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Excerpt from Sir William Gregory, K. C. M. G: Formerly Member of Parliament and Sometime Governor of Ceylon, An AutobiographyThe following memoirs were written during the last few years of my husband's life, from 1884 to 1891. They were at first intended only for me and our boy, but he after wards showed them in part to one or two old and dear friends. He never spoke of their publication, and probably would not have thought them worth bringing...

Excerpt from The Image and Other PlaysMrs. Coppinger: It is a queer thing you to be content, Thomas Coppinger, and you knocking out a living among the dead. It is no way con tent I myself would be, and to be following a trade that is all for gloom.Coppinger: It is not, but in the world wide there is not so lively or SO pleasant a trade. Wait now till I'll sound that out to you. A man to be a herd now, and to be sent back out Of the fair with b...

Excerpt from CoatsStates, Great Britain, and all countries of the Copyright Union, by the author. Performances forbidden and right of representation reserved.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the ...

Excerpt from Seven Short PlaysTo you, W. B. Yeats, good praiser, wbolesome dispraifer, keavy - banded judge, open-banded belper of u, all, I afier a play of my play, for every nigbi of ibe week, became you like them, and because you bane taugbt me my trade.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. ...

Excerpt from The Bogie ManAll acting rights, both professional and amateur. Are renewed, in the Unite. States. Great Britain, and all countriee of the Copyright Union, h, the anther.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct t...

Excerpt from The Dragon: A Wonder Play in Three ActsKing (coming in.) That's very good. I was in dread the Queen might be in it.Dall glio. It is a good thought I had bri'ng ing it in here, and she gone to give learning to the Princess. She is not likely to come this side. It would be a great pity to annoy her.King (hastily swallowing a mouthful.) Look out now the door and keep a good watch. The time she will draw down upon me is when I am eati...

Excerpt from The Kiltartan History BookThe ancient histofiy'iof times Ireland, the first man ever died in Ireland was Partholan, and he is buried, and his greyhound along with him, at some place in Kerry. The Nemidians came after that and stopped for a while, and then they all died of some disease. And then the Firbolgs came, the best men that ever were in Ireland, and they had no law but love, and there was never such peace and plenty in Irel...

Excerpt from Three Wonder Plays: The Dragon Aristotle's Bellows the JesterThese plays have been copyrighted in the United States and Great Britain.All rights reserved, including that of translation into foreign languages.All acting rights. Both professional and amateur. Are reserved in the United States, Great Britain. And all countries of the Copyright Union.b'y the author. Performances are forbidden and right of presentation is reserved.Abou...

Excerpt from Spreading the NewsScene: The outskirts of a Fair. An Apple Stall. Mrs. Tarpey sitting at it. Magistrate and Policeman enter.Magistrate. So that is the Fair Green. Cattle and sheep and mud. No system. What a repulsive sight!About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses ...

Excerpt from The White CockadeOwen. Two - and two - and one - that 's doubles. There is time enough. Sure it 's not to-day it 's wanted.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst...

Excerpt from The Golden Apple: A Play for Kiltartan ChildrenPlay, little harp OF willow wood, that lived sleepy with love OF your own likeness and your shadow IN the stream 76.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the wor...

Excerpt from ShanwallaCanary: That was the way with myself in my early time. I used to be hungering and hoping to see so much as one human face before I'd die. But since I went so far I am satisfied to wait till the walls of this world will be broke for me, and I will get a View of them that have lost the body and are upon the other side.Bride: You to see such things at this time itself it would be natural, for those that are blind should see ...

Arranged and put into English by Lady Gregory, with a Preface by W. B. Yeats. The world's foremost-and greatest-translation into English of the legends surrounding ancient Irish mythological folk hero Cuchulain. Parts of this work are derived from some of the oldest tales in all European history, predating the Norse Sagas, Beowulf, and the Nibelungenlied by hundreds of years. Compiled from ancient oral and written versions of the original Gael...

Excerpt from Irish Folk-History PlaysThese plays have been copyrighted and published simultaneously in the United States and Great Britain.All rights reserved, including that of translation into foreign languages.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art techno...

Excerpt from Hyacinth Halvey: A ComedyMr. Quirke. It would be a pity you not to know any little news might be knocking about. If you did not have information of what is going on who should have it. Was it you, ma'am, was telling me that the new Sub-sanitary Inspector would be arriving to-day?Mrs. Belane. To-day it is he is coming, and it's likely he was in that train. There was a card about him to Sergeant Carden this morning.Mr. Q'uirke. A yo...

Excerpt from A Book of Saints and Wonders Put Down Here by Lady Gregory According to the Old Writings and the Memory of the People of IrelandThe Island Of Keening The four-fenced Island The Woman with the Pail The Sound like Psalms The Sod from Ireland The Well of Nourishment The Smiths at the Forge The Very Clear Sea.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.c...