c1876 JAIL JOURNAL or Five Years in British Prisons

Description: This is one of a large number of similar Haggard Sixpenny Vintage Paperback novels I have listed. Click here ANTIQUARIAN & COLLECTABLE then search "Haggard" to see the others. Please note that I list with postage rather than "Free Shipping" (Really just included in the price), so that you are able to save money by combining postage (see details at the bottom) or if you are local to WN5 you are very welcome to collect!Date and Edition: - Jail journal; or, Five years in British prisons. Commenced on board the Shearwater steamer, in Dublin bay, continued at Spike island--on board the "Scourge" war steamer--on board the Dromedary hulk, Bermuda--on board the Neptune convict ship--at Pernambuco--at the cape of Good Hope (during the anti-convict rebellion)--at Van Diemen's land--at Sydney--at Tahiti--at San Francisco--at Greytown--and concluded at no. 3, pier, North river, New York. Originally published in the US in 1854 and Ireland in 1864, this edition is c1870s. John Mitchel (1815-1875) was an Irish nationalist, journalist, and revolutionary. He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin, in 1830, and qualified as a solicitor in 1840. In 1843, he began to write for 'The Nation' and developed a 'distinctive style of biting satire using a neo-biblical vocabulary', however his militancy alienated many moderate nationalists and in 1848 he started 'The Weekly Irishman'. In the same year he was tried for sedition and treason and transported to Van Diemen's Land (present-day Tasmania). It was during this period of enforced isolation that he wrote his famous 'Jail Journal'. Its emotive identification of the individual and the Irish nation made it a central text of Irish nationalism. In 1853, Mitchel escaped from captivity and arrived in San Francisco, eventually making his way to New York, where he started the 'Citizen' in 1854. He became a strenuous anti-abolitionist and wrote two more important books: 'The Last Conquest of Ireland (Perhaps)' in 1861 and 'The History of Ireland' in 1868, both titles that essentially accuse the English of genocidal intentions towards the Irish. In the late 1860s, he was imprisoned for articles he published supporting slavery. He returned to Ireland after his release, and was elected a member of parliament for Tipperary, but his election was quashed on the ground that he was a convicted felon. A really nice early copy of this important title.Pages: - 320.Illustrated?: - no.Book condition: - Original leather binding showing signs of rubbing and marking, but no serious wear or splitting. Binding remains tight and gutters solid, free from inscriptions, writing, soiling, foxing (save for a few spots on prelims) and damage, see photos for details. Dust Jacket Condition: - n/a.Weight (Remember to consider packing weight of working out combined shipping): - 400g.Size: - 12.5cm x 18.5cm.Other Details: - We do not just "pop it in a polymailer" and will do our best to make sure it arrives with you the same way it left, our feedback doesn't lie!Our Reference: 2404.Combined UK (Mainland) Postage Up to 1kg will be £3.95, up to 2kg £4.50, up to 5Kg £7.85, up to 10Kg £9.50, up to 20Kg £15.00. Collection is welcome from WN5 - 30 seconds from J26 off of the M6.Shipping Outside the UK. I can ship outside the UK but with ever changing prices and different prices to every country please ask for a quote.

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