Irish writer
John Desmond Sheridan (1903–1980) was an Irish novelist, short story writer, and humourist.[1] He was a frequent contributor to the Irish Independent newspaper. In addition to his novels and essays, he also published several books of poetry, and authored a biography of poet James Clarence Mangan in 1937.[2]
Sheridan released several short stories. Most of his stories are of a humorous nature and are often about his phobias or pet hates.
Bibliography
Fiction
- Vanishing Spring
- Here's Their Memory
- Paradise Alley
- The Magnificent MacDarney
- God Made Little Apples
- The Rest is Silence
Humorous Essays
- I Can't Help Laughing
- I Laugh to Think
- Half in Earnest
- My Hat Blew Off
- The Right Time
- While the Humour is on Me
- Funnily Enough
- Bright Intervals
- Joking Apart
- Include Me Out
- It Stance to Reason (The Intelligent Rabbit's Guide to Golf)
Poetry
- Joe's no Saint and Other Poems
- Stirabout Lane
Other
- James Clarence Mangan - a Biography
- The Hungry Sheep: Catholic Doctrine Restated against Contemporary Attacks
- New Pence for Old: An Introduction to the New Decimal Currency
- An Outline Geography
- Ireland in Colour (with Kenneth Scowen)
References
- ^ Costello, Peter (2 January 2014). "Here's to the memory of a Dubliner". The Irish Catholic. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ Sheridan, John D. (1937). James Clarence Mangan. Talbot Press. ISBN 0716525585.
External links
- John D. Sheridan Biography at Irish Writers Online, retrieved Sept 15 2007.
