The Reader's Companion to Ireland

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Alan Ryan
Harcourt Brace & Company, 1999 - History - 293 pages
This uniquely literate guide to the land and people of Eire features choice travel writing by Jan Morris, Richard Condon, Paul Theroux, Michael Crichton, and many others, dating from 1896 to the present. Introduction by the Editor. Map.

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1896
1
HAROLD SPEAKMAN
17
MORTON
31
Copyright

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About the author (1999)

Alan Ryan has served as a judge for the Film Fantasy Awards and is a member of the National Book Critics Circle. He regularly contributes to the Washington Post, USA Today, the Smithsonian, and Travel and Leisure, among other publications. He lives in New York City.

Bibliographic information

TitleThe Reader's Companion to Ireland
EditorAlan Ryan
Editionillustrated
PublisherHarcourt Brace & Company, 1999
Original fromthe University of Michigan
DigitizedJul 24, 2007
ISBN015600559X, 9780156005593
Length293 pages
Subjects ›  › 

History / Europe / Ireland
Social Science / Customs & Traditions
Travel / Essays & Travelogues
Travel / Europe / Ireland
  
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