The Exiles of Erin: Nineteenth Century Irish-American Fiction (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780802313157)

Of immense value to anyone interested in the Irish story in America.--The Boston Globe. This collection of three generations of Irish immigrant fiction excerpted from novels, magazines, and newspapers provides new insight into the nineteenth-century immigrant experience. It captures the spirit of those who were experiencing the traumas of adjustment and assimilation. The men and women authors of these pieces vividly render the details of immigrant life in a variety of settings, from Virginia and Nebraska to San Francisco, Chicago, New York City, Philadelphia, and Boston, from 1820 to 1906. Fanning places each selection in its historical and cultural context by means of introductory notes. Together, they provide the most extended, continuous body of literature available to us by members of a single American ethnic group. This new edition provides some additional selections as well as new background material. Charles Fanning is Professor of English at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

Author: Charles Fanning
ISBN-10: 0802313159
ISBN-13: 9780802313157
Publisher: Dufour Editions
Language: English
Published: 04/28/1997
Pages: 306
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.24lbs
Size: 8.94h x 5.97w x 0.89d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 06/15/1997 pg. 102