Synopses & Reviews
These long-awaited volumes bring together, for the first time ever, the complete short stories of Ireland's master storyteller, Liam O'Flaherty--from great classics like "The Sniper" to previously unpublished originals. These 182 stories include all those included in previous anthologies; the Irish language stories; stories which have never before been collected inn book form; and original stories published here for the first time. This luxurious set will be a treasure for all those who know and love the work of one of Ireland's most skilled and passionate writers.
Review
Praise for O'Flaherty's short stories: "The author's skill as a storyteller is at times breathtaking."
--Publishers Weekly
About the Author
A. A. Kelly has a Doctorate in English Literature and has taught and lectured in Europe and the US.
Table of Contents
The Test of Courage *
Oifig an Phoist * An Scáthán * An Buille * Moving * The Intellectual * The Cutting of Tom Bottle * The Cake * The Backwoodman's Daughter * Idle Gossip * Limpets * The Accident * The Good Samaritan * The Tinkerwoman's Child * In Each Beginning is an End * A Public House at Night * Tidy Tim's Donkey * Indian Summer * A Grave Reason * The Black Cat * An Ounce of Tobacco *
Dúil * Match-Making *
Díoltas * The Pedlar's Revenge * All Things Come of Age *
Mearbhall * The Fanatic * Patsa, or the Belly of Gold * Wild Stallions * The Mermaid *
Uisce Faoi Dhraíocht * Enchanted Water * Lovers * The Flood * The Salted Goat * The White Bitch * Proclamation * Field of Young Corn * The Blacksheep's Daughter * For Love or Money *
An tAonach * A Tin Can * The Caress * Bohunk * A Crow Fight * King of Inishcam * Timoney's Ass * Fishing * The Arrest