Books by "Denis O'Connor"
6 books found
Cultural Politics and Irish Education Since the 1950s
by Denis O'Sullivan
2005 · Institute of Public Administration
Shelley's Early Life from Original Sources. With ... Incidents, Letters, and Writings, Now First Published, Etc
by Denis Florence MACCARTHY
1872
Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The Antigonos publishing house specialises in the publication of reprints of historical books. We make sure that these works are made available to the public in good condition in order to preserve their cultural heritage.
The Basking Shark in Scotland is based on archival sources, early historical works and interviews with surviving shark hunters. This 'gentle giant' of the seas, the largest fish in Scottish waters, is nowadays often in the news as conservationists press for its legal protection. Denis Fairfax provides a full history of the fishery for the shark, its anatomy and its biology. The basking shark's scientific history is treated extensively, including the Loch Ranza specimen featured by Thomas Pennant in his British Zoology. Shark incidents are recounted, including the famous Carradale incident of 1937 when an encounter with a basking shark led to the drowning of three people.
Essays discuss William Butler Yeats, James Joyce, James Stephens, Sean O'Casey, Frank O'Connor, Sean O'Faolain, and Irish society