A star called Henry
by Roddy Doyle
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"Born in the slums of Dublin in 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, begging, often cold, always hungry, but a prince of the streets. At fourteen, already six foot two, Henry's in the General Post Office on Easter Monday 1916, a soldier in the Irish Citizen Army, fighting for freedom. A year later he's ready to die for Ireland again, a rebel, a Fenian and soon, 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."--BOOK JACKET.
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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 11 featured editions. View all 28 editions?
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A star called Henry
2016
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A Star Called Henry (The Last Roundup)
September 1, 2005, Vintage
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A Star Called Henry (Doyle, Roddy, Last Roundup, V. 1.)
September 5, 2000, Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Star Called Henry (The Last Roundup)
September 2, 1999, Trafalgar Square
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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.
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