A Treasury of Irish Literature

by Maria Edgeworth, Thomas Moore, George Moore

A Treasury of Irish Literature celebrates the rich cultural heritage of the Ireland with a generous selection of poetry and prose that spans two centuries.

Ireland's celebrated poetic legacy is represented by more than 200 poems from twenty-five of the nation's most distinguished poets, including Thomas Moore, James Clarence Mangan, Samuel Ferguson, Thomas Osborne Davis, Aubrey de Vere, Katharine Tynan-Hinkson, William Allingham, Lionel Johnson, John Millington Synge, and William Butler Yeats.

In addition, this volume includes a representative selection of fiction by Maria Edgeworth, George Moore, William Carleton, J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Bram Stoker, and Oscar Wilde, as well as the full text of James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.

A Treasury of Irish Literature is one of Barnes & Noble's Collectible Editions classics. Each volume features authoritative texts by the world's greatest authors in an exquisitely designed bonded-leather binding, with distinctive gilt edging and a ribbon bookmark. Decorative, durable, and collectible, these books offer hours of pleasure to readers young and old and are an indispensable cornerstone for every home library.

Genres: Classics, Fiction, Short Stories, Mythology, Irish Literature, Poetry, Folklore

792 pages, Hardcover

Published August 1, 2017

About the author

Maria Edgeworth was an Anglo-Irish gentry-woman, a daughter of Richard Lovell Edgeworth, born in Oxfordshire and later resettling in County Longford. She eventually took over the management of her father's estate in Ireland and dedicated herself to writing novels that encouraged the kind treatment of Irish tenants and the poor by their landlords.

Reviews

[Ruth Dahl · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Irish do laments well

[Caroline · Rating 3 out of 5]

The first 300 pages or so are poems only, and while many of them were good, it was a bit too much for me who's not very into poetry. The rest consists of shorter fiction by a selection of good authors, and also A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man in full.
A very good selection in my opinion, but maybe mostly suitable for those especially interested in Irish literature and poetry. 3.5 stars.

[Emma Hayes · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s kind of hard to rate because there were so many different things in here but I did like the broad range of authors, topics and time periods. Some of the stories I enjoyed more than others, but I did enjoy reading this as a whole.

[Ramon Alejandro · Rating 3 out of 5]

An engaging series of poems and short stories by Irish authors including Bram Stoker, Oscar Wilde, and James Joyce. Standouts include The Banshee by by John Todhunter, Dracula’s Guest by Stoker, and Wilde’s The Canterville Ghost.

[David Chalupa · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was not my cup of whiskey.

For "treasury" I would pick the best, not the most patriotic.

Only plus is the Ghost of Canderville, but the fictions are boring. Over half of poems are also patriotic.

At least the book looks good. Closed. On shelf.

[Mayre · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic compilation