In Chocky, pioneering science-fiction master John Wyndham confronts an enigma as strange as anything found in his classic works The Day of the Triffids or The Chrysalids—the mind of a child. It’s … [Read more...] about Chocky by John Wyndham
Fiction
Brendan Kennelly 1936 – 2021
We are saddened to hear of the passing of the great Kerry and Irish poet . We are featuring two of his books of poetry Selected Poems published in 1969 Cromwell published in … [Read more...] about Brendan Kennelly 1936 – 2021
The Riverside Chaucer edited by Larry D Benson
This large volume contains the works for Geoffrey Chaucer. This edition is considered to be the best edition of Chaucer's works. The book contains; The Canterbury Tales The Book of the … [Read more...] about The Riverside Chaucer edited by Larry D Benson
The Guns of Navarone by Alistair MacLean
This is a first edition of Maclean's most famous book, The Guns of Navarone. It was published in 1957. Our copy is in excellent condition. The story concerns an entire navy had tried to silence … [Read more...] about The Guns of Navarone by Alistair MacLean
The Spike by Patrick Gilligan
This is the story of a public-sector post-primary school in a working-class area of an Irish town. The school is called 'The Spike' because it had been a workhouse. Rowdy pupils, indifferent parents, … [Read more...] about The Spike by Patrick Gilligan
One Wide Expanse by Michael Longley
This is the first volume in The Poet's Chair series, which will publish the public lectures of the Ireland Professors of Poetry. The Ireland Chair of Poetry was established in 1998 following the … [Read more...] about One Wide Expanse by Michael Longley
Lovers by Brian Friel
Lovers is a play in two parts: "Winners" and "Losers." This free-flowing cascade of dialogue, will scoop your audience up into the world of that most gifted playwright Brian Friel. Winners, two … [Read more...] about Lovers by Brian Friel
Fame is the Spur by Howard Spring
A novel of ambition, about a man who rises from the most humble of beginnings in Manchester and reaches the very top in politics in the era when the Labour Party was born after a great struggle. Hamer … [Read more...] about Fame is the Spur by Howard Spring
Peter Pan by J M Barrie
There are few characters in literature more iconic than JM Barrie's Peter Pan, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up. Originally introduced in 1902 in another Barrie novel (The Little White Bird ), Peter's … [Read more...] about Peter Pan by J M Barrie
Mixed Marraige by St John G Ervine
Set in Belfast, the play follows the Rainey family. As the city's factories come out on strike, John Rainey, the respected head of a Protestant family, acts to calm the sectarian tension being stirred … [Read more...] about Mixed Marraige by St John G Ervine