Phil Purcel, The Pig-Driver; The Geography Of An Irish Oath; The Lianhan Shee
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Phil Purcel has a gift for keeping a straight face while other people pay for his cleverness. William Carleton introduces this popular but dishonest pig driver through a comic portrait of apparent simplicity, practiced deception and thrift. The volume gathers three Irish tales, including The Geography Of An Irish Oath and The Lianhan Shee, within a collection concerned with rural life and customs.
The opening moves easily from Phil's character to mock praise of professional titles, economic theories and an older breed of remarkably agile pigs. Its extravagant claims about the animals' command of Irish and Latin turn everyday farming into social satire.
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- Author
- William Carleton
- Reading time
- About 5 hours
- Pages
- 125
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Classics
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- PDF, EPUB, Read online