"The features of this volume which separate it from other anthologies are the quality and breadth of its selections and the fine introduction by the editor."--The Journal of Irish Literature

"An excellent selection. Each of the 26 writers represented in this collection has his own unmistakable tone . . . proof that Irish writers, perhaps like no others, excel in this brief form."--Spectator

"You will keep this book and read parts of it again and again. . . . Each time you enter it you will be in the presence of Ireland."--Anthony Burgess, in his Preface.