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Handy Andy: A Tale of Irish Life

Nonsuch Classics

Samuel Lover author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Nonsuch Publishing

Published:1st May '06

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Handy Andy is the most enduringly popular of the novels of Samuel Lover, author, artist and musician. The laughing philosopher of the story is Andy Rooney, a fellow who had 'the most singularly ingenious knack of doing everything the wrong way. More than simply a comic novel, it has been described as a 'pill to purge melancholy'. Lover may be equally remembered as a painter, most notably for his miniature portrait of Paganini, and for his many ballads. There is a wonderful musicality in the language which, combined with the accomplished artist's eye for composition, makes this comic tale of Irish Life a volume to treasure.

ISBN: 9781845881986

Dimensions: 168mm x 124mm x 10mm

Weight: 480g

539 pages