A Wee Bit of Irish Authors

dracula james joyce gulliver's travels

Irish authors, both classic and contemporary, born in Ireland or of Irish ancestry, fill library shelves with compelling literature.  Embrace a bit of the Irish with one of these well-known titles, or link to a list of titles by the author that are held at the library.  Connect to the Biography Reference Bank to find for more author information.

James Joyce:  Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Jonathan Swift: Gulliver’s Travels

Bram Stoker: Dracula

C. S. Lewis: Chronicles of Narnia

Bernard Shaw: Pygmalion (My Fair Lady)

W. B. Yeats: Irish Fairy and Folk Tales

Oscar Wilde: Picture of Dorian Gray

Eoin Colfer: Artemis Fowl

Frank McCourt: Angela’s Ashes

Happy Birthday, Emily

emily dickinson In honor of Emily Dickinson’s birthday, Dec. 10, 1830, one of her poems -

There is no Frigate like a Book
To take us Lands away
Nor any Coursers like a Page
Of prancing Poetry –
This Traverse may the poorest take
Without oppress of Toll –
How frugal is the Chariot
That bears the Human soul.

Discover more poetry by the Belle of Amherst with our American and English Literature database. Or go old school and check out a book.