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Sir William Wilde (1815 76), surgeon and father of Oscar Wilde, was
an Irish patriot and antiquarian with a keen interest in the
history of his country. This life of Gabriel Beranger (1729 1817),
published in 1880, describes the activities of an Irish antiquarian
in the eighteenth century. Born in Rotterdam, the Huguenot Beranger
moved to Dublin in 1750 and opened a print shop. Historical
pursuits were becoming popular in Dublin society at the time, and
Beranger's sketches of ruins and monuments found great popularity.
He went on several tours of Ireland, keeping a journal of his
observations and the people he encountered, while making plans and
drawings of antiquities with a view to later publication. Wilde's
work, drawn from Beranger's journal and from the memories of people
who had known him in his old age, offers an engaging insight into
early antiquarian practice in Ireland."
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the
original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as
marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe
this work is culturally important, we have made it available as
part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting
the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions
that are true to the original work.
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