02718nam 22005293 450 991015051950332120250604153212.09780750965866075096586X(CKB)3810000000069068(MiAaPQ)EBC4781394(MiAaPQ)EBC6407677(Au-PeEL)EBL6407677(OCoLC)1231603872(BIP)52083239(BIP)51549011(EXLCZ)99381000000006906820250604d2015 uy 1engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierDark Rosaleen a famine novel /Michael Nicholson1st ed.Dublin, Ireland :The History Press Ireland,2015.©20151 online resource (180 pages)9781845888701 1845888707 Intro -- Title -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Author's Note -- Chapter One -- Chapter Two -- Chapter Three -- Chapter Four -- Chapter Five -- Chapter Six -- Chapter Seven -- Chapter Eight -- Chapter Nine -- Chapter Ten -- Chapter Eleven -- Chapter Twelve -- Chapter Thirteen -- Chapter Fourteen -- Chapter Fifteen -- Chapter Sixteen -- Chapter Seventeen -- Chapter Eighteen -- Historical Notes -- About the Author -- Copyright.Love, death, and politics in a time of great famine and hardship in Ireland This is a novel based on the true story of the Great Famine in Ireland of 1840s. Historically accurate, it is a story of murder and betrayal, of a failed rebellion, and the love of a national scandal. Charles Trevelyan was Secretary of the Treasury, and Director of the Famine Relief Programme at a time when famine raged and antipathy in English politics towards the plight of those affected raged equally. Kathryn, Charles' daughter, likewise felt no sympathy until the very scale of the tragedy became apparent. Joining the underground, she preached insurrection, stole food for the starving, and became the lover of the leader of the rebellion. She became known as Dark Rosaleen, the heroine of banned nationalist poem, was branded as both traitor and cause celebrE. This is her story.Man-woman relationshipsFictionFaminesFictionGovernment, Resistance toFictionMan-woman relationshipsFaminesGovernment, Resistance to823.9Nicholson Michael1937-2016,143610MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910150519503321Dark Rosaleen1895806UNINA