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Jan 1, 1920 — Jan 1, 1994· 74 yrs

IRELAND AUTHOR · FICTION · CHILDREN

Eilis Dillon

Also known as: Eilís Dillon, Eilís Dillon

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Galway, Ireland
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ABOUT FOUR O'CLOCK Abraham Kent woke from a fitful sleep and realized he couldn't rest again until the day's action was concluded, in the Legion's favor or otherwise.

— from The seekers, 1969

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Across the bitter sea

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This is the novel of Ireland in the tumultuous years from the mid-19th-century famine to the Easter Rebellion. The Irish peasants were scraping the earth to stay alive, when Alice found herself thrown into a world of plenty through her marriage to the wealthy landowner, Samuel Flaherty. She grew to love her husband for his fairness and gentility. She grew to understand the need for peace. But Alice never outgrew her passion for Morgan, the patriot who was ready to fight for all he loved.

#2

The shadow of Vesuvius

1977

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A Greek slave of a Roman artisan plans his escape from the city of Pompeii amid ominous signs of the approaching eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.

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The Lost Island

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When a tramp brings what may be a message from his missing father, Michael determines to follow the piecemeal clues and find a boat and crew for the hazardous journey in search of an unknown island located somewhere off the coast of western Ireland.

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