Irish Short Stories

London: Folio Society, 1999. First Thus. xvii, 437 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates: illustrations; 24 cm Fine in fine(-) original slipcase. . Hardcover.

In slipcase. Contents: The adventures of a strolling player / Oliver Goldsmith. The Limerick gloves / Maria Edgeworth. Wildgoose Lodge / William Carleton. Mr. Justice Harbottle / J. Sheridan Le Fanu. A spoiled priest / Canon Sheehan. The only son of Aoife / Lady Gregory. Albert Nobbs / George Moore. The selfish giant / Oscar Wilde. Lisheen races, second-hand / Somerville and Ross. The rector / Seamus O'Kelly. Witch wood / Lord Dunsany. The breath of life / Daniel Corkery. Eveline / James Joyce. Desire / James Stephens. The sniper / Liam O'Flaherty. Sunday afternoon / Elizabeth Bowen. Midsummer night madness / Sean O'Faolain. The majesty of the law / Frank O'Connor. Meles vulgaris / Patrick Boyle. Dante and the lobster / Samuel Beckett. The cat and the cornfield / Bryan MacMahon. In a café / Mary Lavin. A ball of malt and Madame Butterfly / Benedict Kiely. Lebensraum / Aidan Higgins. Lost ground / William Trevor. Mr. Sing my heart's delight / Brian Friel. The rug / Edna O'Brien. Korea / John McGahern. The lady with the red shoes / Ita Daly. Night in Tunisia / Neil Jordan. Notes: Issued in slipcase.