Ireland's Minstrel: A Life of Tom Moore, Poet, Patriot and Byron's Friend

by Linda Kelly

'He will live in his "Irish Melodies", they will go down to posterity with the music; both will last as long as Ireland, or as music and poetry' - Lord Byron. In this enthralling new biography of Thomas Moore, Linda Kelly evokes the life and times of a great Irish writer - romantic poet, political satirist, pioneering biographer and above all creator of the "Irish Melodies", those heartfelt lyrics set to traditional Irish airs by which he is best...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845112520
• ISBN13: 9781845112523
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.4"