The teapots are out and other eccentric tales from Ireland
By: John B. Keane.
Edition: 1st Carroll & Graf ed.
Publisher: Carroll & Graf; Distributed by Publishers Group West
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York; [Berkeley, Calif.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
Subjects: Country life -- Ireland -- Fiction; Ireland -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Description: A fitting tribute to John B. Keane, for decades Ireland's favorite storyteller, this winning short story collection typifies the late author's folkloric imagination and storytelling arts.
Table of contents: title: Fred Rimble; title: Faith; title: Guaranteed pure; title: "The; title: teapots are out" -- Under the Sycamore tree -- Thrift -- Dousie O'Dea -- The woman who hated Christmas -- Protocol -- "You're on next Sunday" -- The fort field -- The change -- A tale of two furs -- The hanging -- The curriculum vitae -- The reek -- Death be not proud.