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Chronicles the adventures of the King of Ireland's eldest and wildest son, describing how he encounters an enchanter's daughter, the king of the cats ...Show synopsisChronicles the adventures of the King of Ireland's eldest and wildest son, describing how he encounters an enchanter's daughter, the king of the cats, Gilly of the goat-skin, and numerous others.Hide synopsis
The King of Ireland's Son (Dodo Press) (Dodo Press) – Trade paperback (2008)
by
Padraic Colum
Trade paperback, Dodo Press 2008
English
176 pages
ISBN: 1406598704 ISBN-13: 9781406598704
Padraic Colum (1881-1972) was an Irish poet, novelist, dramatist, biographer and collector of folklore. He was one of the leading figures of the Celtic Revival. At the age of seventeen, he passed an exam for and was awarded a clerkship in the Irish Railway Clearing House. He stayed in this job until 1903. During this period, Colum started to write and met a number of the leading Irish writers of the time. His earliest published poems appeared in The United Irishman. His first book, Wild Earth (1907) collected many of these ...Show morePadraic Colum (1881-1972) was an Irish poet, novelist, dramatist, biographer and collector of folklore. He was one of the leading figures of the Celtic Revival. At the age of seventeen, he passed an exam for and was awarded a clerkship in the Irish Railway Clearing House. He stayed in this job until 1903. During this period, Colum started to write and met a number of the leading Irish writers of the time. His earliest published poems appeared in The United Irishman. His first book, Wild Earth (1907) collected many of these poems. In 1911 he founded the short-lived literary journal The Irish Review. In 1914, Colum travelled to the USA where he took up children's writing and published a number of collections of stories for children, beginning with The King of Ireland's Son (1916). In 1922 he started writing novels. Amongst his other works are Three Plays (1916), The Boy Who Knew What the Birds Said (1918), The Children of Odin: The Book of Northern Myths (1920) and The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles (1921).Hide
Description:New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 176 p. Intended for a...New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 176 p. Intended for a juvenile audience.
Description:BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 9 by 6 inches. This book is printed on...BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 9 by 6 inches. This book is printed on demand [allow 1-2 weeks for printing]. (00176 pages) lang=english accessory: no accessory (Paperback )
The King of Ireland's Son by Padraic Colum, with illustrations by Willy Pogany, is a retelling of Irish folk tales. Colum interlaces a dozen or more traditional stories - master thieves, stolen babies, girls who must spin seven shirts from bog-cotton to return their brothers to human form - and weaves ...
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