Thomas and Valerie Pakenham spent their early married life in Dublin, when he was working on The Year of Liberty, a history of the Great Irish Rebellion of 1798.
Dublin is Pakenham territory, and no better compilers could have been found. Unforgettable: Yeats in action at the Abbey Theatre, Joyce conceiving 'stately plump Buck Mulligan' at the Martello Tower, and the staggering human tragedy conveyed by an eyewitness account of the Easter Rising. - History TodayDublin's past comes dazzlingly alive... - Publishing NewsErudite and practical simultaneously - Irish IndependentHighly entertaining - Irish TimesA great help towards some understanding of 'Irishness'; and of 'Englishness' also. - SpectatorIt is much more than a traveller's companion, to be enjoyed and appreciated by all who know and feel for this extraordinary city - Contemporary Review
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