Oliver St John Gogarty

by Ulick O'Connor

Book Overview

Oliver St John Gogarty was called by Yeats 'one of the great lyric poets of the age'. Asquith thought Gogarty the wittiest man in London. His brilliant conversation was said to have the flavour of Wilde's, and exemplified the rich Dublin talk of his time. Gogarty was also skilful surgeon, a senator, a playwright, a champion athlete and swimmer and author of two renowned books, As I Was Going Down Sackville Street and Tumbling in the Hay. He was the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0862785979
• ISBN13: 9780862785970
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: O'Brien Press
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"