Autor: Edmund Leamy

Amongst the stories here given is the last story the author ever wrote, “The Ruse of Madame Martin.” It was written in France during his last illness and is now for the first time published. It is on …

This engrossing collection of exquisitely rendered short tales from writer Edmund Leamy spans topics including the supernatural, fairies and sprites, and mischievous children, all set in and heavily …

This engrossing collection of exquisitely rendered short tales from writer Edmund Leamy spans topics including the supernatural, fairies and sprites, and mischievous children, all set in and heavily …

In writing these fascinating stories, Edmund Leamy turned to the Gaelic past to give the Irish people something which would implant in them a love for the beauty and dignity of their country’s tradit …

It comes to me as a very welcome piece of news, and yet a piece of news which I have been long expecting, that a special American edition of Edmund Leamy’s Irish fairy tales is about to be published. …

Edmund Leamy war ein irischer Patriot, dem das Schicksal seines Landes sehr am Herzen lag. Im Buch findet man Geschichten von ihm, die vorher noch nicht veröffentlicht wurden. Sie sind teils traurig …

In ‘By the Barrow River, and Other Stories, ‘ Edmund Leamy masterfully explores the intricacies of human experience against the backdrop of rural Ireland. The collection weaves together vivid narrati …

• This edition includes the following editor’s analysis: Irish literature, a great literary harvest from the 18th to the 20th century.

Originally published in 1911, “The Golden Spea …