{"product_id":"9781915290243","title":"The Professor in Erin","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: McManus, Charlotte Elizabeth\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 6 November 2026 by Tramp Press in Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | \u003cbr\u003e214 x 135 x 26 | 342g\u003cp\u003eThis Ireland I find myself in is unlike the IrelandI was taught about when I was at school ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA German scholar exploring ruins in Dungannon hits his head in a fall. Hewakes to find himself in a parallel universe: an Ireland that never was, free ofEnglish rule since winning the Battle of Kinsale. In this powerful, independentnation, Irish language and culture are flourishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Professor Schliemann struggles to make sense of thisunfamiliar world and to try to find his way home, he becomes entangled inpolitical intrigue, espionage, and a long-standing feud over stolen vellumsfeeding dynastic tensions on the brink of war. Worse than that: no one in thisversion of Ireland has read his book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally serialised in the early twentieth century and first publishedin 1918, The Professor in Erin is a pioneering work of speculative fiction and anearly example of the ‘alternative history’ novel. Much sought-after byscience-fiction diehards, the book, like the ones fought over in the story, hasbeen hard for modern readers to find, until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending satire with nationalism and imaginative world-building,Charlotte Elizabeth McManus’s novel offers a rich and witty vision of analternative Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis lost classic has been edited and introduced by Joachim Fischerwith detailed historical context for new readers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McManus, Charlotte Elizabeth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54712952094904,"sku":"9781915290243","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781915290243.jpg?v=1794323334","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781915290243","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}