Lord Kilgobbin (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Lever, Charles James

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330310217 ISBN 13 : 9781330310212

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A sweeping Irish family saga unfolds around Kilgobbin Castle, from a fading estate to a reckoning with pride, loss, and resilience.

Set against centuries of shifting fortunes, this novel traces a clan’s oscillating fortunes, from historic loyalties to modern choices, through vivid landscapes and memorable characters. The story blends legacy, romance, and political tension as personal destinies collide with the weight of history.

• Follow a cast of vividly drawn figures as they navigate duty, honor, and ambition on a stubborn, storied estate.
• Encounter alliances and rivalries that echo Ireland’s past while shaping a turbulent present.
• Discover how memory, place, and class shape decisions, consequences, and the possibility of renewal.

Ideal for readers who enjoy immersive historical family sagas, richly drawn atmosphere, and literary portraiture of Irish life across generations.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Some one has said that almost all that I reland possesses of picturesque beauty is to be found on, or in the immediate neighborhood of, the seaboard; and if we except some brief patches of river scenery on the Nore and the Blackwater, and a part of Lough Erne, the assertion is not devoid of truth. The dreary expanse called the Bog of A llen, which occupies a high table-land in the centre of the island, stretches away for miles flat, sad-colored, and monotonous, fissured in every direction by channels of darktinted water, in which the very fish take the same sad color. This tract is almost without trace of habitation, save where, at distant intervals, utter destitution has raised a mudhovel undistinguishable from the hillocks of turf around it. Fringing this broad waste, little patches of cultivation are to be seen: small potato-gardens, as they are called, or a few roods of oats, green even in the late autumn; but, strangely enough, with nothing to show where the humble tiller of the soil was living, nor, often, any visible road to these isolated spots of culture. Gradually, however, but very gradually, the prospect brightens. Fields with enclosures, and a cabin or two, are to be met with; a solitary tree, generally an ash, will be seen; some rude instrument of husbandry, or an ass-cart, will show that we are emerging from the region of complete destitution and approaching a land of at least struggling civilization.
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About the Publisher

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digital

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330310217
• ISBN 13: 9781330310212
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 542
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