St. Patrick's Eve
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Music, livestock trading and courtship fill a village fair beside Lough Corrib on the eve of St. Patrick's Day. Charles Lever sets the opening of his historical novel among mountains, scattered cottages and people whose celebrations offer relief from poverty. Old friends meet, families exchange news and quarrels threaten to interrupt the pleasure. The crowded scene gives country life in Ireland both warmth and tension.
The story also follows Owen through the loss of his father, with young Patsy beside him as he prepares for the burial. Conflict with estate agents adds public pressure to the community's private sorrows. In his dedication, Lever argues that prosperity brings obligations to those who depend on the wealthy. Readers interested in nineteenth-century social fiction will find a concrete connection between that principle and scenes of family affection, hardship and uncertain security.
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- Author
- Charles Lever
- Pages
- 85
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Victorian Literature
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