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  • The Quiet Man and Other Stories

    by Maurice Walsh ...
    In the 1930s, Irish novelist Maurice Walsh placed the moors and mountains of Ireland firmly on the literary map with this celebrated collection of stories under the title Green Rushes, here re-titled The Quiet Man and Other Stories. Since then, readers have continued to be charmed by these accounts of his characters in 1920s rural Ireland as the themes of nationalism, human dignity, honour, and ... Read more

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  • The Small Dark Man

    by Maurice Walsh ...
    The Small Dark Man is one of Walsh's best books and, typically, a fascinating tale of the Scottish Highlands in which romance, humour, whimsical philosophy, and sport abound! ... Read more

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  • While Rivers Run

    by Maurice Walsh ...
    This highland tale of fishing and romance focuses on Alistair, a young American laird, and his cousin Don. When they fight over Norray, an actress who has bewitched both young gentlemen, Alistair is left battered. Aleac, an occasional poacher, finds the laird and brings him home to be nursed back to health. There, he meets Aleac's niece Margaret...and the action really begins. ... Read more

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  • Thomasheen James

    by Maurice Walsh ...
    The book follows the misadventures of Thomasheen James, an "engaging and amusing vagabond" and rogue from Wicklow. The character was based on a real-life figure named Tom O’Gorman, a colorful "man of the road" who worked as a handyman and gardener for Walsh. ... Read more

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  • Castle Gillian

    by Maurice Walsh ...
    ''Castle Gillian'' tells the story of Gill Morris, a young Irishman profoundly damaged by his experiences in the Second World War who must regain his faith in love, and the world, in order to save his ancestral home – and once famous Irish racing stable, Castle Gillian. ... Read more

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  • Sons of the Swordmaker

    by Maurice Walsh ...
    This is a very Irish and poetic work of prose from a great writer little read these days. The story is based on ancient Irish hero tales, particularily 'The Hostel of Da Derga'. It is a very simple but engaging tale of four brothers, sons of a swordmaker, living in Gaul around the time of Christ. Each brother is different and unique as are their fates. There is a magic in the writing that is ... Read more

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  • Blackcock's Feather

    by Maurice Walsh ...
    “Blackcock's Feather” is about a man who overtook a garrison and went off with twenty fiery haired maidens and bloodily killed soldiers to get them or so the story goes. Blackcock's Feather is a man with a hatchet face, sullen look and sword at the ready. ... Read more

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  • Son of Apple

    by Maurice Walsh ...
    A folk legend, beautifully retold, with a modern swing and pace at no sacrifice of the artifices and the glamor of the old tale. It is a hero-yarn, a sort of Irish Jack, the Giant Killer / Beauty and the Beast all rolled into one. ... Read more

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  • Bitter Freedom

    Ireland In A Revolutionary World 1918–1923

    by Maurice Walsh ...
    The Irish Revolution - the war between the British authorities and the newly-formed IRA - was the first successful revolt anywhere against the British Empire. This is a vividly-written, compelling narrative placing events in Ireland in the wider context of a world in turmoil after the ending of a global war: one that saw the collapse of empires and the rise of fascist Italy and communist Russia. ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • The Key Above the Door

    by Maurice Walsh ...
    Men will love the hunting and fishing and sportsmanship; women will love the glamour of romance and damsels in distress being rescued by strong men; both men and women will like the mystery; everyone will also like the evocation of the lyrical beauty of the Scottish Highlands, and everyone likewise with a sense of humor will like the keen wit in THE KEY ABOVE THE DOOR! ... Read more

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  • And No Quarter

    by Maurice Walsh ...
    Martin Somers, surgeon and adjutant of women in O’Cahan’s Irish regiment fighting for Montrose, is a better swordsman than surgeon. In his adventurous wardship of this ill-fated company of women, Martin finds excitement and danger in war-torn Scotland from his first encounter with the enemy—the grim-faced Covenanters with their terrible rallying cry ‘Jesus and no quarter!’ Here is a tale of keen ... Read more

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  • The Road to Nowhere

    by Maurice Walsh ...
    Told with the lilt and swing of the Irish and with gusto and joy in living, with a hero made for those who like them relentless in hate and love, this is an enchanting glamorous romance, Gaelic to the core, high adventure, sheer charm! ... Read more

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