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The Collegians (Hibernia: Literature & Nation in Victorian Ireland) [Facsimile] [Hardcover]

Gerald Griffin , John Kelly
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  • Hardcover: 268 pages
  • Publisher: Woodstock Books; Facsimile of 1829 ed edition (21 Aug 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1854772201
  • ISBN-13: 978-1854772206
  • Product Dimensions: 26 x 19 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

Gerald Griffin was born in Limerick, Ireland, in1803. The son of a brewer, he went to London in 1823 and became a reporter for one of the daily papers, and later turned to writing fiction. In 1838 he burned all of his unpublished manuscripts and joined the Catholic religious order, Congregation of Christian Brothers, in Cork. He later died at their monastery. Gerald Griffin has a street named after him in Limerick City and Cork City, Ireland. Robert Giddings is a well-established literary critic who regularly reviews for many publications including the Sunday Times, the Guardian and the New Statesman. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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The Collegians 4 Sep 2011
Format:Paperback
The story is based on a real crime which was something of a sensation at the time. It follows the fortunes of the two Collegians, Hardness Cregan and his old college friend Kyle Daly. Kyle is the steady sensible one who is a little unfortunate in love. Hardness is the Lovable rogue he secretly marries the beautiful but poor Eily without thinking of the consequences. He then deserts Eily for the equally beautiful but much richer Ann. Unfortunately his plan to dispose of Eily ends in tragedy and for the rest of the novel Hardness in a full Macbethian style guilt trip gradually self destructs.

In this novel Griffin guides you through the beautiful landscapes of Killarney, Ireland which is peopled with the drunken and debauched upper classes and their comical servants.

If you have an Interest in Ireland and enjoy reading 19th century literature you should enjoy this novel because it really is a very good read.
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