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Enigma : a new life of Charles Stewart Parnell /

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Charles Stewart Parnell is the most enigmatic figure in Irish history. An Anglo-Irish landlord from a distinguished and long-established Wicklow family; he became the most unlikely leader of Irish nationalism imaginable. This is the first major biography of Parnell in 30 years.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bew, Paul
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Dublin : Gill & Macmillan, 2012.
Subjects:
Parnell, Charles Stewart, > 1846-1891.
Politicians > Ireland > Biography.
Ireland > Politics and government > 1837-1901.
Biography.
Politics and government.
Politicians.
Ireland.
1837-1901
Table of Contents:
  • "The accident of birth"
  • "On the verge of treason-felony"
  • "A spontaneous uprising" : the Land League
  • "A certain value to parliamentary action"
  • "He knew what he wanted" : home rule in 1886
  • "The bitterness of party conflict" : "Parnellism and crime"
  • "Sticking to his corner."