The House by the Church-Yard

This is a pre 1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process Though we have made best efforts the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide We are going to talk if you please in the ensuing chapters of what was going on in Chapelizod about a hundred years ago A hundred years to be sure is a good while but though fashions have changed some old phrases dropped out and new ones come in and snuff and hair powder and sacques and solitaires quite passed away Excerpt from Prologue