Leaving Cert Text

It is 1883, and all Irelands in turmoil with agrarian, political and sectarian revolt. From the opening of this pastoral of love and betrayal, events roll towards an inevitable, tragic end. Below the surface, complex tensions between religions, between men and women, good and evil are explored.

Examining American life and consumerism, this play sets forth what happens when a man does not have a grip on the forces of life.

Although only 24, James Joyce knew Dubliners worth: to alter it in any way would retard the course of civilisation in Ireland. Each of the 15 stories offers a glimpse of the lives of ordinary Dubliners - a death, an encounter, an opportunity not taken, a memory rekindled - and collectively paint a portrait of a nation.

This work draws on the complete spectrum of Joyces Irish roots and, with meticulous attention to detail, creates an intimately observed portrait of a city and its people at a time of radical social and political change.

Describes Dublin as a tired, often seedy world of pubs, rented rooms and boarding houses, exposed in unflinching detail. This book contains stories that explore sexual desire and sexual exploitation, domestic violence, corruption and death.

From the heart of a close-knit Indian household to the cool centre of an American family, this novel examines a surfeit of feasting and Indian family life, and the self-denial and starving of affluent American women in the land of plenty.

Griet, a tilemakers daughter in 17th-century Holland, starts her first job as a servant in the Vermeer household. Through Griets eyes the story is told of the family, the small town of Delft, and life with an obsessive genius. Griet is drawn into his life, but there is a price to pay.

As a child Alec, heir to the big house and only son of a bitter marriage, formed a close friendship with Jerry, a village boy who shared his passion for horses. In 1914 both enlisted in the British Army - Alec goaded by his beautiful, cold mother to fight for King and Country, Jerry to learn his trade for the Irish Nationalist cause.

A student edition of Wildes classic comedy, with full introduction, commentary and questions for study.

Promised a golden future as ruler of Scotland by three sinister witches, Macbeth murders the king to ensure his ambitions come true. But he soon learns the meaning of terror killing once, he must kill again and again, and the dead return to haunt him.

Concludes the autobiographical trilogy begun in Cider with Rosie and As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning.