Hail and Farewell! Ave

Hail and Farewell #1

by George Moore

1911. Irish novelist, playwright, poet and critic, Moore's famous three-volume semi autobiographical work, Hail and Farewell, is a highly entertaining account of his experiences in Ireland. The three volumes are named: Ave, Salve and Vale.

Genres: Fiction

508 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1976

About the author

George Augustus Moore was an Irish novelist, short-story writer, poet, art critic, memoirist and dramatist. Moore came from a Roman Catholic landed family who lived at Moore Hall in Carra, County Mayo. He originally wanted to be a painter, and studied art in Paris during the 1870s. There, he befriended many of the leading French artists and writers of the day.

As a naturalistic writer, he was amongst the first English-language authors to absorb the lessons of the French realists, and was particularly influenced by the works of Émile Zola. His writings influenced James Joyce, according to the literary critic and biographer Richard Ellmann, and, although Moore's work is sometimes seen as outside the mainstream of both Irish and British literature, he is as often regarded as the first great modern Irish novelist.

Reviews

[Fionnuala]

See review of Volume 3

[Sean Leas · Rating 5 out of 5]

At first I had a little difficulty getting started with Hail and Farewell: Ave, but that didn't last long. Before I realized it, George Moore’s words ebbed and flowed over my mind like a refreshing spring after a long winter’s thaw. Not only did I love this book, I lived this book. I couldn't totally get the prose out of my restless mind and would have dreams vacationing in Germany during the turn of the century taking in the medieval architecture and spending time in Ireland breathing in her splendor and charm that she had locked away tantalizing my wide open mind with her splendors and treasures. Ave is well worth the time spent with it, and don’t forget about her counterparts Salve and Vale.