The Siege of Bodike: A Prophecy of Ireland's Future
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1886
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An anti-Home Rule tale of the future, but one that is sympathetic to Ireland's problems. The "Severance of Union Act" is passed and then repealed. The new regime established gives considerable power to localities, with each having a local board to "regulate tariffs, rents, and all technical and local matters" (137). More police. Absentee landlords heavily taxed. Money invested in improving agriculture, industry, and infrastructure. Education is improved, and a Roman Catholic university of quality is established, so that clergy will be better educated. Censorship is imposed as a means of improving education. Royalty visits regularly. |
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1886 |
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John Heywood
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| Place Published |
London and Manchester
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1886 Lester, Edward (1831-1905). The Siege of Bodike: A Prophecy of Ireland’s Future. London and Manchester: John Heywood. L An anti-Home Rule tale of the future, but one that is sympathetic to Ireland’s problems. The “Severance of Union Act” is passed and then repealed. The new regime established gives considerable power to localities, with each having a local board to “regulate tariffs, rents, and all technical and local matters” (137). More police. Absentee landlords heavily taxed. Money invested in improving agriculture, industry, and infrastructure. Education is improved, and a Roman Catholic university of quality is established, so that clergy will be better educated. Censorship is imposed as a means of improving education. Royalty visits regularly. |
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(1831-1905) |
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