In 1939, on the eve of the Second World War, Robert Gibbings launched his home-made punt on the River Thames and began a slow journey downstream, armed with a sketchpad and a microscope. From the rive
Includes selections from Allnutt's books "Spitting the Pips Out" (1981), "Beginning the Avocado" (1987), "Blackthorn" (1994) and "Nantucket and the Angel" (1997), as well as the whole of "Lintel" (200
This book describes a variety of Irish country houses, with an emphasis on proprietors offering guest accommodation or public access. In each piece the stories of their families, of their houses, and
This slim biography of the important Irish republican figure, Frank Ryan, examines the evolution of his political fortunes as he fought against the Free State in the Irish Civil War, championed social
"The Blue Den" is a book of lyrical, sensuous poems which builds on the achievement of Stephanie Norgate's debut collection "Hidden River", which was shortlisted for both the Forward First Collection
Unearths scholars with bizarre sexual fantasies, eunuchs, rare manuscripts and a malicious dowager Queen, and sets them all against the backdrop of a decadent and intrigue-ridden Imperial Court.
Desmond Norton's study of the relationships between landlords and tenants in Ireland during the Great Famine period of the 1840s is principally based on a large uncatalogued archive in private ownersh
The Irish Labour Party, 1922-1973 is an outstanding contribution to the political history of twentieth-century Ireland. Over the course of the book, Puirseil charts the fortunes of the Labour Party, p
In the past two centuries, what has become clear from the mountains of research that have been carried out on the ancient and magnificent Newgrange monument in Ireland's Boyne Valley is that it is a u
Following his award-winning book on Irishmen during World War I, Richardson examines the approximately 110,000 Irish volunteers who joined their 20,000 compatriots already serving in the British milit
Kenji Miyazawa (1896-1933) is widely viewed as Japan's greatest poet of the 20th century. "Strong in the Rain" - this selection's title-poem - has arguably become the most memorised and quoted modern
The first official history of the Irish Army Equitation School. Here, recounted in great detail and with stunning photographs, are the great highs and lows; the heartbreaks and excitements of top flig
