Kiely, Benedict.

Honey Seems Bitter.

London, Methuen and Co Ltd., 1954. 13 cm x 19 cm. 194 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket, designed by Geoffrey Ireland, in protective Mylar. Very good condition with minor signs of external wear. Inscribed / Signed by Benedict Kiely during his time as visiting Professor in Eugene, Oregon in 1965 on the titlepage: “For Bill Smith – One against 1000. DR the Solomon Martini – Ben Kiely – Sept. 1965”.

“This novel, first published almost sixty years ago, tells the story of Donagh Hartigan, a young man recovering from a nervous breakdown and living in a village on the outskirts of Dublin City. One morning, by accident, he makes friends with the handsome, popular George Butler. On the same moming the two men find the murdered body of Lily Morgan, a girl Donagh had known and liked when they had both been patients in a convalescent home. Her mysterious death casts an air of tension over the village. An army deserter, who once spent a night in Hartigan’s hut is tried for her murder. Hartigan and Butler are both in love with Emily Rayel, who is informally engaged to Butler. Yet there is something about the big handsome man that frightens her and, seeking an outlet for her emotions, she turns to the gentle Donagh.”(Benedict Kiely website)

• Keywords: Catalogue No.10 – International Literature · Crime – Rare · Crime Novels · Inscribed · Irische Literatur · Irish Literature · Irish Literature – 20th Century · Irish Literature – Rare · Novel · Signed
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 72100AB

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