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    The Adventures of Seumas Beg The Rocky Road to Dublin
    The Adventures of Seumas Beg The Rocky Road to Dublin
    The Adventures of Seumas Beg The Rocky Road to Dublin
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    The Adventures of Seumas Beg The Rocky Road to Dublin

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    Release dateNov 27, 2013
    The Adventures of Seumas Beg The Rocky Road to Dublin
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    James Stephens

    James Stephens (1882-1950) was an Irish novelist, poet, and folklorist. Adopted at a young age, Stephens spent much of his childhood on the streets. Having managed to make his way through school, Stephens became a solicitor’s clerk before developing an interest in Irish Republicanism and learning to read, write, and speak the Irish language. As he became politically active, he dedicated himself to writing versions of Irish myths, as well as composing original novels. A friend and colleague of James Joyce and George William Russell, James Stephens is an important and underrecognized figure in twentieth century Irish literature.

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      The Adventures of Seumas Beg The Rocky Road to Dublin - James Stephens

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      Title: The Adventures of Seumas Beg

      The Rocky Road to Dublin

      Author: James Stephens

      Release Date: August 25, 2011 [EBook #37214]

      Language: English

      *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE ADVENTURES OF SEUMAS BEG ***

      Produced by Al Haines

      THE ADVENTURES OF SEUMAS BEG

      THE ROCKY ROAD TO DUBLIN

      BY

      JAMES STEPHENS

      AUTHOR OF

      'THE CHARWOMAN'S DAUGHTER,' 'THE HILL OF VISION,'

      'THE CROCK OF GOLD,' ETC.

      MACMILLAN AND CO., LIMITED

      ST. MARTIN'S STREET, LONDON

      1915

      COPYRIGHT

      CONTENTS

      THE ADVENTURES OF SEUMAS BEG

      The Cherry Tree

      Breakfast Time

      In the Orchard

      Day and Night

      The Devil's Bag

      A Visit from Abroad

      The Wood of Flowers

      The White Window

      Midnight

      Behind the Hill

      The Secret

      April Showers

      The Turn of the Road

      The Coral Island

      The Cow

      The Old Man

      What the Snake saw

      The Horse

      The Apple Tree

      The Appointment

      Check

      When I was Young

      THE ROCKY ROAD TO DUBLIN

      The Patriot's Bed

      Grafton Street

      Portobello Bridge

      York Street

      The Fifteen Acres

      College Green

      Mount Street

      Westland Row

      The College of Science

      The Canal Bank

      By Ana Liffey

      From Hawk and Kite

      The Gombeen-man

      Beresford Place

      At the Fair

      The Fur Coat

      Dublin Men

      O'Connell Bridge

      Charlotte Street

      George's Street

      Holles Street

      Katty Gollagher

      Cork Hill

      The Piper

      The Shadow

      Custom House Quay

      Stephen's Green

      The College of Surgeons

      Merrion Square

      The Bare Trees

      Dunphy's Corner

      The Dodder Bank

      White Fields

      The Paps of Dana

      Donnelly's Orchard

      Donnybrook

      THE ADVENTURES OF SEUMAS BEG

      THE CHERRY TREE

      Come from your bed my drowsy gentleman!

          And you, fair lady, rise and braid your hair,

      And let the children wash, if wash they can;

          If not, assist you them, and make them fair

      As is the morning and the morning sky,

          And every tree and bush and bird in air.

      The sun climbed on the heights three hours ago,

          He laughed above the hills and they were glad;

      With bubbled pearl he made the rivers flow

          And laced their mists in silver, and he clad

      The meads in fragrant pomp of green and gold,

          And bade the world forget it had

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