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Arthur M. Forrester

1850–1895

A late-19th-century writer whose work blends poetry and storytelling with strong feeling for Irish life, memory, and identity. His surviving books suggest a voice drawn to both homespun scenes and big national themes.

1 Audiobook

An Irish Crazy-Quilt: Smiles and tears, woven into song and story

An Irish Crazy-Quilt: Smiles and tears, woven into song and story

by Arthur M. Forrester

About the author

Arthur M. Forrester (1850–1895) was a 19th-century author remembered for writing poetry and prose with an Irish focus. Project Gutenberg’s record for An Irish Crazy-Quilt: Smiles and tears, woven into song and story identifies him as the author and dates him to 1850–1895.

His work appears to mix songs, poems, and short narrative pieces rather than staying in a single form. From the surviving titles and catalog records, he seems especially interested in Irish landscapes, everyday feeling, cultural memory, and national sentiment.

Reliable biographical detail about his life is scarce in the sources I could confirm here, so it is safest to let the books speak most clearly for him: Forrester comes across as a writer of emotion, reflection, and strong attachment to place.