The Green Book!

So it was in the morning of the world that a certain person received his complementary copies of a magnificent Swan River Press periodical. And Lo! He was much impressed by it all. For, as was not foretold, or if it was he forgot, it turned out that his piece on Conor McPherson was in it. And upon re-reading it, David of the Ill-Cleaned Spectacles found it quite informative, as he had long since forgotten most of the stuff in it.

The Green Book is replete with information about Irish Gothic/supernatural/fantasy writers. These range from C.S. Lewis to Louis MacNeice - quite a spread. As you would expect with Brian Showers at the editorial helm, these are concise, detailed, and entertaining. And, something I always look for in any scholarly work, there are pieces on writers I know nothing about, but clearly should.



Contents

"Editor's Note"
Brian J. Showers

"How Much of Dunsany Is Worth Reading?"
Darrell Schweitzer

"Lord Dunsany and the Nobel Prize"
Martin Andersson

"Appreciating Fifty-One Tales"
Mike Carey

"Regina Maria Roche (1764-1845)"
Albert Power

"B. M. Croker (1848-1920)"
Richard Dalby

"Edmund Downey (1856-1937)"
Gavin Selerie

"Conall Cearnach (1876-1929)"
Reggie Chamberlain-King

"C. S. Lewis (1898-1963)"
Reggie Oliver

"Denis Johnston (1901-1984)"
Reggie Chamberlain-King

"Louis MacNeice (1907-1963)"
Reggie Chamberlain-King

"Conor McPherson (1971- )"
David Longhorn

"Reviews"
Bram Stoker's Powers of Darkness (Albert Power)
Lord Dunsany's The Ghost in the Corner (Jay Sturner)

"Notes on Contributors"