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The Rat Pit
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Author : Patrick MacGill
language : en
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
Release Date : 2016-11-15
The Rat Pit written by Patrick MacGill and has been published by Birlinn Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-15 with Fiction categories.
Set in the Ireland and Scotland of the early 1900s, and based on real events, The Rat-Pit is the tragic story of Norah Ryan, a devout and intelligent Donegal girl who leaves her homeland after the death of her father hoping to find a better life 'across the water'. Unable to escape the cycle of grinding poverty, Norah's fate is further sealed when she becomes pregnant by Alec Morrison, the son of the farmer on whose land she lives and progressive views on social justice, Alec callously abandons her and, too proud to accept his begrudging offer of financial help, she finds herself bitterly ostracised. More than the story of one woman's decline and death, The Rat-Pit is also a grim and unflinchingly realistic portrayal of the Irish immigrant experience in Scotland, as well as a savage critique of a Church and society that did its best to crush those who could scarcely be more vulnerable and disadvantaged.
Rat Pit
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Author : Macgill Patrick
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1901
Rat Pit written by Macgill Patrick and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1901 with categories.
The Rat Pit
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Author : Patrick MacGill
language : en
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
Release Date : 2013-09
The Rat Pit written by Patrick MacGill and has been published by Theclassics.Us this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09 with categories.
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VIII THE TRAGEDY OFTEN a youth leaves Donegal and goes out into the world, does well for a time, writes frequently home to his own people, sends them a sum of money in every letter (which shows that he is not a spendthrift), asking them for a little gift in return, a scapular blessed by the priest, or a bottle of water from the holy well (which shows that he has not forgotten the faith in which he was born); but in the end he ceases to write, drops out of the ken of his people and disappears. The father mourns the son for a while, regrets that the usual money-order is not forthcoming, weeps little, for too much sentiment is foreign to the hardened sensibilities of the poor; the mother tells her beads and does not fail to say one extra decade for the boy or to give a hardearned guinea to the priest for masses for the gasair's soul. Time rapidly dries their tears of regret, their sorrow disappears and the more pressing problems of their lives take up their whole interests again. In later years they may learn that their boy died of fever in a hospital, or was killed by a broken derrick-jib, or done to death by a railway train. "Them foreign parts were always bad," they may say. "Black luck be with the big boat, for it's few it takes back of the many it takes away!" A year had passed by since James Ryan last heard from Fergus his son. No word came of the youth, and none of the Prosses people, great travellers though the young of Frosses were, had ever come across him in any corner of the world. "We are missing the blue pieces of paper," Mary Ryan said to her husband one evening in the late autumn, fully three years after Fergus's departure. She now spent her days sitting at the fire, and though her health was not the best it had...
The Rat Pit Classic Reprint
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Author : Patrick Macgill
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-10-14
The Rat Pit Classic Reprint written by Patrick Macgill and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-14 with categories.
Excerpt from The Rat-Pit Grant can get a nightly bunk for a few pence, and no female is refused admittance: the unfortunate, the sick, and work-weary congregate under the same roof, breathe the same fetid air and forget the troubles of a miserable existence in strong drink, the solace of the sorrowful, or in heavy stupor, the slumber of the toilworn. The underworld, of which I have seen and known such a lot, has always appeared to me as a Greater Rat-pit, where human beings, pinched and poverty-stricken and ground down with a weight of Oppression, are hemmed up like the plague-stricken in a pest-house. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Rat Pit New Island Ed
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Author : Random House
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001-03-01
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The Rat Pit
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Author : Patrick MacGill
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-06-13
The Rat Pit written by Patrick MacGill and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-13 with Fiction categories.
This absorbing work tells the tragic story of a Donegal girl named Norah Ryan. Righteous and intelligent Norah left her homeland after her father's death, desiring a better life across the water. Unable to get out of the cycle of poverty, Norah's fate is drastically affected when she becomes pregnant by Alec Morrison, the son of the farmer on whose land she lived and worked in awful conditions. Set in Ireland and Scotland in the early 1900s and based on actual events, 'The Rat-Pit' follows her struggles against poverty.
The Rat Pit Primary Source Edition
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Author : Patrick MacGill
language : en
Publisher: Nabu Press
Release Date : 2013-09
The Rat Pit Primary Source Edition written by Patrick MacGill and has been published by Nabu Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09 with categories.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
The Rat Pit Birlinn Ed
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Author : Random House
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001-03-01
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Archie The Pit Rat Hero
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Author : David Muise
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023
Archie The Pit Rat Hero written by David Muise and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023 with Blind categories.
This enchanting book for early readers is based on the stories miners tell about rats in the coal mines.
Full Revelations Of A Professional Rat Catcher After 25 Years Experience
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Author : Ike Matthews
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1898
Full Revelations Of A Professional Rat Catcher After 25 Years Experience written by Ike Matthews and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1898 with Rats categories.