Leaves for the Burning

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Leaves for the Burning
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First edition
Author Mervyn Wall
Publisher Methuen
Publication date
1952

Leaves for the Burning is Mervyn Wall's third novel, and his first non-humorous work. Set in a small town in the Irish midlands, it explores the passing of youth and opportunity and the onset of premature aging, against the backdrop of a fiercely-insular community. [1] [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Leaves for the Burning". www.swanriverpress.ie. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Leaves for the Burning, Reviewed". Dublin Inquirer. Retrieved 18 December 2020.


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