An edition of A star called Henry (1999)

A Star Called Henry

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An edition of A star called Henry (1999)

A Star Called Henry

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Doyle at his best- his portrait of turn-of-the-century Dublin's dark side is masterful. There is a Dickensian richness to language and character' The TimesBorn in the Dublin slums of 1901, his father a one-legged whorehouse bouncer and settler of scores, Henry Smart has to grow up fast. By the time he can walk he's out robbing and begging, often cold and always hungry, but a prince of the streets. By Easter Monday, 1916, he's fourteen years old and already six-foot-two, a soldier in the Irish Citizen Army. A year later he's ready to die for Ireland again, a rebel, a Fenian and a killer. With his father's wooden leg as his weapon, Henry becomes a Republican legend - one of Michael Collins' boys, a cop killer, an assassin on a stolen bike.

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Pages
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Cover of: A star called Henry
A star called Henry
2016
in English - New edition / introduction by Roy Foster.
Cover of: De ster Henry Smart
De ster Henry Smart
2010, Nijgh & Van Ditmar
in Dutch - 4e dr.
Cover of: A Star Called Henry (The Last Roundup)
A Star Called Henry (The Last Roundup)
September 1, 2005, Vintage
in English
Cover of: A Star Called Henry
A Star Called Henry
October 5, 2004, Penguin (Non-Classics)
in English
Cover of: Henry der Held
Henry der Held
Aug 07, 2000, Fischer Krüger
hardcover in German
Cover of: A star called Henry
A star called Henry
2000, Compass Press
in English
Cover of: A Star Called Henry (Doyle, Roddy, Last Roundup, V. 1.)
A Star Called Henry (Doyle, Roddy, Last Roundup, V. 1.)
September 5, 2000, Penguin (Non-Classics)
in English
Cover of: A star called Henry
A star called Henry
1999, Viking
in English
Cover of: De ster Henry Smart
De ster Henry Smart
1999, Nijgh & Van Ditmar
in Dutch
Cover of: Star Called Henry (The Last Roundup)
Star Called Henry (The Last Roundup)
September 2, 1999, Trafalgar Square
in English

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First Sentence

"My mother looked up at the stars."

Classifications

Library of Congress
  PR6015.I3, PR6054.O95 S7 2004

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL7361456M
Internet Archive
starcalledhenry0000doyl_q6o9
ISBN 10
0143034618
ISBN 13
9780143034612
OCLC/WorldCat
57672557
Library Thing
5113
Goodreads
819229

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