A11 Parnell and His Island

Table of Contents

A11-a First edition

Title Page

Launch

Description

Contents

A11-a First edition

Title Page

Parnell

and his

Island

BY

GEORGE MOORE

AUTHOR OF

‘A MUMMER’S WIFE’, ‘DRAMA IN MUSLIN’ ETC.

LONDON

SWAN SONNENSCHEIN, LOWREY, & CO.

PATERNOSTER SQUARE

1887

Launch

Published 16 May 1887 at 3/6 in cloth and 2/6 in wrappers in an edition of 5,000 copies, according to a letter to GM from the publisher offering terms of publication. Prior to publication Sonnenschein again wrote GM, “...a letter... [has] just been received, pointing out what is stated to be an error in your book. As we have, so far, only printed 2,500 copies, and shall undoubtedly go to press again, would you kindly send us such corrections for page 175, as you consider desirable...”. No copy has been located so far with corrections on page 175, but if one should be found, a second issue would be established.

Description

Height: 7 1/8 in; 7.13 in; 18.1 cm

Width: 4 3/4 in; 4.75 in; 12.07 cm

[A]2 (tipped in), B-R8; pp [iv], 256, comprising:

• title page, with

PRINTED BY

SPOTTISWOODE AND CO., NEWSTREET SQUARE

LONDON

in center of verso, pp [i-ii]

• table of CONTENTS, verso blank, pp [iii-iv]
• text pp [l]-254, with printer’s imprint repeated at foot of p 254
• publisher’s advertisements pp [255-56]
• white endpapers all edges trimmed

Issued simultaneously in two styles:

1. Bright green cloth, back cover plain, front cover lettered in black within double-rule black border:

Parnell

and his

Island

BY

GEORGE MOORE

publisher’s device

THREE AND SIXPENCE

and lettered up spine 

Parnell and his Island. — George Moore

2. Light cream wrappers, with publisher’s advertisement on back cover, lettered in black on front cover within fine double-rule border:

Parnell

and his

Island

BY

GEORGE MOORE

rule

HALF-A-CROWN: CLOTH, THREE-AND-SIX

rule

LONDON

SWAN SONNENSCHEIN, LOWREY & CO.

PATERNOSTER SQUARE

1887

Reissued in both binding styles, June 1891.

Contents

[Formatted as an ordered list, quotation marks added]

1. “Dublin – The Castle, The Shelbourne Hotel, The Kildare Street Club, Mrs. Rusville“
2. “An Irish Country House“
3. “The House of an Irish Poet“
4. “The Landlord“
5. “The Tenant Farmer“
6. “The Priest“
7. “The Patriot“
8. “A Castle of Yesterday“
9. “A Castle of To-day“
10. “An Eviction“
11. “A Hunting Breakfast“
12. “Conclusion“

All, except the last three sections, revised from text previously used for translations in Le Figaro, Paris, 31 July, 7, 14, 21, 28 August 1886, and 4 September 1886 (D:Fr-4), and in Terre d'Irlande (D:Fr-5).