The Men Who Stare at Hens

Great Irish Eccentrics, from WB Yeats to Brendan Behan

By Simon Leyland

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144 Pages, 5.08 x 7.8

Formats: Cloth, EPUB

Cloth, $18.95 (CA $24.95) (US $18.95)

Publication Date: April 2019

ISBN 9780750989275

Rights: US & CA

The History Press (Apr 2019)
THP Ireland

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Author Biography

Overview

Have you heard of Frederick Hervey, the atheist Bishop of Derry who hated church bells?What about Samuel Boyce, the poet who couldn’t afford trousers?Not even Mary Monckton, who once stole a live hedgehog from a dinner party?The Men Who Stare at Hens is a gentle meander down the byways and highways of Irish history, remembering the wonderful array of eccentrics that made their mark on their times.

Author Biography

Simon Leyland is the author of Curious London (Bantam/Random House) and several other works. He blogs at simonleyland.net and is based on the west coast of Ireland.

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