The Ned M'Keown Stories

The Ned M'Keown Stories

Author: William Carleton

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2019-11-29

Total Pages: 241

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'The Ned M'Keown Stories' is a collection of short stories by William Carleton, an Irish writer, that paint a picture of the stereotypical Irishman. He endeavors in the book to give a panorama of Irish life among the people—comprising at one view all the strong points of their general character—their loves, sorrows, superstitions, piety, amusements, crimes, and virtues. His own boast is that, "in doing this, I can say with solemn truth that I painted them honestly, and without reference to the existence of any particular creed or party."


Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent

Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent

Author: William Carleton

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-09-16

Total Pages: 539

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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent" (The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two) by William Carleton. 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.


The Ned M'Keown Stories Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry

The Ned M'Keown Stories Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry

Author: William Carleton

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2018-07-04

Total Pages: 110

ISBN-13: 9781722132552

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The Ned M'Keown Stories Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by William Carleton It will naturally be expected, upon a new issue of works which may be said to treat exclusively of a people who form such an important and interesting portion of the empire as the Irish peasantry do, that the author should endeavor to prepare the minds of his readers-especially those of the English and Scotch-for understanding more clearly their general character, habits of thought, and modes of feeling, as they exist and are depicted in the subsequent volume. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.


The Hedge School; The Midnight Mass; The Donagh

The Hedge School; The Midnight Mass; The Donagh

Author: William Carleton

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-11-21

Total Pages: 207

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"The Hedge School; The Midnight Mass; The Donagh" is a collection of ethnic sketches on the life of the Irish peasantry in the 19th century by an Irish writer William Carleton. In his childhood, he moved a lot with his family and, thus, visited many hedge schools. The presented here story "The Hedge School" represents his childhood experiences. Another story, "The Midnight Mass," reflects Carleton's critical attitude towards the Catholic Church of Ireland. He also spent a lot of time in the parish of Donagh, where he received education from a curate, Father Keenan. His life, study, and observations there lay the basis of his story "The Donagh."


The Ned M'Keown Stories

The Ned M'Keown Stories

Author: William Carleton

Publisher: Aegypan

Published: 2008-04-01

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 9781606649565

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William Carleton was an Irish novelist, and one of fourteen children of a tenant farmer. Carleton's early life resembled what he later described in his books. His father had an extraordinary memory and a thorough acquaintance with Irish folklore, which Carleton drew upon in later works. He became regarded as one of the great Irish novelists, and a master chronicler of the lives and character on the Irish people. Careleton's stories are the trials of common people, told in their own words, full of the sense of time and place that marked his stories. "The Ned M'Keown Stories" are an example, part of a set subtitled "Traits and Stories of Irish Peasantry." Ned's preferred abode is the public house, till his spouse comes with the servants to fetch him: "And then you might see Ned between the two servants, a few paces in advance of Nancy, having very much the appearance of a man performing a pilgrimage to the gallows, or of a deserter guarded back to his barrack, in order to become a target for the muskets of his comrades." Ned and his neighbors are larger than life, but all too human.


The Black Prophet

The Black Prophet

Author: William Carleton

Publisher: Aegypan

Published: 2011-08

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 9781463896355

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Two murders had been committed twenty years in the past. One was that of a carman, and the other of a man named Sullivan -- both of them robbed and murdered. At all events the glen was said to be haunted by Sullivan's spirit, which was in the habit of appearing near the place of murder, from whence he was seen to enter the chasm -- taken with its dark and lonely aspect, it impressed upon the place a reputation of being accursed, as the scene of crime and supernatural appearances. We remember having played in it when young, and the feeling we experienced was one of awe and terror, to which might be added, on contemplating the "dread repose" and solitude around us, an impression that we were removed hundreds of miles from the busy ongoings and noisy tumults of life, to which, as if seeking protection, we generally hastened with a strong sense of relief, after having tremblingly gratified our boyish curiosity. . . .


The Poor Scholar

The Poor Scholar

Author: William Carleton

Publisher:

Published: 2009-01-01

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9781409930358

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William Carleton (1794-1869) was a prolific Irish author, social historian and anthropologist who wrote from intimate acquaintance with the scenes he described. His works are unique pictures of Irish rural life and preserve and document the cultural traditions of nineteenth-century Ireland. His first major work, Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry (1830- 33) is based on his knowledge of the character and folklore of the people he knew and gives an accurate and vivid description of life in rural Ireland. It won him a great reputation. Amongst his other works are: Fardorougha the Miser (1837), Valentine McClutchy, the Irish Agent (1845), The Black Prophet: A Tale of Irish Famine (1846), which is based on his own experiences of the famines in Ireland, The Emigrants of Ahadarra (1847), The Tithe Proctor (1849) and Willy Reilly (1850), a sentimental romance.