The Irish Twins - Couverture souple

Perkins, Lucy Ftich

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1934610097 ISBN 13 : 9781934610091

Editeur : Bluewater Publications, 2008

Synopsis

Lucy Fitch Perkins takes you and your children back to old Ireland and into the lives of two seven year old twins, Michael and Eileen McQueen. The young readers will enjoy the adventures of Michael and Eileen, as they encounter the "Tinkers" (gypsies), their experiences at the fair, and their eventual immigration to the United States. They will also enjoy learning some Irish folk lore from Grannie Malone, the twins, and other characters. The Irish Twins is not only, beautifully illustrated and entertaining story, but also gives a glimpse of the plight of the tenant farmers in Ireland in the late 1800's and early 1900's and the problems they had in dealing with "absentee" landlords.

A propos du livre

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I reland, old Grannie Malone sat by her fireplace knitting. She was all alone, and in her lap lay a letter. Sometimes she took the letter in her hands, and turned it over and over, and looked at it. Then she would put it down again with a little sigh. If I but had the learning, said Grannie Malone to herself, I could be reading Michael sletters without calling in the Priest, and tis long since he passed this door. Tis hard work waiting until some one can tell me what at all is in it. She stooped over and put a bit of peat on the fire, and because she had no one else to talk to, she talked to the tea-kettle.
(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bluewater Publications
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1934610097
• ISBN 13: 9781934610091
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 144
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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