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BfK No. 73 - March 1992

Cover Story
Our cover illustration this month is by Shirley Hughes from The Big Alfie Out of Doors Storybook (see her article in this issue), published by Bodley Head (0 370 31516 2) at £8.99. We thank them for their help in reproducing an illustration from the book.

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The Flight of the Earls

Michael Mullen
(Poolbeg Press Ltd)
978-1853711466, RRP £3.99, Paperback
10-14 Middle/Secondary
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This recreates Ireland in the early part of the seventeenth century. We begin with the old Earl of Tyrone dying in Rome and then follow the events which have led to his exile. There's a mist of sadness hanging over it all, where grand honourable men are defeated by mean-spirited lawyers, and a rich past and culture are lost. It has scenes of drama, but in the main this is an elegy. It's well-written and though it probably won't be widely read those who persevere will be fascinated by its story.

Reviewer: 
Adrian Jackson
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