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Based on personal memories of his life in Ireland and Scotland in the early 1900s, this was Patrick MacGill's first novel. It tells the story of Dermod Flynn an independent and feisty youth who earns a meagre living as an itinerant farm hand in Donegal and County Tyrone before... Read Full Overview

Written as fiction, this text is Patrick MacGill's autobiography. Starting with an account of his childhood in Ireland at the end of the 19th century, the story moves to Scotland where, tramp then gang-labourer then navvy, Dermond Flynn (as he sometimes calls himself) discovers... Read Full Overview

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"Children of the Dead End: The Autobiography of an Irish Navvy" by Patrick MacGill offers a compelling glimpse into the life of a working-class Irishman at the turn of the 20th century. This autobiographical fiction, rooted in the social realism of its time, transports readers... Read Full Overview

Children of the Dead End; The Autobiography of an Irish Navvy, is many of the old classic books which have been considered important throughout the human history. They are now extremely scarce and very expensive antique. So that this work is never forgotten we republish these... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

""Children of the Dead End: The Autobiography of a Navvy"" is a memoir written by Patrick MacGill and published in 1914. The book provides a vivid and detailed account of MacGill's life as a navvy, a manual laborer who worked on the construction of roads, railways, and canals... Read Full Overview

""Children of the Dead End"" is an autobiographical book written by Patrick MacGill, published in 1914. The book tells the story of MacGill's life as a navvy, or manual laborer, in Scotland and England during the early 20th century. MacGill describes the harsh and dangerous conditions... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

"Children of the Dead End: The Autobiography of an Irish Navvy" by Patrick MacGill offers a compelling glimpse into the life of a working-class Irishman at the turn of the 20th century. This autobiographical fiction, rooted in the social realism of its time, transports readers... Read Full Overview