{"product_id":"the-ballard-of-lord-edward-and-citizen-small","title":"THE BALLARD OF LORD EDWARD AND CITIZEN SMALL","description":"\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e‘It would begin with the burning mail coaches, my Citizen told me. And\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eend with the citadel of freedom set up inside the castle gates. And I had\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ea ticket for the playhouse for once. No more rapping at the stage door\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eor hiding in the flies. So I took my time dressing that night while Julie\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eattended to the lady and her child.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI had best be well appointed, for the curtain call or the advent of freedom,\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ewhichever happened first. But there was the problem of choice. Mine was\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003elimited to those well-worn Leinster duds, a greatcoat and some collarless\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eshirts … And then I saw the case of his own clothes, which I had dragged\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eall the way from Leinster House. I thought, he wouldn’t mind me wearing\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ehis. On this night of all nights.’\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom multi- award-winning author and director Neil Jordan comes a new and stunning work of fiction, The Ballad of Lord Edward and Citizen Small. Blending the drama of real events with Jordan’s inimitable storytelling ability, this work spotlights a long-forgotten chapter in Ireland’s history.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe tale is related by Lord Edward Fitzgerald’s manservant Tony Small, a runaway slave who rescued Lord Edward after the Battle of Eutaw Springs during the American War of Independence. While the details of Lord Edward’s life are well-documented, very little is known of Tony Small, who, in this gripping narrative, examines the ironies of empire, captivity and freedom. Small, who knows too well the consequences of rebellion and resistance, reflects on Lord Edward’s journey from being a loyal servant of the British Empire to becoming a 1798 rebellion leader.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis story is populated with a brimming cast of characters, from Molly, who works as a maid in Leinster House, to Lord Edward’s lover Elizabeth Sheridan, her husband, playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan, and the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Lord Camden. The action moves from the Carolinas, to London, to Dublin, to the chaos of revolutionary Paris, and back to Ireland for its inevitable, tragic conclusion.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJordan’s deft approach to The Ballad of Lord Edward and Citizen Small makes for a riveting parable of empire.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Readers Paradise Book Shop Wexford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47670377939291,"sku":"","price":4.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0538\/7105\/0923\/files\/3_b9db5bf9-de9d-47b6-a0f7-f8a9fb9d8da6.jpg?v=1707569412","url":"https:\/\/readersparadise.pro\/products\/the-ballard-of-lord-edward-and-citizen-small","provider":"ReadersParadise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}