Dublin’s Graftonia – A Very Literary Neighbourhood

‘Brendan Lynel’s Dublin’s Graftonia was written in a fit of passion, straight from the heart…. Fascinating and, above all, so full of information and detail, two outstanding chapters in particular are those on James Joyce and Yeats and the Irish Literary Revival. I never knew that Joyce was first published in St. Stephen’s Green, or that Wilde and Yeats first saw themselves in print in Grafton Street.

In addition to Patrick Kavanagh and Brendan Behan, I will think of their illustrious neighbours like Bram Stoker, Sheridan Le Fanu, Lady Morgan and many more the next time I trip down Grafton Street. This book is an overdue tribute to the area’s immense contribution to literary history, and a wonderful celebration of generations of world-famous writers and poets.’

– From the Foreword by Lissa Oliver