{"product_id":"the-obriens-and-the-oflahertys-1827-9781554810321","title":"The O'Briens and the O'Flahertys (1827)","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe O’Briens and the O’Flahertys\u003c\/em\u003e is a fast-paced tale of political intrigue and aristocratic vanity—a romp through 1793 Dublin as Ireland pitches towards the United Irishmen Uprising of 1798. It follows Murrogh O’Brien as he tries to find his way between his nostalgic father, the politically savvy Irish-Italian nun Beavoin O’Flaherty, the dashing flirt, Lady Knocklofty, the idealistic United Irishmen, and his comically old-fashioned aunts, only to be caught up in a sweep of arrests and revelations in the novel’s dramatic fourth volume. \u003cem\u003eThe O’Briens\u003c\/em\u003e’ original footnotes and authorial digressions detail the failure of colonial policy in Ireland, contributing to the novel’s long-standing reputation as a credible historical account of the turbulent 1790s.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Broadview Edition includes extensive historical documents on Irish politics in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, as well as a selection of contemporary reviews of \u003cem\u003eThe O’Briens and the O’Flahertys\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Julia M. Wright’s beautiful new edition of \u003cem\u003eThe O’Briens and The O’Flahertys\u003c\/em\u003e is a revelation. As with her masterfully edited Broadview edition of Morgan’s \u003cem\u003eThe Missionary\u003c\/em\u003e, Wright has provided the social and historical contexts that bring Morgan’s work back to us in its rich and complex fullness. \u003cem\u003eThe O’Briens and the O’Flahertys\u003c\/em\u003e, arguably Morgan’s best novel, details the intertwined histories of two Irish families and follows their descendants through the tumultuous period of Ireland on the brink of rebellion, while periodically glancing centuries back to trace incursions and settlements on Ireland’s shores, focusing upon English colonial rule. Wright’s well-researched introduction, copious footnotes (complementing those of Morgan herself), and appendices illuminating the United Irishmen uprising, the move toward reform, and the novel’s reception allow the reader to understand Morgan’s work as a daring national tale and colourful tour de force.” — Susan Egenolf, Texas A\u0026amp;M University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eSydney Owenson (Lady Morgan): A Brief Chronology\u003cbr\u003eA Note on the Text\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe O’Briens and the O’Flahertys: A National Tale\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix A: Selected Historical People, Groups, and Events\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix B: Nationalist Movements: From the Volunteers to the United Irishmen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Jonah Barrington, \u003cem\u003eHistoric Anecdotes and Secret Memoirs of the Legislative Union between Great Britain and Ireland\u003c\/em\u003e (1809)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Original Declaration of the United Irishmen” (1791), Appendix I of Charles Hamilton Teeling’s \u003cem\u003ePersonal Narrative of the “Irish Rebellion” of 1798\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom William Drennan, \u003cem\u003eA Letter to his Excellency Earl Fitzwilliam, Lord Lieutenant, \u0026amp;c. of Ireland\u003c\/em\u003e (1795)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom William Sampson, \u003cem\u003eMemoirs of William Sampson\u003c\/em\u003e (1807)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Charles Hamilton Teeling, \u003cem\u003ePersonal Narrative of the “Irish Rebellion” of 1798\u003c\/em\u003e (1828)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Thomas Moore, \u003cem\u003eThe Life and Death of Lord Edward Fitzgerald\u003c\/em\u003e (1831)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Jonah Barrington, \u003cem\u003eHistoric Anecdotes and Secret Memoirs of the Legislative Union between Great Britain and Ireland\u003c\/em\u003e (1809)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix C: “The Cause of Reform”: From Grattan’s Parliament toCatholic Emancipation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Henry Grattan’s speech on “A Bill for the Relief of theRoman Catholics” (25 December 1781)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Henry Grattan, “Declaration of Right” (22 February1782)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom William Drennan, \u003cem\u003eLetter to the Right Honorable William Pitt\u003c\/em\u003e (1799)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Denys Scully, \u003cem\u003eA Statement of the Penal Laws\u003c\/em\u003e (1812)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Robert Torrens, \u003cem\u003eThe Victim of Intolerance; Or, the Hermitof Killarney. A Catholic Tale\u003c\/em\u003e (1814)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom\u003cem\u003e The Speech of Daniel O’Connell, Esq. at the CatholicAggregate Meeting, at the Freemasons’ Hall, on Feb. 26, 1825\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom “Aristocracy,” in Lady Morgan’s \u003cem\u003eBook of the Boudoir\u003c\/em\u003e(1829)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix D: Contemporary Responses to \u003cem\u003eThe O’Briens and the O’Flahertys\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom the \u003cem\u003eMorning Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e (22 November 1827)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom the \u003cem\u003eCaledonian Mercury\u003c\/em\u003e (Edinburgh) (7 January 1828)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom R. Shelton Mackenzie’s “Editor’s Preface,” \u003cem\u003eThe O’Briens and the O’Flahertys\u003c\/em\u003e (1856)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorks Cited and Recommended Reading\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadview Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041310736727,"sku":"9781554810321","price":27.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781554810321.jpg?v=1750949760","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-obriens-and-the-oflahertys-1827-9781554810321","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}