| Jottings in Solitary Contributor(s): Davitt, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 1900621916 ISBN-13: 9781900621915 Publisher: University College Dublin Press OUR PRICE: $29.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2004 Annotation: Michael Davitt (1846-1906), was an important figure in Irish history. Active in the Fenian movement he was arrested in 1870 by the British and imprisoned for seven years. After his release he continued his efforts and founded the Land League. Once again he was arrested and sent to prison in England. While in solitary confinement he wrote a number of pieces, all of which are published here for the first time. In addition to valuable autobiographical material, they include essays on the Irish land war, how Ireland was robbed of her Parliament, English civilization, and the education of the Irish citizen. Carla King teaches at St. Patrick's College. The Classics of Irish History series. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Ireland - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2003501915 |
| Series: Classics of Irish History |
| Physical Information: 0.99" H x 4.78" W x 7.18" (0.66 lbs) 200 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Ireland |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Michael Davitt's Jottings in Solitary consists of his drafts on many topics, written while a prisoner in solitary confinement in Portland Convict Prison, 1881-2. The Jottings (Davitt's title) have not been published before and contain a valuable autobiographical fragment and a frankly annotated list of Irish MPs of the time. Davitt gives his views on many other subjects, including an account of his arrest; his random thoughts on the Irish land war; how Ireland was robbed of her Parliament; on Ireland's share of the British Constitution as seen in its Government and Parliamentary franchise; and essays on English civilization and on the education of the Irish citizen. |