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Description edit
James Stephens (1882-1950) was an Irish novelist and poet who sometimes wrote under the pen name James Esse. James Stephens wrote many retellings of Irish fairy tales. His retellings are marked by a rare combination of humour and lyricism. Deirdre (1923) and Irish Fairy Tales (1920) are often... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Mary Makebelieve: The charwoman's daughter.
- Mrs. Makebelieve: A charwoman, living in a tenement slum in Ireland, with a teenaged daughter, believing her brother will send her money from America.
- Mrs. Cafferty: Neighbour woman, wife and mother, in the same tenement in Dublin, Ireland.
- The policeman: Add a description of this character.
- Mrs. O'Connor: The wealthy employer of Mary Makebelieve.
Quotes edit
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“There was surely healing in that breast of love, a rampart of tenderness against the world, a door which would never be closed against her or opened to her enemies.”
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“...but a little boy...her breasts could have filled with milk for him, him she could have nourished in the rocks and in desert places: he would have been life to her and adventure, a barrier against old age, an incantation against sorrow, a fragrance and a grief and a defiance.”
First Sentence edit
Mary Makebelieve lived with her mother in a small room at the very top of a big, dingy house in a Dublin back street.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 751 of 1286 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- James Stephens (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Macmillan
Country: London
Publication Date: 1912
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 240
Publisher: Macmillan
Country: London
Publication Date: 1912
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 240
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
Subjects edit
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