A Treasury of Irish Folklore: The Stories, Traditions, Legends, Humor, Wisdom, Ballads and Songs of the Irish People

by Padraic Colum

Book Overview

This collection of essays in honour of political scientist Bernard Crick, follows his celebrated book "In Defence of Politics" and takes up many of the themes he addressed in it, including politics... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517420465
• Release Date: March 1985
• Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
• Length: 620 Pages
• Weight: 2.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 2.0" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

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