Divided geographically, this collection of satisfying long stories and excerpts gathers classic and modern travel writing on the Emerald Isle -- a wonderful introduction to Ireland as seen by Eric Newby, Jan Morris, Heinrich Boll, Paul Theroux and other visitors. Each has been selected with great care, and introduced by Alan Ryan.  (IRE41, $17.00)

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Susan Cahill
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A literary anthology featuring famous Irish writers such as James Joyce, W.B. Yeats, Frank McCourt and Samuel Beckett. (IRE77, $15.95)