Table of Contents

Introduction
1: George Moore: Home Sickness
2: E. O. Somerville & Martin Ross: Lisheen Races, Second-hand
3: Daniel Corkery: The Awakening
4: James Joyce: The Dead
5: James Stephens: A Rhinoceros, Some Ladies and a Horse
6: The Fairy Goose
7: Liam O'Flaherty: Three Lambs
8: Liam O'Flaherty: Going into Exile
9: L. A. G. Strong: Prongs
10: Sean O'Faolain: Unholy Living and Half Dying
11: Sean O'Faolain: The Trout
12: Frank O'Connor: Guest of the Nation
13: Frank O'Connor: My OEdipus Complex
14: Eric Cross: The Jury Case
15: Michael McLaverty: The Poteen Maker
16: Bryan MacMahon: Exile's Return
17: Mary Lavin: The Will
18: James Plunkett: The Eagles and the Trumpets
19: Elizabeth Bowen: Summer Night

About the Author

Frank O'Connor was a distinguished Irish author and critic.

Reviews

`A very representative selection chosen by the master storyteller himself. This book serves as a first class introduction and highlights Irish identity in all its forms.'
R. S. Patrick Duffy, Bilston Community College
`a wealth of characteristically `Irish' writing...as good a collection of stories as you could find anywhere.'
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