Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Doyle at his best- his portrait of turn-of-the-century Dublin's dark side is masterful. There is a Dickensian richness to language and character' The TimesBorn in the Dublin slums of 1901, his father a one-legged whorehouse bouncer and settler of scores, Henry Smart has to grow up fast. By the time he can walk he's out robbing and begging, often cold and always hungry, but a prince of the streets. By Easter Monday, 1916, he's fourteen years old and already six-foot-two, a soldier in the Irish Citizen Army. A year later he's ready to die for Ireland again, a rebel, a Fenian and a killer. With his father's wooden leg as his weapon, Henry becomes a Republican legend - one of Michael Collins' boys, a cop killer, an assassin on a stolen bike.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: English Dutch German
Subjects
Fiction, Young men, Revolutionaries, Guerrillas, History, People with social disabilities, Biographical fiction, Adventure stories, Poor, Family, Social conditions, Révolutionnaires, Histoire, Romans, Easter Rising (Ireland : 1916) fast (OCoLC)fst01352821, Ireland, Historical Fiction, Fiction, historical, Ireland, history, easter rising, 1916, fiction, Ireland, fiction, Large type books, Fiction, historical, general, FamiliesPlaces
Ireland, Dublin, Irlande, Dublin (Ireland)Showing 10 featured editions. View all 28 editions?
Edition | Availability |
---|---|
01
A star called Henry
2016
in English
- New edition / introduction by Roy Foster.
1784704490 9781784704490
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
02 |
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
03
A Star Called Henry (The Last Roundup)
September 1, 2005, Vintage
in English
0099284480 9780099284482
|
aaaa
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
04 |
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
05 |
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
06
A Star Called Henry (Doyle, Roddy, Last Roundup, V. 1.)
September 5, 2000, Penguin (Non-Classics)
in English
0140296131 9780140296136
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
07 |
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
08 |
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
09
Star Called Henry (The Last Roundup)
September 2, 1999, Trafalgar Square
in English
0224060198 9780224060196
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
10 |
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
Book Details
First Sentence
"My mother looked up at the stars."
Classifications
ID Numbers
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?History
- Created April 29, 2008
- 13 revisions
Wikipedia citation
×CloseCopy and paste this code into your Wikipedia page. Need help?
December 5, 2022 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
October 26, 2020 | Edited by Lisa | Merge works |
October 8, 2020 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
July 31, 2020 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
April 29, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | Imported from amazon.com record |