Booktag: Irish

The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith

The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith

A TALE Supposed to be written by Himself Sperate miseri, cavete faelices There are an hundred faults in this Thing, and an hundred things might be said to prove them beauties. But it is needless. A book may be amusing with numerous errors, or it may be very dull without a single absurdity. The hero

The Playboy of the Western World by J. M. Synge

This etext was prepared by Judy Boss, Omaha, NE THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD A COMEDY IN THREE ACTS By J. M. SYNGE PREFACE In writing THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD, as in my other plays, I have used one or two words only that I have not heard among the country people

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

E-text Editor: Alfred J. Drake, Ph.D. THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY 1890, 13-CHAPTER VERSION CONTENTS Chapter I: 3-12 Chapter II: 12-22 Chapter III: 22-32 Chapter IV: 32-36 Chapter V: 36-43 Chapter VI: 43-52 Chapter VII: 52-58 Chapter VIII: 58-64 Chapter IX: 65-77 Chapter X: 77-81 Chapter XI: 81-86 Chapter XII: 86-93 Chapter XIII: 94-100 CHAPTER

The Parent’s Assistant by Maria Edgeworth

This etext was produced by Les Bowler, St. Ives, Dorset. THE PARENT’S ASSISTANT OR STORIES FOR CHILDREN by Maria Edgeworth Preface Addressed to Parents. Our great lexicographer, in his celebrated eulogium on Dr. Watts, thus speaks in commendation of those productions which he so successfully penned for the pleasure and instruction of the juvenile portion

The Man by Bram Stoker

THE MAN FORE-GLIMPSE ‘I would rather be an angel than God!’ The voice of the speaker sounded clearly through the hawthorn tree. The young man and the young girl who sat together on the low tombstone looked at each other. They had heard the voices of the two children talking, but had not noticed what
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne

The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne

To the Right Honourable Mr. Pitt. Sir, Never poor Wight of a Dedicator had less hopes from his Dedication, than I have from this of mine; for it is written in a bye corner of the kingdom, and in a retir’d thatch’d house, where I live in a constant endeavour to fence against the infirmities

The Lair of the White Worm by Bram Stoker

The Lair of the White Worm by Bram Stoker CHAPTER I–ADAM SALTON ARRIVES Adam Salton sauntered into the Empire Club, Sydney, and found awaiting him a letter from his grand-uncle. He had first heard from the old gentleman less than a year before, when Richard Salton had claimed kinship, stating that he had been unable

The King of Ireland’s Son by Padraic Colum

This etext was prepared by A Elizabeth Warren MD, Sacramento, CA; aewarren2@aol.com THE KING OF IRELAND’S SON by Padraic Colum Contents FEDELMA, THE ENCHANTER’S DAUGHTER WHEN THE KING OF THE CATS CAME TO KING CONNAL’S DOMINION THE SWORD OF LIGHT AND THE UNIQUE TALE, WITH AS MUCH OF THE ADVENTURES OF GILLY OF THE GOAT-SKIN

The Gadfly by E. L. Voynich

“What have we to do with Thee, Thou Jesus of Nazareth?” AUTHOR’S PREFACE. MY most cordial thanks are due to the many persons who helped me to collect, in Italy, the materials for this story. I am especially indebted to the officials of the Marucelliana Library of Florence, and of the State Archives and Civic

The Crock of Gold by James Stephens

The Crock of Gold by James Stephens CONTENTS BOOK I THE COMING OF PAN BOOK II THE PHILOSOPHER’S JOURNEY BOOK III THE TWO GODS BOOK IV THE PHILOSOPHER’S RETURN BOOK V THE POLICEMEN BOOK VI THE THIN WOMAN’S JOURNEY AND THE HAPPY MARCH CHAPTER I IN the centre of the pine wood called Coilla Doraca

The Blue lagoon: A Romance by H. de Vere Stacpoole

Stacpoole’s The Blue Lagoon: A Romance by Edward A. Malone University of Missouri-Rolla Born on April 9, 1863, in Kingstown, Ireland, Henry de Vere Stacpoole grew up in a household dominated by his mother and three older sisters. William C. Stacpoole, a doctor of divinity from Trinity College and headmaster of Kingstown school, died some