Author: Thomas WhaleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Constantinople
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Buck Whaley's Memoirs
Author: Thomas WhaleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Constantinople
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Buck Whaley
Author: David RyanPublisher: Merrion Press
ISBN: 1785372319
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
Thomas 'Buck' Whaley was one of the greatest adventurers in Irish history. In 1788 he made an extraordinary 10-month journey from Dublin to Jerusalem for a wager of £15,000, equivalent to several million today. Nearly shipwrecked in the Sea of Crete, he almost died of plague in Constantinople, narrowly avoided a pirate attack, was waylaid by bandits, and met an infamous Ottoman governor known as 'the Butcher'. On his return, he became an overnight celebrity before suffering a catastrophic series of gambling losses that exiled him first to continental Europe (where he attempted to rescue Louis XVI from the guillotine) and then to the Isle of Man. When he died aged 34 in 1800 he had squandered an astronomical £400,000 (around 100 million) 'without ever purchasing or acquiring contentment or one hour's true happiness'. In his lifetime, Ireland was about to erupt in rebellion; France was on the brink of bloody revolution; and the Ottoman Empire was creaking at the seams. Whaley lit up this volatile world like a fast-burning candle but retained his ability to recognise the absurdity of his own actions and the world around him. Buck Whaley tells the full story of his remarkable life and adventures for the first time.
Buck Whaley's Memoirs
Author: Thomas WhaleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Constantinople
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Buck Whaley's Memoirs
Author: Thomas WhaleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Bulletin of New Books
Author: Catalogue of Books
Author: Wigan (England). Free Public Library. Reference DeptPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
A History of Irish Autobiography
Author: Liam HartePublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108548458
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
A History of Irish Autobiography is the first ever critical survey of autobiographical self-representation in Ireland from its recoverable beginnings to the twenty-first century. The book draws on a wealth of original scholarship by leading experts to provide an authoritative examination of autobiographical writing in the English and Irish languages. Beginning with a comprehensive overview of autobiography theory and criticism in Ireland, the History guides the reader through seventeen centuries of Irish achievement in autobiography, a category that incorporates diverse literary forms, from religious tracts and travelogues to letters, diaries, and online journals. This ambitious book is rich in insight. Chapters are structured around key subgenres, themes, texts, and practitioners, each featuring a guide to recommended further reading. The volume's extensive coverage is complemented by a detailed chronology of Irish autobiography from the fifth century to the contemporary era, the first of its kind to be published.
Bulletin ... of Books Added to the Public Library of Detroit, Mich
Author: Detroit Public LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dictionary catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Bulletin ... of Books Added to the Public Library of Detroit, Mich
Author: Class List of Best Books and Annual of Bibliography
Author: Library Association (Great Britain).Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description