
TO THE REVEREND MORTIMER O'SULLIVAN, D.D.
PREFACE TO THE EDITION OF 1872.
CHAPTER I. CRO' MARTIN
CHAPTER II. KILKIERAN BAY
CHAPTER III. AN AUTUMN MORNING IN THE WEST
CHAPTER IV. MAURICE SCANLAN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
CHAPTER V. A STUDIO AND AN ARTIST
CHAPTER VI. A DASH OF POLITICS
CHAPTER VII. A COLLEGE COMPETITOR
CHAPTER VIII. SOME KNOTTY POINTS THAT PUZZLED JOE NELLIGAN
Set against the rolling green of mid‑nineteenth‑century Ireland, this tale follows the intertwined lives of the Martins family and the tenants of Cro’ Martin. Through a series of intimate letters and vivid observations, the narrator paints a portrait of a community caught between old loyalties and rising resentment, where the bonds between landlord and peasant are beginning to fray. The story captures the quiet rhythms of rural life while hinting at the larger political currents that threaten to upend them.
Against this backdrop, characters grapple with personal ambitions, pride, and the moral ambiguities of a world in transition. Their choices are colored by the clash of tradition and emerging ideas of liberty, creating moments of unexpected humor and poignant reflection. Listeners will be drawn into a richly textured drama that explores how ordinary people navigate the shifting tides of duty, friendship, and emerging social change.
Language
en
Duration
~13 hours (764K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by David Widger
Release date
2011-02-02
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1806–1872
A lively Irish novelist with a gift for wit, adventure, and fast-moving storytelling, he became famous for exuberant tales of soldiers, rogues, and life on the road. His books helped bring a swaggering, humorous version of nineteenth-century Irish and European life to a wide audience.
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