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In Belfast by the Sea (Classics of Irish History)
Frank Frankfort Moore
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Description for In Belfast by the Sea (Classics of Irish History)
Paperback. Comprises the author's recollections of Victorian Belfast and Bangor between his childhood in the 1860s and his departure for London in 1892. This work contains descriptions of the development of the city's water and transport networks, including an account of the first public appearance of the Dunlop inflatable tyre. Editor(s): Maume, Patrick. Series: Classics of Irish History. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKN; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 186 x 123 x 15. Weight in Grams: 204.
"In Belfast by the Sea" originally appeared as a series of 61 articles in the "Belfast Telegraph", 1923-4. They comprise Moore's recollections of Victorian Belfast and Bangor between his childhood in the 1860s and his departure for London in 1892. Highpoints are a tour of the city centre in which he recollects the shops and public buildings as they were in his youth, his reminiscences of his education at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution, and his description of the city's musical and theatrical life. His descriptions of the development of the city's water and transport networks include an account of ... Read more
"In Belfast by the Sea" originally appeared as a series of 61 articles in the "Belfast Telegraph", 1923-4. They comprise Moore's recollections of Victorian Belfast and Bangor between his childhood in the 1860s and his departure for London in 1892. Highpoints are a tour of the city centre in which he recollects the shops and public buildings as they were in his youth, his reminiscences of his education at the Royal Belfast Academical Institution, and his description of the city's musical and theatrical life. His descriptions of the development of the city's water and transport networks include an account of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
UCD Press
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Series
Classics of Irish History
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9781904558866
SKU
V9781904558866
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About Frank Frankfort Moore
Frank Frankfort Moore (1855-31) was a journalist and prolific popular novelist who rose to be deputy editor of the Belfast Newsletter before leaving for London to become a professional writer. Patrick Maume is a researcher with the Dictionary of Irish Biography
Reviews for In Belfast by the Sea (Classics of Irish History)
"University College Dublin Press has now published over thirty 'Classics of Irish History'. These contemporary accounts by well known personalities of historical events and attitudes have an immediacy that conventional histories do not have. Introductions by modern historians provide additional historical background and, with hindsight, objectivity." Books Ireland Nov 2007 "Scholars of nineteenth-century Irish and Irish-American politics ... Read more