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'The Story of Ireland' is a 1887 work by Emily Lawless that offers the reader a fantastic overview of Irish history. The Hon. Emily Lawless (1845-1913) was an Irish historian, gardener, poet, entomologist, and novelist of the early modern period. Contents include: 'Primeval Ireland', 'The Legends and the Legend Makers', 'Pre-Christian Ireland', 'St Patrick the Missionary', 'The First Irish Monasteries', 'St Columba and the Western Church', 'The Northern Scourge', 'Brian of the Tribute', 'From Brian to Strongbow', 'The Anglo-Norman Invasion', 'Henry II in Ireland', 'Effects of the Anglo-Norman Invasion', etc. Highly recommended for those with an interest in Ireland and its colourful history. Other notable works by Lawless include: 'A Chelsea Householder' (1882), 'A Millionaire's Cousin' (1885), and 'Ireland' (1885). Read & Co. History is proudly republishing this insightful classic now in a new edition complete with an introductory chapter by Helen Edith Sichel.