Focusing on the stories of the people who decided the fate of the Lusitania, this account traces the patterns of decisions made on board the luxury liner, on the attacking U-boat, and at the British Admiralty

Seven days to disaster: The sinking of the Lusitania

Hickey, Des

Collins

Seven Days to Disaster: The Sinking of the Lusitania

History

Military

HarperCollins, Publishers

Focusing on the stories of the people who decided the fate of the Lusitania, this account traces the patterns of decisions made on board the luxury liner, on the attacking U-boat, and at the British Admiralty

Smith, Gus

Americas

Tarcherperigree

Operation Avalanche: The Salerno Landings, 1943

Heinemann

The photographs highlight incidents and scenes hitherto disregarded, and illustrate the tenor of daily life in Dublin during Joyce's early life. Long-departed Dubliner's in their streets and parks return to the reader's gaze: babies in perambulators, lords, ladies, servants, and professional classes, army officers, constabulary, and urchins are all to be found, alongside monuments (subsequently blown up) and a wide choice of goods and services, from Zebra Grate Polish to High Class Artificial Teeth. This collection of long-lost images by Robert French, exhumed by the late Kieran Hickey from the Lawrence Photograph Collection at the National Library of Ireland, and selected and enlarged in the manner of Antonioni, were first published in 1982 and have long been out of print.

Faithful Departed: The Dublin Of James Joyce's Ulysses

Hickey, Kieran

Literature & Fiction

Lilliput Pr Ltd

John B. Keane is one of Ireland's most popular playwrights. With his plays now reaching the cinema, his work has become known to an international audience. 30 years after John B. Keane made his professional debut as a playwright, biographers Gus Smith and Des Hickey join forces to tell the remarkable story of the man from Listowel. They mirror both the man and playwright from Keane's days as a young poet and aspiring dramatist to international success with the film of "The Field". In his colourful career he has known controversy and been rejected by Ireland's theatre establishment. He has been fearless in his stand for tolerance about the language, foreign games and the emancipation of Irish women. In this book, the actors, producers and fellow writers talk about John B. Keane's plays and books over a span of 30 years. It is the story of his struggle for acceptance. With the assistance also of his own family and close circle of friends Gus Smith and Des Hickey have been able to construct an entertaining picture of the man from Listowel. It is a story that spans five decades. At a time when some dramatists have faded from the theatrical scene, John B. Keane still manages to pack the Gaiety Theatre with his plays. More importantly, he has recorded the speech, the customs and the changing environment of rural Ireland in plays and stories.

John B.: The Real Keane/a Biography

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Irish Amer Book Co

John B. the Real Keane: A Biography

John B.

Author, playwright and poet John B. Keane died in 2002, one of Ireland's greatest literary talents. This comprehensive bibliography offers unprecedented access to the man himself, to his literary work, and to his family and friends.

Irish Books & Medi

John B. Keane, playwright, poet and fiction writer, was born in Listowel, Co. Kerry in 1928. His first play Sive, a rural tragedy of love and greed, was rejected by the Abbey Theatre but made a sensational impact on its first - amateur - production and has come to be seen as a classic work. In this biography, Smith and Hickey chart the progress of Keane's drama. Includes memories and opinions from friends, family and peers. The highs and lows of Keane's personal life also play their part, and his sometimes controversial opinions on issues of the day. Keane died in his hometown in 2002.

Mercier Press

Star of shame: The secret voyage of the Arandora Star

Madison Pub

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