His is a unique voice in modern lyrical poetry—ferociously independent, by turns ironic, colloquial, lyrical.

    Sasek's beloved and nostalgic children's travel series.Like the other Sasek classics, This is Ireland is a facsimile edition of his original book from the 1960s and is still timely and current in every way. The brilliant, vibrant illustrations have been meticulously preserved, remaining true to his vision more than 40 years later and, where applicable, facts have been updated for the twenty-first century, appearing on a "This is...Today" page at the back of the book. The stylish, charming illustrations, coupled with Sasek's witty, playful narrative, makes for a perfect souvenir that will delight both children and their parents, many of whom will remember this book from their childhood. This is Ireland, first published in 1964, brings the Emerald Isle to life, where the shamrock grows and a leprechaun stands at the end of every rainbow, guarding a crock of gold. There's Dublin with its bustling crowds, tall steeples, and Trinity College; there's Clonmacnois, the burial place of kings; there's the Blarney Stone to kiss for eloquence, and much, much more in this verdant, friendly land filled with enchanted lakes and mountains that fall steep to the sea.

    Foxes were not only destructive, they were evil; they brought bad luck; some people even said they could change themselves into human beings. Patsy and his friends felt the same until the day they dragged two exhausted animals from the sea and then realized that they were foxes - strange grey creatures, not the red foxes of the island, but foxes all the same.The animals were silver foxes and they had been on their way to the Zoo at Dublin when a storm blew up and they were lost overboard. Everyone on the island heard this on the radio, but only Patsy, Séamus, Michael and Colm knew that the foxes had reached land. The creatures were an enormous responsibility. They needed food and shelter, and above all they had to be kept hidden - in a community where everyone's affairs were known to everyone else.The boys' struggle to care for their difficult charges makes a most exciting and sympathetic story, with a vividly described and fascinating background of island life.

    

    As the present biography sets out to show, he was outstanding in his time for his vigorous conduct of war, and an extremely advanced idea of leadership and responsibility. Few commanders have taken so literally the phrase "to share the hardships of his men". A son of that generation of Irishmen who fled from a penal regime to take service in Catholic Europe, Browne rose in the army of the Empress Maria Theresa. In 1746, he could take the greater part of the credit for driving the French and Spanish forces from Italy and in the next year he carried the war on to French soil by a celebrated invasion of Provence. This book is founded on a thorough investigation of the Viennese archives and of the terrain of the Marshal's battles. It explores not just the life of a single commander, but the warfare of an age which holds many lessons for the present century.

    She said she wanted to make the choice as representative as possible of her entire body of work, but knew this would be difficult. So she took one story from each of the eleven volumes of stories already published, and to simplify the choice further, she selected the title story in each case. One snag was that her first book of stories did not have a title story, so one of the storties was chosen at random. In the Middle of the Fields is one of her most highly regarded stories, and it is here, and the others include Lilacs,The Long Ago, A Likely Story, Happiness, and The Shrine.

    Includes: Jug Of Punch, Carrickgergus, Irish Rover, Brennan On The Moor, Lewis Bridal Song (Mairi's Wedding), The Parting Glass, The Rising Of The Moon, Legion Of The Rearguard, and Barnyards Of Delgaty.