Great Irish Stories of Childhood
Publisher: Souvenir Press
Published: 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9780285634862
Subjects: Short stories; Modern fiction
Description: This collection looks at the years of innocence, the pains and pleasures of schooldays and the struggles of adolescence in stories by such writers as Seamus Heaney, Roddy Doyle, Flann O'Brien, William Trevor, Bryan MacMahon, Samuel Beckett, Neil Jordan, Sean O'Faolain, Edna O'Brien, Brian Friel, Maeve Binchy, Brendan Behan and many more.
Table of contents: title: Introduction
pagenum: 9; label: 1
title: The Age of Innocence: Memories of Growing Up; title: Mankeepers and Mosscheepers
pagenum: 15; title: The Death of Peggy Meehan
pagenum: 18; title: The First of My Sins
pagenum: 30; title: Red Jam Roll, the Dancer
pagenum: 42; title: The Trout
pagenum: 46; title: The Ring
pagenum: 51; title: Not Liking to Pass the Road Again
pagenum: 57; title: Lady-in-Waiting
pagenum: 61; label: 2
title: The Learning Years: Tales of Schooldays; title: The Face of Evil
pagenum: 77; title: The Roads
pagenum: 89; title: Mr Collopy
pagenum: 100; title: The Poteen Maker
pagenum: 109; title: The Mystery Play
pagenum: 117; title: The Parting
pagenum: 124; title: Weep for Our Pride
pagenum: 135; title: Sister Imelda
pagenum: 149; label: 3
title: The Pains of Youth: Stories of Adolescence; title: The Living Dead
pagenum: 173; title: We Might See Sights!
pagenum: 181; title: Seduction
pagenum: 193; title: Red Jelly
pagenum: 200; title: The Way of the White Cow
pagenum: 216; title: Belacqua's Homecoming
pagenum: 235; title: Korea
pagenum: 239; title: Decision in Belfield
pagenum: 246; title: Acknowledgements
pagenum: 270