The Essential Library for Irish Americans

by Morgan Llywelyn

The annotated bibliography covers important Irish biographies, histories, works of fiction, poetry, reference sources, and travel guides

Genres: Ireland, Irish Literature

320 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 1999

About the author

Morgan Llywelyn (born 1937) is an American-born Irish author best known for her historical fantasy, historical fiction, and historical non-fiction. Her fiction has received several awards and has sold more than 40 million copies, and she herself is recipient of the 1999 Exceptional Celtic Woman of the Year Award from Celtic Women International.

Reviews

[Joyce · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book provided excellent guidance for me as I began to explore my Irish heritage. With thousands of books to choose from, where should I begin and how to decide. I wanted to choose books that were worth my time and money. The organization of the book into genres was very helpful as I expanded my reading from history and folklore to poetry, short stories, historical fiction, modern novels and memoir. Morgan Llywelyn did a masterful job of describing the books in enough detail to guide my exploration as well as providing a literary and historical context for each title.

[Joan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Now I have even more books on my to-read list! Llywelyn divides the books by type and gives a brief synopsis of each as well as a short bio of the authors.