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Third in the acclaimed “Twins” Series which teaches young readers about different cultures. With Irish twins Larry and Eileen, we enjoy a visit to Granny Malone's and puzzle over the letter she has received from her son in America, a letter that sets the wheels in motion for all sorts of adventures. Along the way the twins encounter gypsies and discover a pig stuck in a bog that brings a change in fortune to their family. While following Larry and Eileen on their adventures, we gain a vivid understanding of the close-knit community life of the Irish countryside, as it existed a century ago. This book is the third In The “Twins” Series. During the early part of the twentieth century, Lucy Fitch Perkins (1865-1937) wrote a series of children's books known as "The Twins Books." Each of the 26 books in the series featured a set of twins, each in a different country or time in America's past. The main purpose of these enjoyable stories seemed to be to make life in foreign cultures and past times easily accessible to "modern" American children. In “The Irish Twins” Perkins teaches young readers about the rich family oriented culture in Ireland in the early 1900’s and includes narration of delightful and classic Irish folktales along the way. Hand edited, text only edition. Table of Contents: Grannie Malone and the Twins The Tea-Party The Tale of the Leprechaun The Tinkers The Twins get Home How they went to the Bog The Bog "Diddy” The Secret School The Fair How they Sold the Pig What they Saw Sunday Mr. McQueen Makes Up his Mind Mr. McQueen Pays the Rent Twenty Years After

This book is The Third In The “Twins” Series. Larry and Eileen The Irish twins live in a very poor village in Ireland, but they don't seem to mind. They roast potatoes in the ashes of Granny's fire, have a run-in with dangerous Gypsies, and seem to lead a very happy family life. Often they are seen playing with their friend Dennis. This book talks about school life, the culture in Ireland in the early 1900’s, and several times different characters narrate Irish folktales to the children. Illustrated.

CONTENTS I. GRANNIE MALONE AND THE TWINS . II. THE TEA-PARTY . . . . III. THE TALE OF THE LEPRECHAUN IV. THE TINKERS . . . . V. THE TWINS GET HOME . VI. HOW THEY WENT TO THE BOG . VII. THE BOG . . . . VIII. "DlDDY"IX. THE SECRET . X. SCHOOL . * * ^ % XI. THE FAIR 123 XII. HOW THEY SOLD THE PlG .... 133 XIII. WHAT THEY SAW 145 XIV. SUNDAY . ..... 161 XV. MR. MCQUEEN MAKES UP HIS MlND . . .171 XVI. MR. MCQUEEN PAYS THE RENT . . . l8l TWENTY YEARS AFTER . . . . .197

This book is The Third In The “Twins” Series. Larry and Eileen The Irish twins live in a very poor village in Ireland, but they don't seem to mind. They roast potatoes in the ashes of Granny's fire, have a run-in with dangerous Gypsies, and seem to lead a very happy family life. Often they are seen playing with their friend Dennis. This book talks about school life, the culture in Ireland in the early 1900’s, and several times different characters narrate Irish folktales to the children. Illustrated.

With Irish twins Larry and Eileen, we enjoy a visit to Granny Malone's and puzzle over the letter she has received from her son in America, a letter that sets the wheels in motion for all sorts of adventures. Along the way the twins encounter gypsies and discover a pig stuck in a bog that brings a change in fortune to their family. While following Larry and Eileen on their adventures, we gain a vivid understanding of the close-knit community life of the Irish countryside, as it existed a century ago.

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