle and deaf Canon Cornelius Coodle, the amiable spendthrift Aenias Mackson, and Hiccups O’Reilly, who disappears one Christmas Eve for seven years. Keane bears delightful witness to the trials and triumphs of the inhabitants of County Kerry, Ireland.

Author : Justin Taylor
Publisher : Running Press Adult
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2007-05-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015064984142

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The Apocalypse Reader by Justin Taylor Pdf

These are the ways the world ends. Thirty-four new and selected doomsday scenarios. From the personal to the global, the hilarious to the political, the experimental to the scary-as-hell, each of the writers in this enthralling, provocative new collection has looked into the future and found it missing. Canonical literary figures, contemporary masters, and a few rising stars have joined together across boundaries of place and time to celebrate the inexhaustible vitality and variety of the short story by writing their own endings to the story of the world. Obliteration never hurt so good.--Back cover.

Author : Norman Hunter
Publisher : Random House
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781448158928

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The Dribblesome Teapots and Other Incredible Stories by Norman Hunter Pdf

Full of fantastical places like Kumdown Upwardz, Gadzooks and Urgburg-under-Ug, eccentric kings and queens, lessons in kindness, peace and even royal thriftiness, wrapped up in more than a smattering of nonsense, The Dribblesome Teapots brings together ten modern fairy tales to be enjoyed by generation after generation of young readers. Including original illustrations by Fritz Wegner, this is a charming classic of the future.

Author : John B. Keane
Publisher : Mercier Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Humorous stories, English
ISBN : 1856353443

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The Short Stories of John B. Keane by John B. Keane Pdf

There are more shades to John B. Keane's humour than there are colours in the rainbow. Compassion, shrewdness and a glorious sense of fun and roguery are evident in this collection, which brings together all John B's short stories. Included are gems such as A Hanging and Guaranteed Pure.

Author : Jane Urquhart
Publisher : Emblem Editions
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2010-10-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781551994239

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Away by Jane Urquhart Pdf

A stunning, evocative novel set in Ireland and Canada, Away traces a family’s complex and layered past. The narrative unfolds with shimmering clarity, and takes us from the harsh northern Irish coast in the 1840s to the quarantine stations at Grosse Isle and the barely hospitable land of the Canadian Shield; from the flourishing town of Port Hope to the flooded streets of Montreal; from Ottawa at the time of Confederation to a large-windowed house at the edge of a Great Lake during the present day. Graceful and moving, Away unites the personal and the political as it explores the most private, often darkest corners of our emotions where the things that root us to ourselves endure. Powerful, intricate, lyrical, Away is an unforgettable novel.

Author : George Henry Borrow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1858
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015064466173

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The Romany Rye by George Henry Borrow Pdf

Author : Sinclair Lewis
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547730941

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Kingsblood Royal by Sinclair Lewis Pdf

Neil Kingsblood is a white middle-class man who discovers, while researching his family background, that he is directly descended from an African adventurer on the American frontier. Through various machinations, Kingsblood loses his banking job and takes a lesser one. He begins to be treated differently by former acquaintances, despite the lack of visible black African ancestry. He is forced to choose between continuing what he has come to see as a hollow existence in the white community and taking on the oppressed minority status of the black community. After Kingsblood tells several white friends about his newfound ancestry, the news quickly spreads, and he finds that acquaintances change their behavior toward him. He engages in a quixotic struggle against the racism newly apparent but widespread in his community.

Author : T. H. White
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 649 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547194712

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The Once and Future King by T. H. White Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Mick Bond
Publisher : African Books Collective
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9789982240918

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From Northern Rhodesia to Zambia. Recollections of a DO/DC 1962-73 by Mick Bond Pdf

The birth of a new nation is an exciting time. Mick Bond spent the years 1962-73 as a District Officer and a District Commissioner, actively participating in the demise of the colonial regime and then as a civil servant in independent Zambia. This detailed account of his life and work includes the daily routine of a colonial officer, his personal experiences of the 1964 Lumpa conflict and his involvement in the elections of 1962, 1964, and 1968.

Author : Charlotte Mason
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2013-05-20
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781627931854

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Ourselves by Charlotte Mason Pdf

Ourselves, the fourth volume of Charlotte Mason's Classic Homeschooling Series, is a character curriculum book written directly to children. Book I, Self-Knowledge, is for elementary school students; Book II, Self-Direction, is for older students. Self-Knowledge discusses our human desires and appetites; the "helpers" in our minds, such as intellect, sense of beauty, imagination, and reason; the ways in which we feel and express love for others, including sympathy, kindness, generosity, gratitude, courage, loyalty, and humilty; and truth, justice, and integrity; and ends by encourages children to develop the habit of being useful. Self-Direction is an in-depth discussion of the conscience and virtues such as temperance, chastity, fortitude, and prudence; the will and self-control; and the soul and its capacities, such as prayer, thanksgiving, faith, and praise. Charlotte Mason was a late nineteenth-century British educator whose ideas were far ahead of her time. She believed that children are born persons worthy of respect, rather than blank slates, and that it was better to feed their growing minds with living literature and vital ideas and knowledge, rather than dry facts and knowledge filtered and pre-digested by the teacher. Her method of education, still used by some private schools and many homeschooling families, is gentle and flexible, especially with younger children, and includes first-hand exposure to great and noble ideas through books in each school subject, conveying wonder and arousing curiosity, and through reflection upon great art, music, and poetry; nature observation as the primary means of early science teaching; use of manipulatives and real-life application to understand mathematical concepts and learning to reason, rather than rote memorization and working endless sums; and an emphasis on character and on cultivating and maintaining good personal habits. Schooling is teacher-directed, not child-led, but school time should be short enough to a