The hunger /
Ireland in the 1840s, where the beleaguered population fell victim to massive famine following the spread of an uncontrollable potato blight. Against this harsh background of turmoil, starvation and disease, an English landowner and an Irish peasant struggle to keep not only themselves and those aro...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
GMP,
1986.
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| Summary: | Ireland in the 1840s, where the beleaguered population fell victim to massive famine following the spread of an uncontrollable potato blight. Against this harsh background of turmoil, starvation and disease, an English landowner and an Irish peasant struggle to keep not only themselves and those around them alive, but also the love they feel for one another in a society and era that violently condemn it. |
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| Item Description: | The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture. |
| Physical Description: | 189 pages ; 20 cm Also issued online. |
| ISBN: | 0854490086 9780854490080 |