Project Gutenberg 2009-03-29 Public domain in the USA. 123 Perkins, Lucy Fitch 1865 1937 Fitch, Lucy The Irish Twins Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England "The Irish Twins" by Lucy Fitch Perkins is a children's novel written in the early 20th century. The story portrays the lives of Irish country children, specifically focusing on twins Larry and Eileen McQueen, as they navigate life and adventures in rural Ireland during the late 19th century. Through entertaining narratives, the book strives to provide insight into the culture, traditions, and familial bonds that characterize the lives of these children. At the start of the novel, readers are introduced to Grannie Malone and the twins, who are involved in simple, everyday activities such as fetching water and preparing meals. Grannie Malone is portrayed as a loving, albeit aging, matriarch who relies on the twins to assist her, particularly with reading letters from her son Michael, who lives in America. The twins' innocent curiosity leads them to various adventures, from helping Grannie with her tea party to visiting the bog where they encounter Tinkers, highlighting their engaging relationships with their community. This beginning sets the stage for a warm, charming narrative that showcases themes of family, tradition, and childhood exploration against the backdrop of a rural Irish setting. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Twins -- Juvenile fiction Ireland -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Fiction 158520 158528 2024-09-12T08:53:55.437497 2023-09-12T12:04:46.649062 text/html text/html 160422 2009-03-29T09:38:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1383856 2009-03-29T09:38:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1461093 2024-09-12T08:54:00.631010 application/epub+zip 1462950 2024-09-12T08:53:57.242485 application/epub+zip 103070 2024-09-12T08:53:56.219507 application/epub+zip 1586659 2024-09-12T08:54:02.995003 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1576695 2024-09-12T08:53:59.885972 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 224983 2022-09-13T09:01:03.064686 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 140210 140185 2024-09-12T08:53:54.605505 2023-09-12T12:04:46.155067 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 140170 2009-03-29T09:38:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 51065 2009-03-29T09:38:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18518 2024-09-12T08:54:03.130971 application/rdf+xml 14303 2024-09-12T08:53:56.579508 image/jpeg 3691 2024-09-12T08:53:56.393503 image/jpeg 1445438 2024-09-12T08:53:55.578537 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia