Esther Waters. A Novel (Inscribed)

George Moore

Published by Walter Scott, London, 1894

About this Item

Hardcover - clean, no marks, clean inside, no dj - from a private collection - contains inlaid inscription - " To Elfred W Lublin with many kind regards, George Moore Jan 9th,1929" contains letter from M Kingdon (Secretry) - "Dear Sir, In answer to your letter of Dec 22nd, Mr George Moore has asked me to send you the enclosed sheet of paper containing his autograph, which you say you would like to place in your copy of "Esther Waters" and "Spring Days". Yours Truly. M Kingdon (Secretary) George Augustus Moore (24 February 1852 - 21 January 1933) was an Irish novelist, short-story writer, poet, art critic, memoirist and dramatist. Moore came from a Roman Catholic landed family who lived at Moore Hall in Carra, County Mayo. He originally wanted to be a painter, and studied art in Paris during the 1870s. There, he befriended many of the leading French artists and writers of the day. As a naturalistic writer, he was amongst the first English-language authors to absorb the lessons of the French realists, and was particularly influenced by the works of Émile Zola. His writings influenced James Joyce, according to the literary critic and biographer Richard Ellmann, and, although Moore's work is sometimes seen as outside the mainstream of both Irish and British literature, he is as often regarded as the first great modern Irish novelist.

Seller Inventory # 38241.230807

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Esther Waters. A Novel (Inscribed)
• Publisher: Walter Scott, London
• Publication Date: 1894
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Signed: Inscribed by Author