EM_ark13960t3bz9180s_001
Author: Lover, Samuel, 1797-1868
Title: Rory O'More
Publisher: Routledge, Warne, and Routledge
Publication Date: 1864
URL: archive.org/details/15046503.2549.emory.edu
Description and Synopsis:
The cover depicts a man sneaking up on a woman seated on a bench. In the background of the scene, another man and woman dance together. The whole scene appears to be surrounded by an earthen cottage. Lover describes such a cottage at the beginning of the novel:
In a retired district of the South of Ireland, near some wild hills and a romantic river, a small by-road led to a quiet spot, where, at the end of a little lane, or boreen, which was sheltered by some hazel-hedges, stood a cottage which in England would have been considered a poor habitation, but in Ireland was absolutely comfortable, when contrasted with the wretched hovels that most of her peasantry are doomed to dwell in. (Lover 1)
Further Notes:
Anglo-Irish author and painter Samuel Lover is remembered for his use of satire and folklore. In 1837, Lover published his first novel, Rory O’More, which was set during the Irish Rebellion of 1798. The novel, and many of Lover’s other works, led to greater awareness of the struggles of Irish peasants as well as the problems with British Imperialism. Lover also wrote a variety of poems and helped bring Irish folklore to light (Ashdown).
Works Cited:
Ashdown, Paul G. "Samuel Lover." In British Reform Writers, 1832–1914. Ed. Gary Kelly and Edd Applegate. Detroit: Gale, 1998. Dictionary of Literary Biography Vol. 190. Literature Resource Center. Web. 16 Oct. 2015. go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CH1200007921&v=2.1&...
EM_ark13960t3bz9180s_001
Author: Lover, Samuel, 1797-1868
Title: Rory O'More
Publisher: Routledge, Warne, and Routledge
Publication Date: 1864
URL: archive.org/details/15046503.2549.emory.edu
Description and Synopsis:
The cover depicts a man sneaking up on a woman seated on a bench. In the background of the scene, another man and woman dance together. The whole scene appears to be surrounded by an earthen cottage. Lover describes such a cottage at the beginning of the novel:
In a retired district of the South of Ireland, near some wild hills and a romantic river, a small by-road led to a quiet spot, where, at the end of a little lane, or boreen, which was sheltered by some hazel-hedges, stood a cottage which in England would have been considered a poor habitation, but in Ireland was absolutely comfortable, when contrasted with the wretched hovels that most of her peasantry are doomed to dwell in. (Lover 1)
Further Notes:
Anglo-Irish author and painter Samuel Lover is remembered for his use of satire and folklore. In 1837, Lover published his first novel, Rory O’More, which was set during the Irish Rebellion of 1798. The novel, and many of Lover’s other works, led to greater awareness of the struggles of Irish peasants as well as the problems with British Imperialism. Lover also wrote a variety of poems and helped bring Irish folklore to light (Ashdown).
Works Cited:
Ashdown, Paul G. "Samuel Lover." In British Reform Writers, 1832–1914. Ed. Gary Kelly and Edd Applegate. Detroit: Gale, 1998. Dictionary of Literary Biography Vol. 190. Literature Resource Center. Web. 16 Oct. 2015. go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CH1200007921&v=2.1&...