Shan Bullock
Portrait of Shan Bullock
Shan Fadh Bullock (John William), writer, was born on 17 May 1865 at Inisherk in Co. Fermanagh and died in Surrey 27 February 1935.[1] He attended Farra School in County Westmeath, he failed the Dublin University entrance exams and moved to London. He served on secretariat of Irish Home Rule Convention.[2]
Bullock's works include 14 novels set in Ulster and he was admired by J.M. Barrie and Thomas Hardy.[3]
Works
- The awkward squads and other stories (London : Cassell, 1893.)
- By Thrasna River (London : Ward, Lock & Bowden, 1895.)
- Ring o' rushes (London ; New York : Ward, Lock, 1896.)
- The charmer : a seaside comedy (London : J. Bowden, 1897.)
- The Barrys (London ; New York : Harper & Brothers, 1899.)
- Irish Pastorals (London : Grant Richards, 1901.)
- The Squireen (London : Methuen, 1903)
- Robert Thorne (London : T. Werner Laurie 1907?)
- Master John (London : Laurie, 1909?)
- Thomas Andrews, shipbuilder (Dublin ; and London : Maunsel and company, ltd, 1912.)
- Mors et vita (London : T. Werner Laurie, 1923)
- The Loughsiders (London : G. G. Harrap & Co., ltd, 1924.)
- Gleanings (Sutton, Surrey : William Pile, 1926?)
- After sixty years (London : Sampson Low, Marston, 1931?)
References
- ↑ Patrick Maume. "Bullock, Shan Fadh (John William)". Dictionary of Irish Biography. (Eds.)James Mcguire, James Quinn. Cambridge, United Kingdom:Cambridge University Press, 2009.
- ↑ Shan F. Bullock - A Life
- ↑ "Mr. Shan F. Bullock, Irish Novelist and Poet [Obituary]". The Times: 17. 1935-02-28.
External links
- Works by Shan Bullock at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Shan Bullock at Internet Archive
- Shan Bullock Manuscript Collection at Queen's University Belfast
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