Some Experiences of an Irish R. M. (1918) - Couverture souple

Somerville, Edith Onone; Ross, Martin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1120751373 ISBN 13 : 9781120751379

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

""Somerville and Ross"" were the pseudonyms of Irish cousins Edith Somerville and Violet Martin, who wrote a series of humorous and satirical stories about the life and times of a resident magistrate (R.M.) in Ireland. First published in 1899, ""Some Experiences of an Irish R.M."" is a collection of these stories, which were based on the authors' own experiences and observations of Irish society in the late 19th century.The book follows the misadventures of Major Sinclair Yeates, an Englishman who is appointed as a resident magistrate in rural Ireland. Yeates soon finds that his job is not quite what he expected, as he must navigate the eccentricities and contradictions of Irish society, as well as deal with the often-comical antics of the local people.Throughout the book, Somerville and Ross use their sharp wit and keen observations to satirize the social and political issues of their time, including the tensions between the English and Irish, the role of women in society, and the hypocrisy of the ruling class.Despite its satirical tone, ""Some Experiences of an Irish R.M."" also offers a sympathetic portrayal of the Irish people and their way of life, as well as a glimpse into the complex and often troubled history of Ireland during this period.Overall, ""Some Experiences of an Irish R.M."" is a classic work of Irish literature that combines humor, satire, and social commentary to create a vivid and entertaining portrait of Irish society in the late 19th century.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Edith Somerville (1858-1949) Violet Martin (1862-1915) It was, as it happens, in church that I saw her first, in our own church, in Castle Townshend. That was on Sunday, January 17, 1889... it has proved the hinge of my life, the place where my fate, and hers, turned over, and new and unforeseen things began to happen to us. This is how Edith Somerville, in her nostalgic work, Irish Memories (1917), records the profound significance of her first meeting with her cousin, Violet Martin. It was a meeting which was to result in a deep and enduring friendship and was eventually to produce one of the most celebrated of modern literary partnerships. Violet Martin adopted the pseudonym 'Martin Ross', coupling her surname with the name of the family seat in the West of Ireland, and the two women achieved international fame as 'Somerville and Ross' with a series of fine novels and particularly as authors of the 'Irish R.M.' stories, three volumes of which appeared between 1899 and 1915. The two were second cousins, sharing a celebrated great-grandfather, Charles Kendal Bushe (1767-1843), whose biography Edith was to write in later life. The Somervilles and the Martins were long-established, Protestant, Anglo-Irish, Ascendancy families, the former based in the far south-west of Ireland at Castle Townshend and the latter in the west, in Co. Galway.

Biographie de l'auteur

Somerville and Ross (Edith Somerville and Violet Florence Martin, writing under the name Martin Ross) were an Anglo-Irish writing team, perhaps most famous for their series of books that were made into the TV series The Irish R.M.. They also wrote the novel The Real Charlotte (1894) and The Big House of Inver (1925).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1120751373
• ISBN 13: 9781120751379
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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