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Books published by publisher Mercier Press

  • Munster Twilight

    Daniel Corkery

    Paperback (Mercier, Jan. 1, 1967)
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  • Arthur Quinn and the World Serpent The Father of Lies Chronicles by Alan Early

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    Mass Market Paperback (Mercier Press, March 14, 1827)
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  • Moxie The Underdog

    Annie West

    eBook (Mercier Press, March 10, 2008)
    Life can be hard sometimes. Especially when you're small and scruffy and people pick on you. This is the story of Moxie – a stray dog with a huge heart. &newpara;Even though he has been mistreated and bullied, he makes his way in the world with an adventurous spirit and buckets of bravery.&newpara;Moxie the Underdog is a heart-warming story of courage against all odds.
  • The Wind In The Rose-Bush - And Other Stories Of The Supernatural

    Mary Wilkins

    Paperback (Merz Press, June 3, 2010)
    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
  • The Valley of the Squinting Windows

    Brinsley McNamara

    Paperback (Mercier Press, Nov. 7, 2018)
    Valley of the Squinting Windows is a classic Irish novel set in central Ireland c. 1914–16. Garradrimna is a tiny village where everyone is interested in everyone else's business and wishes them to fail. Twenty years before the events of the book, Nan Byrne has a relationship with a local man, Henry Shannon, hoping to marry him for his wealth. She falls pregnant but Henry refuses to marry her. After a miscarriage, the baby is buried at the bottom of the garden. Henry marries another woman and later dies, while Nan emigrates to England and marries Ned Brennan. They later move back to Garradrimna, where the villagers rejoice in telling Ned about his wife's past.Ned is now an alcoholic, brought low by the humiliation of his wife's past promiscuity. He makes a little as a labourer, whereas Nan works every day at sewing to support their only child, John, studying in England to become a Catholic priest. However, she has become as cruel, petty and jealous as the rest of Garradrimna, and connives with the postmistress to sabotage Myles Shannon's chance at romance with an English girl, to get revenge on the Shannon family for rejecting her.John returns to Garradrimna for a holiday, where he befriends Ulick Shannon (son of Henry) and falls for Rebecca Kerr, a schoolteacher. Ulick and Rebecca have a relationship, however, and when Rebecca becomes pregnant she is disgraced and expelled from the village. Ulick abandons her and John murders him, weighing the body with lead and hiding it in the lake. Rebecca leaves for Dublin and an uncertain future. An old gossip informs Nan and John that she was there the night Nan gave birth to Henry's child – in reality, the child was born alive and was given to Henry and his wife – who they raised as their son, Ulick Shannon.
  • Monkie Business

    Debbie Thomas

    Paperback (Mercier Press, April 7, 2014)
    Another fantastic adventure from the zany world of Abbie, Perdita and the 'eefil' Dr Hubris Wildebeest Klench! • Enthusiastic and pro-active author available for in-store events • Wonderfully playful use of language • Incorporates elements of Irish history in a fun way Welcome to Remote Ken, an island with a mind of its own. A school trip to a rain-soaked island off the Irish coast is not Abbie Hartley’s idea of fun ... until she hears rumours of treasure hidden by medieval monks. With her best friend Perdita she sets off to find the priceless Goblet of Dripping. But they’re not alone. Hot on their heels are a vast villain, an ancient Inca emperor – and a curse that will turn their world upside down. With a grumpy Grandma, a wiggling wig and some quarrelsome classmates in tow, Abbie plunges into her wildest adventure yet. With crazy characters, wonderful wordplay and awesome adventures, kids will love this story!
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  • Monkie Business: An Abbie Hartley Adventure

    Debbie Thomas

    eBook (Mercier Press, Feb. 7, 2014)
    Another fantastic adventure from the zany world of Abbie, Perdita and the 'eefil' Dr Hubris Wildebeest Klench! Enthusiastic and pro-active author available for in-store events Wonderfully playful use of language Incorporates elements of Irish history in a fun way Welcome to Remote Ken, an island with a mind of its own. A school trip to a rain-soaked island off the Irish coast is not Abbie Hartley’s idea of fun ... until she hears rumours of treasure hidden by medieval monks. With her best friend Perdita she sets off to find the priceless Goblet of Dripping. But they’re not alone. Hot on their heels are a vast villain, an ancient Inca emperor – and a curse that will turn their world upside down. With a grumpy Grandma, a wiggling wig and some quarrelsome classmates in tow, Abbie plunges into her wildest adventure yet. With crazy characters, wonderful wordplay and awesome adventures, kids will love this story!
  • Legend of the Golden Key

    Tom McCaughren

    Paperback (Mercier Press, )
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  • Life And Writings Of Amelia Bloomer

    D. C. Bloomer

    Paperback (Merz Press, March 15, 2007)
    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
  • Arthur Quinn and the World Serpent

    Alan Early

    Paperback (The Mercier Press Ltd, March 30, 2012)
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  • Irish Fairy Tales

    Edmund Leamy

    Hardcover (Mercier Press, May 1, 2019)
    In writing these fascinating stories, Edmund Leamy turned to the Gaelic past to give the Irish people something which would implant in them a love for the beauty and dignity of their country’s traditions. The charming and poetic tales in this book include 'Princess Finola and the Dwarf', 'The Fairy Tree of Dooros', 'The House in the Lake', 'The Little White Cat', 'The Golden Spears' and 'The Enchanted Cave'.
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  • Faca: An Army Memoir

    Walter March

    Paperback (Merz Press, May 19, 2008)
    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.