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The Untilled Field

Author
George Moore
Read by
Eloise Fairfax
Language
English
Length
8 hours 31 minutes
ISBN
9781802565980
Published
6 May 2025
Imprint
Urban Romantics
  • Irish Rural Life
  • 19th Century
  • Short Stories
  • Love
  • Loss
  • Societal Expectations
  • Tradition
  • Change
  • Vivid Characters
  • Evocative Settings

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"The Untilled Field" by George Moore is a collection of short stories portraying the complexities of Irish rural life in the late 19th century. Moore masterfully explores themes of love, loss, and societal expectations in a landscape shaped by tradition and change. Through vivid characters and evocative settings, the narratives offer a poignant reflection on the clash between old and new, capturing the struggles and joys of individuals navigating a transforming Ireland. Moore's prose unveils the human condition with sensitivity, making this collection a timeless exploration of the universal challenges faced by those living in the untamed fields of cultural transition.

Author

George Moore (1852–1933) was the Irish novelist who brought French naturalism into English fiction and never quite stopped arguing with Ireland about it. Trained among the painters and writers of Paris, he wrote of art, desire, and the stubborn facts of ordinary life — servants, theatres, and consciences under pressure. Esther Waters remains his most durable novel: a story of a working woman's endurance told without Victorian flinch.

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