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Over Nine Waves
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Over Nine Waves
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Marie Heaney
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:272 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 197,Width 125 |
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| Category/Genre | Myth and legend told as fiction |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780571175185
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| Classifications | Dewey:398.209415 |
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| Edition |
Main
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Faber & Faber
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| Imprint |
Faber & Faber
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| Publication Date |
22 May 1995 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
In this, the only fully comprehensive collection in print, Marie Heaney recounts, in her own vivid style, the legends and tales of Ireland.
Author Biography
Marie Heaney was born in County Tyrone, Ireland. She trained as a teacher in Northern Ireland and received a Master's degree in Irish Studies at University College, Dublin. She writes for both television and newspapers, and her collection for adults, Over Nine Waves: A Book of Irish Legends, was published by Faber in 1995. The Names Upon the Harp, a book of stories for children, with illustrations by P. J. Lynch, was published in 2000. Marie Heaney lives in Dublin with her husband, the poet Seamus Heaney.
Reviews"Essential background for every reader of Irish literature." --Library Journal
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