Revolutionary ImperialistBy 1848 all peaceful means of giving Ireland an equal place within the British Empire seemed exhausted and William Smith OBrien found himself a reluctant revolutionary leader. An aristocratic Protestant landlord, OBrien nevertheless commanded unrivalled respect amonst all Irish classes. This scion of an ancient dynasty and tireless campaigner for Catholic Emancipation and Repeal of the Union had advocated a host of improving laws and policies in a

this ‘myriad-minded’ man is still a cult figure among UFOlogists

And he gives a rich

It is autumn 1942

it gave shape to her life

the memoir quietly records the cutting of a succession of Gordian knots

documents extraordinary times

From cityscape to mindscape

With an intelligent and amusing introduction from the compiler

and four books of travel writing

Borneo and New Zealand

Westmeath with no goal except to find a brief reprieve from the chaos of modern life

and to Sark in the Channel Islands