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  • The Táin

    The Great Irish Battle Epic

    by Alan Titley ...
    Illustrated by Eoin Coveney ...
    Beloved 2000-year-old Irish myth: in first new children's edition for over thirty yearsSparkling and witty new translation from Old Irish source by world leading expert and award-winning author, Alan TitleyAuthor's introduction explains the origin of the mythfor Irish names and words.Striking black and white illustrations by experienced Iri... ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Oxford History of the Irish Book, Volume II

    The Printed Book in Irish, 1567-2010s

    Series series History of the Irish Book
    The Oxford History of the Irish Book is a major series that charts one of the most venerable book cultures in Europe, from the earliest manuscript compilations to the flourishing book industries of the late twentieth century. For the first time, it offers a history of the Irish book as a created object situated in a world of communications, trade, transport, power, and money, and examines the ways ... Read more

    $139.89 CAD

  • The Dregs of the Day

    Translated by Alan Titley ...
    Series series The Margellos World Republic of Letters
    A riveting English translation the Irish classic tale of heartache, death, and loneliness by the beloved author of The Dirty DustThe final published work by the renowned Máirtín Ó Cadhain, this novella follows a widower as he attempts to plan his wife’s funeral arrangements without money, direction, or whiskey. Thrown into a desert of unknowing, he knows not where to turn or what to do. In a ... Read more

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    A dangerous few months lie ahead—ones which some of us will be hard-pressed to survive.Thomas Ward has served as the Spook's apprentice for three years. He has battled boggarts, witches, demons, and even the devil himself. Tom has enemies: The Fiend stalks him, waiting for a moment of weakness. The terrifying Morrigan, goddess of witches, warned him never to step foot on her homeland, Ireland.But ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • The Princes in the Tower

    How History's Greatest Cold Case Was Solved

    In 1483, Edward V (age twelve) and his brother Richard, Duke of York (age nine), disappeared from the Tower of London. History has judged they were murdered on the orders of Richard III. This new book reveals the truth behind the greatest unsolved mystery in English history.Philippa Langley took the world by storm when, against all the odds and after a seven-year investigation, she discovered the ... Read more

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  • The Welsh Language

    A History

    by Janet Davies ...
    Series series Pocket Guides
    The existence of the Welsh-language can come as a surprise to those who assume that English is the foundation language of Britain. However, J. R. R. Tolkien described Welsh as the 'senior language of the men of Britain'. Visitors from outside Wales may be intrigued by the existence of Welsh and will want to find out how a language which has, for at least fifteen hundred years, been the closest ... Read more

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  • The Celts

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    by Ian Stewart ...
    A new history of the Celts that reveals how this once-forgotten people became a pillar of modern national identity in Britain, Ireland, and FranceBefore the Greeks and Romans, the Celts ruled the ancient world. They sacked Rome, invaded Greece, and conquered much of Europe, from Ireland to Turkey. Celts registered deeply on the classical imagination for a thousand years and were variously ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • The Last Apprentice: Grimalkin the Witch Assassin (Book 9)

    Illustrated by Patrick Arrasmith ...
    Series Book 9 - Last Apprentice
    "I'm coming for you, and nothing living or dead can stop me."One witch is the most feared, the most ruthless, and the most deadly of all the witches in the county. If she hunts for you, she will find you. If you have crossed her, you don't stand a chance. She is the witch assassin, and her name is Grimalkin.Grimalkin's one alliance is with Tom Ward, the Spook's apprentice. With Tom, she plans to ... Read more

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  • The Cambridge History of Ireland: Volume 1, 600–1550

    Series series The Cambridge History of Ireland
    The thousand years explored in this book witnessed developments in the history of Ireland that resonate to this day. Interspersing narrative with detailed analysis of key themes, the first volume in the Cambridge History of Ireland presents the latest thinking on key aspects of the medieval Irish experience. The contributors are leading experts in their fields, and present their original ... Read more

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    Memoir, Memory and 1798

    by Tom Dunne ...
    This is a new, extended edition of an unusual book, which generated considerable interest and controversy when it was first published in 2004, and won the Ewart Biggs Memorial Prize the following year. In its original form it had three elements, a memoir giving the author's intellectual and political formation and his family connection to 1798 in Wexford, a critique of the bicentenary of the ... Read more

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    From Treasure Island to Trainspotting, Scotland's rich literary tradition has influenced writing across centuries and cultures far beyond its borders. Here, for the first time, is a single volume presenting the glories of fifteen centuries of Scottish literature.In Scotland's Books poet Robert Crawford tells the story of Scottish writing and its relationship to the country's history. Stretching ... Read more

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  • The Strange History of Samuel Pepys's Diary

    by Kate Loveman ...
    During the 1660s, Samuel Pepys kept a secret diary full of intimate details and political scandal. Had the contents been revealed, they could have destroyed his marriage, ended his career, and seen him arrested. This engaging book explores the creation of the most famous journal in the English language, how it came to be published in 1825, and the many remarkable roles it has played in British ... Read more

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