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William Carleton the Novelist
William Carleton, Ireland's great but overlooked nineteenth-century writer, has for the past 150 years been denigrated as a failed novelist, but is here redeemed by David Krause's in-depth study of all his significant novels. Carleton employed techniques similar to the multi-voiced carnival (where oral folk tradition combines sacred with profane and the great with the insignificant) and mock-heroic version of pastoral (where comic characters make profound remarks and whose actions have unanticipated great effects). Through his novels, Carleton illuminated the exploitation of Irish lands by indifferent British authorities and rackrenting Anglo-Irish landlords and subsequent famine and holocaust. Krause's recognition of this ignored author of Irish fiction is a valuable addition to the field of Anglo-Irish literary studies.
The Dark Day and Other Tales
William Carleton was an Irish novelist, and one of fourteen children of a tenant farmer. Carleton's early life resembled what he later described in his books. His father had an extraordinary memory and a thorough acquaintance with Irish folklore, which Carleton drew upon in later works such as "Traits and Stories of Irish Peasantry." He became regarded as one of the great Irish novelists, and a master chronicler of the lives and character on the Irish people. "The Dark Day" is a collection of Carelton's stories, including the title piece, "Lha Dhu" (subtitled "The Dark Day") In the tale, a marriage divides a family and leads to tragedy. "Ellen Duncan" deals with crushing poverty and a man condemned by mistake. "The Proctor's Daughter" shows the change that can be wrought by a simply act of kindness, and "The Dead Boxer" has "Strong Handed O'Rorke" tangling with old Nell McCollum, who blames his family for her ills, and schemes against him. Careleton's stories are the trials of common people, told in their own words, full of the sense of time and place that marked his stories.
The Dead Boxer-The Works of William Carleton - Volume Two
"The Dead Boxer-The Works of William Carleton - Volume Two" from William Carleton. Irish writer and novelist (1794-1864).
The Dark Day
"The Dark Day" from William Carleton. Irish writer and novelist (1794-1864).
The Emigrants of Ahadarra- The Works of William Carleton - Volume Two
"The Emigrants of Ahadarra- The Works of William Carleton - Volume Two" from William Carleton. Irish writer and novelist (1794-1864).
The Station
"The Station" from William Carleton. Irish writer and novelist (1794-1864).
