Letters from Ireland During the Famine of 1847 - Softcover

Irish Academic Press, Irish Academic Press

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0716525453 ISBN 13: 9780716525455

Publisher: Irish Academic Press, 1994

Synopsis

Alexander Somerville's unique account of the Irish famine was first published in 1852. However, as it was contained within a much longer three-volume work on free trade, titled The Whistler at the Plough, it remained unknown to most historians. This newly set edition contains a detailed introduction by Dr Keith Snell. Somerville's letters were addressed from some 23 towns making this book a valuable source for local as well as national history.

About this title

About the Author:

K. D. M. Snell is Professor of Rural and Cultural History, Centre for English Local History, at the University of Leicester. His previous publications include Annals of the Labouring Poor: Social Change and Agrarian England, 1660-1900 (1985) and Rival Jerusalems: the Geography of Victorian Religion (2000).

About this edition

• Publisher: Irish Academic Press
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0716525453
• ISBN 13: 9780716525455
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1