Lady Gregory's Toothbrush by Colm T?ib?n Paperback Book

Description: Lady Gregory's Toothbrush by Colm Tóibín This sharp and stylish biography redefines the woman George Bernard Shaw once described as the greatest living Irishwoman – Augusta Gregory. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This sharp and stylish biography redefines the woman George Bernard Shaw once described as the greatest living Irishwoman-Augusta Gregory. A remarkable figure in Celtic history, she was married to an MP and land-owner, yet retained an unprecedented independence of both thought and deed, actively championing causes close to her heart. At once conservative and radical in her beliefs, she saw no conflict in idealizing and mythologizing the Irish peasantry, for example, while her landlord husband introduced legislation that would, in part, lead to the widespread misery, poverty and starvation of the Great Famine. Nevertheless, as founder of the Abbey Theatre, an outspoken opponent of censorship, and mentor, muse and mother-figure to W.B. Yeats, Augusta Gregory played a pivotal role in shaping Irish literary and dramatic history. Moreover, despite her parents early predictions of spinsterhood, she was no matronly figure, engaging in a passionate affair while newly-wedded and, as she approached sixty, falling for a man almost twenty years her junior. Notes Biographical portrait of the Irish activist and theatre founder, Augusta Gregory. Author Biography Colm Tóibín was born in Ireland in 1955. He is the author of ten previous novels, including The Master, Brooklyn, and The Magician, and two collections of stories. He has been three times shortlisted for the Booker Prize. In 2021, he was awarded the David Cohen Prize for Literature. Tóibín is the current Laureate for Irish fiction. Review Biographical portraits are too often nowadays smudged in a surfeit of words . . . this one is a brilliant illumination. * Spectator * Review Quote Biographical portraits are too often nowadays smudged in a surfeit of words . . . this one is a brilliant illumination. Promotional "Headline" This sharp and stylish biography redefines the woman George Bernard Shaw once described as the greatest living Irishwoman - Augusta Gregory. Details ISBN0330419935 Pages 128 Publisher Pan Macmillan ISBN-10 0330419935 ISBN-13 9780330419932 Format Paperback Imprint Picador Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 822.912 Illustrations Illustrations Edition 1st Audience Age 18 Media Book Year 2003 Publication Date 2003-09-05 UK Release Date 2003-09-05 Author Colm Tóibín Alternative 9781843512264 Audience General AU Release Date 2003-10-31 NZ Release Date 2003-10-31 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:1076614;

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