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The National Being

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First published: 1916
Pages: 112

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Writing under his pen name AE, the poet and social reformer George William Russell set down here his vision for a self-governing Ireland, published in 1916 as the country moved toward independence. Drawing on years spent organizing agricultural cooperatives among Irish farmers, he argues that a nation is built not only through politics and economics but through a shared spiritual and cultural ideal. He sketches how rural communities, education, and cooperative effort might shape a distinctive national character rather than a mere copy of industrial Britain. Idealistic and wide-ranging, the book reads as a thoughtful manifesto for the kind of country Russell hoped Ireland might become. A free PDF and EPUB edition are available here.

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George William Russell

George William Russell was an Irish poet, essayist, painter, editor, and advocate of agricultural cooperation who usually published under the name A.E. His writing moved freely between mystical reflection and practical arguments about Irish public life.