Shan Bullock
Shan Fadh Bullock (John William, 17 May 1865 – 27 February 1935) was an Irish writer. He was born at Inisherk in Fermanagh and died in Surrey.[1] He attended Farra School in County Westmeath, he failed the Trinity College Dublin entrance exams and moved to London. He served on the secretariat of the Irish Home Rule Convention.[2]
Bullock's works include 14 novels set in Ulster and he was admired by J.M. Barrie and Thomas Hardy.[3]
Bullock played for the Authors Cricket Club.[4][5]
Works
[edit]- The awkward squads and other stories (London : Cassell, 1893.)
- By Thrasna River (London : Ward, Lock & Bowden, 1895.)
- Ring o' rushes (London; New York : Ward, Lock, 1896.)
- The charmer : a seaside comedy (London : J. Bowden, 1897.)
- The Barrys (London; New York : Harper & Brothers, 1899.)
- Irish Pastorals (London : Grant Richards, 1901.)
- The Squireen (London : Methuen, 1903)[6]
- Robert Thorne (London : T. Werner Laurie 1907?)
- Master John (London : Laurie, 1909?)
- Thomas Andrews, shipbuilder (Dublin; and London : Maunsel and company, ltd, 1912.)
- Mors et vita (London : T. Werner Laurie, 1923)
- The Loughsiders (London : G.G. Harrap & co. ltd., 1924.)
- Gleanings (Sutton, Surrey : William Pile, 1926?)
- After sixty years (London : Sampson Low, Marston, 1931?)
References
[edit]- ^ Patrick Maume. "Bullock, Shan Fadh (John William)". Dictionary of Irish Biography. (Eds.)James Mcguire, James Quinn. Cambridge, United Kingdom:Cambridge University Press, 2009.
- ^ Shan F. Bullock - A Life
- ^ "Mr. Shan F. Bullock, Irish Novelist and Poet [Obituary]". The Times: 17. 28 February 1935.
- ^ "Authors v Publishers". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 18 April 2019. 21 August 1912 match.
- ^ Wodehouse, P. G. (2011). Hedgcock, Murray (ed.). Wodehouse at the Wicket. Arrow Books. p. 19. ISBN 978-0099551362.
- ^ "Review of The Squireen by Shan F. Bullock". The Athenaeum (3942): 620. 16 May 1903.
External links
[edit]- Works by Shan Bullock at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Shan Bullock at the Internet Archive
- Shan Bullock Manuscript Collection at Queen's University Belfast
- Works by Shan Bullock at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)