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Title: The King of Ireland's Son by Padraic Colum ISBN: 0-486-29722-5 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 09 June, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 (5 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A Story of a Story in a Story...
Comment: My, this tale wanders! But it always manages to stagger back, and within its digressions one gradually becomes aware that the characters have come to accept that their main business is to be about finding how their own story comes out.
If that sounds a bit like life itself, it isn't. It is, rather, the exuberant piling-on and folding-in of narratives by a master story-teller. In the end, evil is trumped and love triumphant, as we always knew it would be. But like those bards of old who earned their place nearest the fire by their hypnotic words and unflagging invention, Colum delights in the texture of the telling, and assumes that old bargain with his audience, where we come to the tale with an appetite for wonder and an ability to listen, and he builds those gorgeous stage-sets and animates them with his language.
I enjoyed this somewhat less than "Nordic Gods and Heroes"; although Willy Pogony does the illustrations here as well, they are not as powerfully evocative. Also, in that other book I felt I was learning something: it was a story, but it was also "official" myth. This is just a shaggy prince story that wanders confusingly. But, though not very educational, it was still a thoroughly entertaining ramble.
Rating: 5
Summary: An adventure loved by both children and adults
Comment: Our child came home from school one day and excitedly announced that the teacher was reading to the class "the best story," The King of Ireland's Son, by Padraic Colum. After much hunting I finally found the book on Amazon.com. It is a beautifully crafted story full of rich images and detail. The charecters and environments come to life with a sophistication that children and adults both appreciate. My husband never used to like to read to our child at bedtime but now has taken over this role - because he loves reading The King of Ireland's Son. He says nightly after finishing a chapter, "this is such a great story!!"
Rating: 5
Summary: From Padriac Colum's cousin
Comment: Hi, my great grandmother was Bridgit Colum, and Padriac Colum is my cousin from county Longford, in Ireland. I haven't read Padriac's book yet...but I am sure that it will be an exciting tale to read. The Ireland they knew was surrounded by family...and sometimes joy and also sorrow. I can only imagine the colorful characters that Padriac Colum has invented in his stories.....they will truly be a great legacy to uphold on the richness of Ireland's culture and folklore. I am going to read all of the books written by my cousin and hope that you too will enjoy them!
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Title: The Wind Boy by Ethel Cook Eliot, Sylvia Thomas ISBN: 0961596147 Publisher: Raven Rocks Pr Pub. Date: August, 1996 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: The Barefoot Book of Pirates by Richard Walker, Olwyn Whelan ISBN: 1901223795 Publisher: Barefoot Books Pub. Date: September, 1998 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: James Herriot's Treasury for Children : Warm and Joyful Tales by the Author of All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot ISBN: 0312085125 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 1992 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Barefoot Book of Princesses by Caitlin Matthews, Olwyn Whelan ISBN: 1901223744 Publisher: Barefoot Books Pub. Date: October, 1998 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Wolf Story by William McCleery, Warren Chappell ISBN: 0208021914 Publisher: Linnet Books Pub. Date: December, 1988 List Price(USD): $16.50 |
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