The Writings of Theobald Wolfe Tone 1763-98: Volume I: Tone's Career in Ireland to June 1795

ISBN-13: 9780198223832

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Opis

In May 1798 the United Irishmen instigated a rising against the British government of Ireland. which was put down over the summer months, and whose leaders died or were imprisoned. Among them was Theobald Wolfe Tone, one of the best-known contemporary Irish nationalists. This major edition of Wolfe Tone's writings consists mainly of Tone's correspondence, diaries, autobiography, pamphlets, public addresses and miscellaneous memoranda (both personal and public). Volume I covers Tone's youth, from his baptism in 1763, his university years, and his early career as a barrister and increasingly radical political pamphleteer and organizer, until June 1795 when he set sail for America.

Recenzje

This volume covers Tone's career in Ireland to June 1795. The centrepiece is formed by Tone's journals, written with fluency and sparkle, and a delight to read. The journals are also an invaluable historical source ... this edition stands as the definitive scholarly version ... first-class scholarship. This edition does full justice to Tone's writings and provides an indispensable source for students of the 1790s. One hopes that the remaining two volumes will appear as soon as possible, and match the high standards set in this volume.

O autorze

The late T. W. Moody was the doyen of modern Irish history, planning and establishing the magisterial New History of Ireland. R. B. McDowell is an Emeritus Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin C. J. Woods is a Research Editor at the Dictionary of Irish Biography, and occasional lecturer in modern history at St Patrick's College, Maynooth