Description:"Daft Eddie; or, the Smugglers of Strangford Lough: A Tale of Killinchy" first appeared as a serial in the author’s own newspaper, the "North Down Herald and Bangor Gazette", in 1889. Based on actual events in the Ards peninsula, County Down, during the Eighteenth Century, it tells the tale of a band of local smugglers that went by the name of ‘The Merry Hearts of Down’. But its criminal activities extended well beyond mere smuggling, and in his novel Lyttle relates a story of kidnap, extortion and murder. The eponymous hero, Eddie, is a simple lad from Mahee Island in Strangford Lough who shadows the gang’s every move and aids in the search for an abducted magistrate and his daughter. This new edition includes an introduction to the author and his work, additional footnotes, and a glossary of words used in the dialogue.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Daft Eddie or the Smugglers of Strangford Lough: A Tale of Killinchy. To get started finding Daft Eddie or the Smugglers of Strangford Lough: A Tale of Killinchy, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Daft Eddie or the Smugglers of Strangford Lough: A Tale of Killinchy
Description: "Daft Eddie; or, the Smugglers of Strangford Lough: A Tale of Killinchy" first appeared as a serial in the author’s own newspaper, the "North Down Herald and Bangor Gazette", in 1889. Based on actual events in the Ards peninsula, County Down, during the Eighteenth Century, it tells the tale of a band of local smugglers that went by the name of ‘The Merry Hearts of Down’. But its criminal activities extended well beyond mere smuggling, and in his novel Lyttle relates a story of kidnap, extortion and murder. The eponymous hero, Eddie, is a simple lad from Mahee Island in Strangford Lough who shadows the gang’s every move and aids in the search for an abducted magistrate and his daughter. This new edition includes an introduction to the author and his work, additional footnotes, and a glossary of words used in the dialogue.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Daft Eddie or the Smugglers of Strangford Lough: A Tale of Killinchy. To get started finding Daft Eddie or the Smugglers of Strangford Lough: A Tale of Killinchy, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.