Stephen Gwynn
Take a literary tour of the Emerald Isle with this engaging collection of essays from Irish writer and politician Stephen Gwynn. He addresses numerous elements of Irish literature with insight and wit, including folklore, humor, historical fiction, and many others.
Irish statesman John Edward Redmond was a remarkable political figure who was well known for bringing together clashing factions and crafting mutually amenable compromises. The last years of his career were dedicated to securing Irish Home Rule, a triumph that was ultimately nullified by the advent of World War I. This probing biography details the final fight of Redmond's political life.
3) Thomas Moore
Irish-born poet and lyricist Thomas Moore arose from a working-class background to make a name for himself as one of the foremost figures in the Gaelic cultural revival that began to take hold in the early nineteenth century. Stephen Gwynn's comprehensive biography of Moore traces his unlikely trajectory from grocer's son to a looming figure in Irish literary and popular culture.