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

ISBN-13: 9780199564064 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 580 str.

T. W. Moody; R. B. McDowell; C. J. Woods

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

Review from previous edition 'Splendid new edition ... given the legendary attention to detail of C.J. Woods, and the quality of the footnotes, this edition is likely to be definitive ... On current form this long-awaited edition of Tone's writings is set fair to be one of the most important publishing ventures of recent decades.' Marianne Elliott, Times Literary Supplement (and English Historical Review)