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The Illustrated Letters of Jane Austen: Selected and Introduced by Penelope Hughes-Hallett by Penelope Hughes-Hallet
RRP: $35.00$32.16A beautifully illustrated account of the letters and correspondence of Jane Austen. It has been said that Jane Austen the woman and Jane Austen the author are all of a piece, and nowhere is this more evident to the lovers of her novels than in the pages... -
Black Victorians: Hidden in History by John Woolf
RRP: $39.00$28.49Beyond the patrician vision of Victorian Britain traditionally advanced in our textbooks, there always existed another, more diverse Britain, populated by people of colour marking achievements both ordinary and extraordinary. In this deeply researched... -
The Jewish War by Josephus
RRP: $25.33$17.73Josephus' account of a war marked by treachery and atrocity is a superbly detailed and evocative record of the Jewish rebellion against Rome between AD 66 and 70. Originally a rebel leader, Josephus changed sides after he was captured to become a... -
Between Two Hells: The Irish Civil War by Diarmaid Ferriter
RRP: $21.43$15.15THE IRISH BESTSELLER 'Ferriter has richly earned his reputation as one of Ireland's leading historians' Irish Independent 'Absorbing ... A fascinating exploration of the Civil War and its impact on Ireland and Irish politics' Irish Times In June... -
Dublin and the Viking World by Howard Clarke
RRP: $27.28$22.13Dig through the layers of time to find the Viking past beneath our city streets. Shipbuilding, praying, raiding, trading and playing - Viking customs and habits are brought to life in this richly illustrated account of the beginnings of Dublin town. ... -
When God Spoke English: The Making of the King James Bible by Adam Nicolson 9780007431007
RRP: $21.43$14.14A fascinating, lively account of the making of the King James Bible. James VI of Scotland - now James I of England - came into his new kingdom in 1603. Trained almost from birth to manage rival political factions, he was determined not only to... -
Ireland's Ancient East by Neil Jackman
RRP: $29.23$26.54From medieval Carlingford in Louth to Blarney Castle in Cork, discover the top 100 places to visit in Ireland's Ancient East. Wander through time at sites such as Clonmacnoise, Newgrange and the Rock of Cashel, as well as at hidden gems like Athassel... -
A New History of Ireland, Volume VI: Ireland Under the Union, II: 1870-1921 by W. E. Vaughan 9780199583744
$148.40A New History of Ireland is the largest scholarly project in modern Irish history. In 9 volumes, it provides a comprehensive new synthesis of modern scholarship on every aspect of Irish history and prehistory, from the earliest geological and... -
The Twilight Lords: Elizabeth I and the First Irish Holocaust by Richard J. Berleth 9781570983764
RRP: $29.23$22.48Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781570983764Author Richard BerlethFormat PaperbackPage Count 316Imprint Roberts Rinehart PublishersPublisher Roberts Rinehart PublishersWeight(grams)... -
London Hidden Interiors by Philip Davies 9780956864246
RRP: $97.50$62.79Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956864246Author Philip DaviesFormat HardbackPage Count 448Imprint Atlantic Publishing, Croxley GreenPublisher Atlantic Publishing, Croxley Green -
The Eagle and the Bear: A New History of Roman Scotland by John H. Reid
RRP: $35.08$24.57For over three centuries, the inhabitants of North Britain faced the might of Rome, resulting in some of the most extraordinary archaeology of the ancient world. This richly illustrated new history of Roman Scotland explores the complex, often... -
District Inspector John A. Kearney-The Ric Man Who Befriended Sir Roger Casement by Donal J O' Sullivan 9781412064033
RRP: $35.00$25.62Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781412064033Author Donal J O' SullivanFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Trafford PublishingPublisher Trafford PublishingWeight(grams) 152g -
Our Hidden Lives: The Remarkable Diaries of Postwar Britain by Simon Garfield
RRP: $37.03$26.54In 1936 anthropologist Tom Harrison, poet and journalist Charles Madge, and documentary filmmaker Humphrey Jennings set up the Mass Observation Project. The idea was simple: ordinary people would record, in diary form, the events of their everyday lives... -
Wasted Years Wasted Lives, Volume 2: The British Army in Northern Ireland 1978-79 by Ken Wharton 9781912174157
RRP: $42.80$35.14Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912174157Author Ken WhartonFormat PaperbackPage Count 376Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Irish Fairy Tales and Folklore by W. B. Yeats
RRP: $21.43$15.70A classic collection of Irish fairy tales and lore by Nobel Peace Prize-winning author and poet W. B. Yeats Originally published as two separate volumes in 1800s, this premier collection of Irish stories edited and compiled W. B. Yeats is the perfect... -
That Place We Call Home: A journey through the place names of Ireland by John Creedon
RRP: $31.18$22.64John Creedon has always been fascinated by place names, from growing up in Cork City as a young boy to travelling around Ireland making his popular television show. In this brilliant new book, he peels back the layers of meaning of familiar place names... -
With Our Blessing: (An Inspector Tom Reynolds Mystery Book 1) by Jo Spain
RRP: $17.53$12.09THE FIRST TOM REYNOLDS MYSTERY FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE PERFECT LIEIt's true what they say . . . revenge is sweet.1975A baby, minutes old, is forcibly taken from its devastated mother.2010The body of an elderly woman is found in... -
We Need to Talk by Dr Tony Holohan 9781804182499
RRP: $42.90$29.07Dr Tony Holohan served as Chief Medical Officer in Ireland for 14 years, but only really became known to the public during the Covid 19 pandemic. During this time his remarkable leadership skills came to the fore and he became the public face of the... -
Tales of the Elders of Ireland by Ann Dooley
RRP: $21.43$15.15"'Dear holy cleric,' they said, 'these old warriors tell you no more than a third of their stories, because their memories are faulty. Have these stories written down on poets' tablets in refined language, so that the hearing of them will provide... -
Old Ireland in Colour 3 by John Breslin 9781785374715
RRP: $44.83$36.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785374715Author John BreslinFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Merrion PressPublisher Merrion Press -
God's Traitors: Terror and Faith in Elizabethan England by Jessie Childs
RRP: $25.33$17.73*Winner of the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize**Longlisted for The Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction**A Sunday Times Book of the Year**A Daily Telegraph Book of the Year* *A Times Book of the Year**An Observer Book of the Year*A woman awakes in a prison... -
1916: The Easter Rising by Tim Pat Coogan 9780753818527 [USED COPY]
RRP: $19.48$5.30An account of the events, personalities and repercussions of the Irish rebellionThe Easter Rising began at 12 noon, 24 April, 1916 and lasted for six short but bloody days, resulting in the deaths of innocent civilians, the destruction of many parts of... -
1916: The Easter Rising by Tim Pat Coogan
RRP: $19.48$13.86An account of the events, personalities and repercussions of the Irish rebellionThe Easter Rising began at 12 noon, 24 April, 1916 and lasted for six short but bloody days, resulting in the deaths of innocent civilians, the destruction of many parts of... -
A Brief History of the English Civil Wars by John Miller
RRP: $21.43$6.47Miller provides a clear and comprehensible narrative, a coherent and accurate synthesis, intended as a guide for students and the general reader to an extremely complex period in British history. His aim is to help readers avoid getting lost in a maze of... -
The Graves are Walking by John Kelly
RRP: $25.33$16.69The Irish famine that began in 1845 was one of the nineteenth century's greatest disasters. By its end, the island's population of eight million had shrunk by a third through starvation, disease and emigration. This is a brilliant, compassionate... -
Bobby Sands - New Edition: Nothing But an Unfinished Song by Denis O'Hearn
RRP: $37.03$24.86This is the best-selling biography of the IRA resistance fighter and hunger-striker, Bobby Sands. In this updated, new edition, Denis O'Hearn draws from a wealth of interviews with friends, comrades, fellow prisoners and prison wardens, to provide a... -
Politics in the Republic of Ireland by John Coakley 9781032357652
RRP: $74.08$65.09Building on the success of previous editions, Politics in the Republic of Ireland continues to provide an authoritative introduction to all aspects of government and politics in this seventh edition.Written by some of the foremost experts on Irish... -
An Evening of Long Goodbyes by Paul Murray 9780241955895
RRP: $19.48$19.01The brilliant first novel by the author of The Bee StingAcclaimed as one of the funniest and most assured debuts of recent years, An Evening of Long Goodbyes is the story of Dubliner Charles Hythloday and the heroic squandering of the family inheritance... -
Northern Protestants: An Unsettled People by Susan McKay
RRP: $48.65$33.81First published in 2000, 'Northern Protestants - An Unsettled People' was an instant success and is widely recognised as a ground-breaking book. Based on over sixty in-depth interviews with a wide range of northern Protestants, Susan McKay presents an... -
Lost Ireland (Lost) by Orla Fitzpatrick
RRP: $35.08$25.53Pavilion's 20-title Lost series crosses the Atlantic to chronicle some of the precious losses from across the island of Ireland. Pavilion Books' Lost series traditionally looks at the cherished places of a city that time, progress and fashion... -
The Hurlers: The First All-Ireland Championship and the Making of Modern Hurling by Paul Rouse
RRP: $21.43$15.15In 1882, a letter was published in the Irish Times, lamenting the decline of hurling. The game was now played only in a few isolated rural pockets, and according to no fixed set of rules. It would have been absurd to imagine that, within five years, an... -
Voices from the Grave: Two Men's War in Ireland by Ed Moloney
RRP: $29.23$19.11Ed Moloney's Voices from the Grave follows his highly acclaimed A Secret History of the IRA, the best-informed account yet written of the IRA's evolution from ruthless guerilla army into governmental party. But reconciliation between political figures... -
The Little Book of Donegal by Cathal Coyle 9780750987868
RRP: $29.23$22.52The Little Book of Donegal is a compendium of fascinating, obscure, strange and entertaining facts about County Donegal. Here you will find out about Donegal's folklore and customs, its proud sporting heritage, its castles, forts and stone circles, its... -
The End of the World is a Cul de Sac by Louise Kennedy
RRP: $19.48$12.15'A dazzling, heartbreaking debut collection' Guardian 'Kennedy's voice, and her unforgiving gaze, are electric' Sunday Times 'These stories sing, haunt and inspire laughter ... One of the best collections I've read in years' Sinead Gleeson A... -
Guerilla Days in Ireland - New Edition by Tom Barry
$39.20First published in 1949, 'Guerilla Days in Ireland' is an extraordinary story of the Irish War of Independence and the fight between two unequal forces, which ended in the withdrawal of the British from twenty-six counties. Seven weeks before the Truce... -
The Glorious Heresies: Winner of the Baileys' Women's Prize for Fiction 2016 by Lisa McInerney
RRP: $17.53$12.09WINNER OF THE BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2016WINNER OF THE DESMOND ELLIOT PRIZE 2016We all do stupid things when we're kids.Ryan Cusack's grown up faster than most - being the oldest of six with a dead mum and an alcoholic dad will do that for you... -
King's Mistress, Queen's Servant: The Life and Times of Henrietta Howard by Tracy Borman
RRP: $21.43$15.15Henrietta Howard, later Countess of Suffolk, was the long-term mistress and confidante of King George II. She was also, as Tracy Borman's wonderfully readable biography reveals, a dedicated patron of the arts; a lively and talented intellectual in her... -
Here's the Story: A Memoir by Mary McAleese
RRP: $19.48$13.86The groundbreaking two-term President of Ireland tells the stories of her lifeWhen a young Mary McAleese told a priest that she planned to become a lawyer, the priest dismissed the idea: she knew no one in the law, and she was female. The reality of what... -
Sir Francis Drake by John Sugden
RRP: $25.33$17.73How well do you know the life of one of Britain's great maritime heroes? Discover the truth behind a man who remains a legendary figure of history more than four hundred years after his death.Sir Francis Drake's career is one of the most colourful on... -
Irish History For Dummies by Mike Cronin 9781119995876
RRP: $37.03$25.64From Norman invaders, religious wars-and the struggle for independence-the fascinating, turbulent history of a tortured nation and its gifted people When Shakespeare referred to England as a "jewel set in a silver sea," he could just as well have been...