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The action takes place in late August 1833 at a hedge-school in the townland of Baile Beag, an Irish-speaking community in County Donegal. In a nearby field camp, a recently arrived detachment of the Royal Engineers is making the first Ordnance Survey.
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Prestige, classical in form, earnest and grave.
- unpretentiousprestige
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
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About the book
- Author
- Brian Friel
- First published
- 1981
- Pages
- 71
- Publisher
- York Press, Faber, Faber and Faber
- Editions
- 9
- Language
- French, English
- ISBN
- 9780582784383
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Irish dramatist, short story writer and founder of the Field Day Theatre Company.
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