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The Irish R M
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
The Irish R M
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) E.OE. Somerville
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By (author) Martin Ross
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:592 | Dimensions(mm): Height 236,Width 128 |
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Category/Genre | Modern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945) Short stories |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780349101460
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Classifications | Dewey:823.8 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Little, Brown Book Group
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Imprint |
Abacus
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Publication Date |
5 April 1990 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Major Sinclair Yeates leaves England to work as an Irish Resident Magistrate convinced that two and two make four. But as he passes judgement on a range of cases and characters that would have driven Solomon to drink he learns that in Ireland, two and two are just as likely to make five, or three, or even nothing at all... First published at the turn of the century as EXPERIENCES OF AN IRISH R.M., these stories were quickly recognised as classics of Anglo- Irish literature and as some of the funniest prose in the English language. This collection- containing all thirty-four stories- inspired the hugely successful television series.
Author Biography
Edith Somerville and her cousin Violet Martin adopted male pseudonyms to produce one of the most celebrated literary partnerships and achieved International fame as Somerville and Ross.
Reviews'One of the funniest books ever written about Ireland' INDEPENDENT 'A lyrical, hilarious masterpiece.' STANDARD 'Boisterous, colourful high jinks in the country.' TLS 'The achievement remains solitary, immortal, like Hamlet or The Diary of a Nobody.' OBSERVER 'Wonderfully comic.' THE TIMES
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