In search of Swift / Denis Johnston
1959, 1st edition. Dublin : Hodges Figgis. Good library copy in the original title-blocked cloth. Boards dust-toned. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Internally, bright and clean with some browning to the edges. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #430802
Physical description; 240 pages, illustrations, 26 cm. Contents; Part 1: The witnesses -- The Dean rides -- About some of the books -- Part 2 : The testimony -- Migration to Ireland (a) as commonly accepted -- Migration to Ireland (b) as it probably occurred -- The trail of the uncles -- Parents -- The King's Inns -- Swift's birthplace -- The Whitehaven incident -- Schoolboy and undergraduate -- Refugee -- William Temple and Dorthy Osborne -- The Johnsons -- Stella's parentage -- Ten years reconstructed -- An Oxford degree -- Kilroot -- Laracor -- London -- The supposed marriage -- Latter days -- Part 3: The autopsy -- The Dean's death -- The battle of the graves -- Towards a conclusion -- The dilemma. Apprendix. Bibliography. Index. Subjects; Swift, Jonathan. Swift, Jonathan 1667-1745 Criticism and interpretation. Authors, Irish ; Biography. Écrivains irlandais ; Biographies. Authors, Irish 18th century ; Biography.
Price: €18.00