Arise and Go by W.B. Yeats

Arise and Go by W.B. YeatsThe idea of place runs like a river through the life and works of the poet and playwright W. B. Yeats. This book focuses on his time in Dublin, London, Sligo and elsewhere in the west of Ireland, embracing the homes, landscapes and people that impacted his life and stimulated his vast body of work. Meet the poet's father, the struggling artist John Butler Yeats; his mother Susan, the well to do Sligo girl who had no choice but to follow her husband's

who lives with his curmudgeonly uncle in Dubin and spends far too much time drinking with his friends

as an entire nation turned away in revulsion from the British artillery and executions

Elizabeth Bowen's account of a time spent in Rome is no ordinary guidebook but an evocation of a city - its history

Mayo-Clare

This beautiful collection of images will take you past Dublin's famous landmarks - the bridge

” with its profound meaning for a young girl who grew up during the Holocaust and World War II

and its blend of humanity and power make it one of the best first collections of poetry to come out of America in years

Rabbits by Terry Miles is an electrifying

clarity and calm brilliance

a beguiling romantic hero who tells her on date one that he's going to marry her

so his mother calls him 'Wild Thing' and sends him to bed without his supper

a tragedy that leaves his life - and the fate of his country - forever changed