Experiences of an Irish R.M. - Folio Society edition

Experiences of an Irish R.M.

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Experiences of an Irish R.M. - Folio Society edition
Folio Society
Literature

Experiences of an Irish R.M.

Edith Somerville & Martin Ross

Edition year 1984
Binding Cloth
Illustrator Paul Cox
Weight 1.25 Kg
Pages 270
Dimensions 22.7 × 14.8 cm

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Experiences of an Irish R.M. by Edith Somerville & Martin Ross. Selected and with an introduction by John O'Donovan. Frontispiece and 42 small drawings by Paul Cox. Bound in green cloth with an illustration in black by Cox. Cream endleaves. Green slipcase. 22.7x14.8cm. 270pp.

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Experiences of an Irish R.M. by E. Œ. Somerville and Martin Ross follows Major Sinclair Yeates, an Englishman who becomes a Resident Magistrate in rural Ireland. Expecting a relatively straightforward official appointment, Yeates instead finds himself surrounded by eccentric neighbours, unpredictable servants, sporting adventures and situations he rarely understands completely. Much of the humour comes from the contrast between Yeates's attempts to impose order and the complicated local world around him. Filled with hunting, horses and colourful characters, the stories provide an affectionate and highly entertaining portrait of Irish country life around the turn of the twentieth century.

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