Martin Ross
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Irish Memories by Somerville and Ross is a nostalgic autobiographic work describing the experiences and incidents of the inseparable Anglo-Irish second cousins, Edith Sommerville and Violet Martin, based on their extensive diaries. Together they used to pseudonyms 'Sommerville and Ross.' Irish Memories covers their family history and tells us much about what life was like for young women in their time. Their travels around Ireland give the reader...
2) Circles
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One generation of mankind is about the same as another. Only a few inventions separate them and make them distinct from each other. The truth is, each new generation feels obligated to ignore the wisdom any previous one tries to impart. Never trust anyone over thirty seems to be a universal mantra.Reggie's grandson, while reading the journals his grandfather left behind, makes a connection with the past and discovers how much alike he and Granpa Reginald...
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Sasha awakens to conjured critters that are loose in her house and around the neighborhood. She heads to Grandma's to find out why it is happening. She helps Grandma resolve a problem at her factory but is then faced with a long, slow clean-up to put things back the way they were.
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Thomas and Addison had it all: true love, four extraordinary children, and a bright future full of promise. That's what made the car crash so devastatingly tragic. How do you continue when all has been lost? The struggle may lead to self-revelations that stretch the soul to its limits.
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In this dark work, perhaps the finest Irish novel of the nineteenth century, two mismatched cousins fight it out over love and fortune. Love comes easily to beautiful Francie. She weds the man loved by the ungainly, practical Charlotte-who then sets out to ruin her cousin's marriage.
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This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading. Of all the collections of sketches and stories for which nineteenth-century fiction is famous, Some Experiences of an Irish R.M. remains foremost for its combined anthropological and comic value. With an ear for native dialogue that some have claimed to be second only to James Joyce's, Somerville and Ross portrayed the lives of the people of the west of Ireland at...
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This is the tale of Major Sinclair Yates, an Anglo-Irish man who becomes the Resident Magistrate in a small Irish village. A fantastically-witty, laugh-out-loud story sure to entertain all who read its pages, "Experiences of an Irish R.M." constitutes a must-read for fans of Irish humour and literature. Contents include: "Great-Uncle McCarthy", "In the Curranhilty Country", "Trinket's Colt", "The Waters of Strife", "Lisheen Races, Second-Hand", "Philippa's...
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The third and final volume of the popular R. M. stories, this light-hearted and comic novel faithfully captures life in the Irish countryside, focusing on the clash that occurs between the "Resident Magistrate," Anglo-Irishman Major Yeates, and the customs of various eccentric Irish villagers.
11) An Irish Cousin
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The first book by the Irish writing duo of Somerville and Ross, An Irish Cousin was initially intended as a sensational, Gothic novel, but underwent a transformation after Edith visited an aunt and was struck by the impoverishment of her once-landed gentry relative. The decline in the class of Irish who owned land became the theme of the novel.