Letters of a Love-hungry Farmer and Other Irish StoriesRoberts Rinehart Publishers, 1997 - 383 strani The stories in this hilarious collection of five short novels are told through a series of fictional letters between a wide range of colorful characters drawn from Irish life in the hill country that divides the counties of Cork and Kerry. Letters of a Love-Hungry Farmer - an account of John Bosco McLane's search for a female companion; Letters of a Matchmaker - a small farmer involved in the delicate business of finding mates for the unattached; Letters of a Successful T.D. - the career and family life of a member of the Irish Parliament climbing the political ladder; Letters of a Parish Priest - Father Martin O'Mora's quest to root out sin among his parishioners; and Letters of a Country Postman - a gossipy postman tries to discover secrets hidden within the envelopes he delivers. |
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... remember me kindly , far kindlier than I remember Father John Clemen Fitzraymond . He never planted a shrub not to mention a tree . Here's one for your collection . When Canon Dring received his first parish he was visited by an old ...
... remember me kindly , far kindlier than I remember Father John Clemen Fitzraymond . He never planted a shrub not to mention a tree . Here's one for your collection . When Canon Dring received his first parish he was visited by an old ...
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... remember " Nellie Gray ? " Oh my darlin ' Nellie Gray They have taken you away And I'll never see my sweetheart ... remember the injuries and indignities that we , the natives of the place , have suffered down the long years and remember ...
... remember " Nellie Gray ? " Oh my darlin ' Nellie Gray They have taken you away And I'll never see my sweetheart ... remember the injuries and indignities that we , the natives of the place , have suffered down the long years and remember ...
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... Remember well that there is no door so familiar that it can't do with a knock . Number 9 : Beware most of all of idle women . They'll play with you the way a cat plays with a mouse and often with consequences as dire . Number 10 : Never ...
... Remember well that there is no door so familiar that it can't do with a knock . Number 9 : Beware most of all of idle women . They'll play with you the way a cat plays with a mouse and often with consequences as dire . Number 10 : Never ...
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