ABSTRACT

Born in Dublin into the Anglo-Irish gentry, Anna Maria Hall moved to London when she was fifteen where she became famous for her books, plays and travel writing. It was her book, Sketches of Irish Character (1829) which made her a household name. This modern critical edition is based on Hall's third, revised edition of 1844.

part |389 pages

Sketches of Irish Character:

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

chapter |35 pages

Lilly O'Brien

chapter |20 pages

Mary Ryan's Daughter

chapter |20 pages

The Bannow Postman

chapter |4 pages

“We'll See About It.”

chapter |28 pages

The Last of the Line

chapter |18 pages

The Wooing and Wedding

chapter |8 pages

Jack the Shrimp

chapter |20 pages

Hospitality

chapter |6 pages

“Take it Easy.”

chapter |14 pages

Peter the Prophet

chapter |7 pages

Kate Connor

chapter |22 pages

Father Mike

chapter |6 pages

Larry Moore

chapter |15 pages

Kelly the Piper

chapter |20 pages

The Rapparee

chapter |19 pages

Annie Leslie

chapter |7 pages

Master Ben

chapter |6 pages

The Wise Thought

chapter |22 pages

Mabel O'Neil's Curse

chapter |8 pages

The Fairy of Forth

chapter |10 pages

Mary Macgoharty's Petition

chapter |10 pages

Old Frank

chapter |6 pages

Luke O'Brian

chapter |7 pages

Independence

chapter |6 pages

Black Dennis

chapter |4 pages

Geraldine

chapter |12 pages

Captain Andy

chapter |13 pages

Good Spirits and Bad