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The Burning Of Bridget Cleary: A True Story
Angela Bourke
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Description for The Burning Of Bridget Cleary: A True Story
Paperback. In 1895 twenty-six-year-old Bridget Cleary disappeared from her house in rural Tipperary. At first, some said that the fairies had taken her into their stronghold in a nearby hill, from where she would emerge, riding a white horse. But then her badly burned body was found in a shallow grave. Num Pages: 272 pages, 8pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 3JH; BG; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 16. Weight in Grams: 202.
In 1895 twenty-six-year-old Bridget Cleary disappeared from her house in rural Tipperary. At first, some said that the fairies had taken her into their stronghold in a nearby hill, from where she would emerge, riding a white horse. But then her badly burned body was found in a shallow grave. Her husband, father, aunt and four cousins were arrested and charged, while newspapers in nearby Clonmel, and then in Dublin, Cork, London and further afield attempted to make sense of what had happened.
In this lurid and fascinating episode, set in the last decade of the nineteenth century, we ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pimlico
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844139347
SKU
V9781844139347
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99-99
About Angela Bourke
Angela Bourke is the author of By Salt Water and Maeve Brennan: Homesick at the New Yorker. Born in Dublin, where she still lives, she has spent long periods in the USA, and has held visiting academic positions at Harvard University, Boston College and the University of Minnesota. A leading scholar in interdisciplinary Irish Studies, Angela Bourke writes in Irish ... Read more
Reviews for The Burning Of Bridget Cleary: A True Story
Fascinating... passionate and thought-provoking... a creative, stimulating book that deserves to win many readers
Patrick French
Sunday Times
One of those rare books that becomes an instantaneous classic
Independent
Scrupulous, clear micro-history at its best
Marina Warner, Books of the Year
Times Literary Supplement
Angela Bourke's fascinating, disturbing and powerful book tells ... Read more
Patrick French
Sunday Times
One of those rare books that becomes an instantaneous classic
Independent
Scrupulous, clear micro-history at its best
Marina Warner, Books of the Year
Times Literary Supplement
Angela Bourke's fascinating, disturbing and powerful book tells ... Read more