The Irish are renowned for their ability to tell a good story, and if there's one thing better than a well-told tale, it's a baker's dozen of them.This marvelous anthology edited by Malachy McCourt collects fiction, poetry, and essays by a variety of esteemed Irish writers over three centuries. From Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" to Oscar Wilde's The Ballad of Reading Gaol and Other Poems to James Joyce's Dubliners these literary masterpieces form a collective record of the modern Irish experience. Also includes informative biographies that help bring the passion and spirit of each writer into focus.
- ISBN10 0762417013
- ISBN13 9780762417018
- Publish Date 19 January 2004
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 13 December 2008
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Running Press
- Imprint Running Press Miniature Editions
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 1136
- Language English