Books with author George Motz

Bubbling with enthusiasm for the revival of Gaelic in Ireland, George Moore suggested to the Gaelic League that it should publish a translation of a modern work that children might study in school and that artists might imitate and so begin a new tradition of Gaelic Literature. It was a sensible idea that was delayed at first for want of agreement within the League over a suitable text. Spurred on by his friends, Moore himself then set about writing some tales of Irish life for this end. They were translated by Taidgh O’Donohue and published in 1902 in the New Ireland Review. Later a collection of these and more stories appeared under the title An T-Úr-Gort, Sgéalta; a version of this, reworked by Moore in English as The Untilled Field, followed in 1903. It proved subsequently the one of his works that pleased Moore best for its affectionate portraits of Irish rural life. The book is one of the richest and most perfectly written of his works and the depth of feeling that went into its composition is evident throughout. This new printing of the text of the 1931 edition also contains the texts of ‘In the Clay’ and ‘The Way Back’ which Moore omitted from that edition. It has an Introduction by Richard Allen Cave.

The story begins with mom putting her little boy to bed. She sees a bluebird on the windowsill, and starts by asking her son: 'If you were a bird, and I were a tree, would you come to see me?' "If I Were..." unfolds with illustrations into the night, helping to usher your own little one into sweet dreams. This is a charming, feel-good story that can be enjoyed by children of any age! "If I Were..." emphasizes the unbreakable bond between a mother and her child, while highlighting an underlying message to love and appreciate our home, planet Earth; as well as all of the beautiful places and things that inhabit it. The illustrations are bright, playful, thoughtful and sweet. About the Author Megan George is the youngest of seven children, the second-mother of two nieces and two nephews, and the devoted mistress of two wonderful cats. To this day, her fondest memories are of reading bedtime stories by lamplight with her Mom and older sister. These memories continue to inform and inspire her artistic aspirations. Megan has always been in love with art and literature, and she's been writing and illustrating her own stories since she was seven years old. her poetry was first published at age twelve. Though "If I Were..." is the first of her stories to be published, she is currently in the process of brewing further word wizardry and honing her pictorial prowess as a Sorceress of the Imagination. When she isn't concocting or incanting something at home, Megan can be found listening to the secrets spoken by the vast silence of the famed Red Rock Country or drinking in the sounds of the river that rushes through the Rocky Mountains, down the canyon and past her back door in Provo, Utah. Megan recently discovered that she can grow not only stories but also a garden, and her thumb is getting greener by the season. She adores travel and hopes for the opportunity to explore the outside world as extensively as she has the inside world of her own soul. Last, Megan is a devotee of Life and all its creations, and a passionate and perpetual student of knowledge as she encounters it through higher education, the natural world, and her sincere spiritual and intellectual inquiry.

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

A story of science, ghosts, and mysticism, set during the time of the Crusades, "The Secrets of the Alchemist" shows the alchemical transformation of two enemies whose ideals overcome the intolerance of the times. Stan, a young European boy, is taken captive by the Muslim forces during the Crusades. His Arab captor, Hazim, wishes to teach the boy the secrets of Arabic science and mysticism that he had wanted to teach his own son. This story is intended for the 12 to 18 year age group.

Originally published in 1903, The Untilled Field proved to be one of Moore's works that pleased Moore best for its affectionate portraits of Irish rural life. Though modeled initially on Turgenev's Tales of a Sportsman, the stories soon became original inspirations woven out of Moore's memories of the peasants who lived and worked on his family estate in Mayo. It is one of the richest and most perfectly written of his works. ....... George Augustus Moore (24 February 1852 – 21 January 1933) was an Irish novelist, short-story writer, poet, art critic, memoirist and dramatist. Moore came from a Roman Catholic landed family who lived at Moore Hall in Carra, County Mayo. He originally wanted to be a painter, and studied art in Paris during the 1870s. There, he befriended many of the leading French artists and writers of the day. As a naturalistic writer, he was amongst the first English-language authors to absorb the lessons of the French realists, and was particularly influenced by the works of Émile Zola.His writings influenced James Joyce, according to the literary critic and biographer Richard Ellmann,and, although Moore's work is sometimes seen as outside the mainstream of both Irish and British literature, he is as often regarded as the first great modern Irish novelist.George Moore was born in Moore Hall in 1852. As a child, Moore enjoyed the novels of Walter Scott, which his father read to him. He spent a good deal of time outdoors with his brother, Maurice George Moore, and also became friendly with the young Willie and Oscar Wilde, who spent their summer holidays at nearby Moytura. Oscar was to later quip of Moore: "He conducts his education in public". His father had again turned his attention to horse breeding and in 1861 brought his champion horse, Croagh Patrick, to England for a successful racing season, together with his wife and nine-year-old son. For a while George was left at Cliff's stables until his father decided to send George to his alma mater facilitated by his winnings. Moore's formal education started at St. Mary's College, Oscott, a Catholic boarding school near Birmingham where he was the youngest of 150 boys. He spent all of 1864 at home, having contracted a lung infection brought about by a breakdown in his health. His academic performance was poor while he was hungry and unhappy. In January 1865, he returned to St. Mary's College with his brother Maurice, where he refused to study as instructed and spent time reading novels and poems.That December the principal, Spencer Northcote, wrote a report that: "he hardly knew what to say about George." By the summer of 1867 he was expelled, for (in his own words) 'idleness and general worthlessness', and returned to Mayo. His father once remarked, about George and his brother Maurice: "I fear those two redheaded boys are stupid", an observation which proved untrue for all four boys...............

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