Conal Holmes O'Connell O'Riordan
Conal Holmes O'Connell O'Riordan (pseudonym Norreys Connell) (29 April 1874 - 18 June 1948)[1] was an Irish dramatist and novelist.[2]
He was born in Dublin and educated at Clongowes Wood College and Belvedere College. He had intended a military career until he suffered a spinal injury in a fall from a horse[1] He moved to London at the age of 16 to pursue a career as an actor and dramatist. His first book was In the Green Park (1894). Later novels include the ‘Adam’ trilogy, beginning with Adam of Dublin (1920); and the ‘Soldier’ series, including Soldier Born (1927), Soldier of Waterloo (1928), and Soldier's End (1938).[2]
He succeeded John Millington Synge as director of the Abbey Theatre, Dublin from 1909 to 1915. His plays include Rope Enough (1913), His Majesty's Pleasure (1925), and The King's Wooing (1929).[2]
Works
Novels
- In the Green Park or The Half-Pay Deities (1894)
- The House of the Strange Woman (1895)
- The Fool and His Heart (1896)
- The Pity of War (1906)
- Adam of Dublin (1920)
- Adam and Caroline (1921)
- In London: The Story of Adam and Marriage (1922)
- Rowena Barnes (1923)
- Married Life (1924)
- The Age of Miracles (1925)
- Young Lady Drazincourt (1925)
- Soldier Born (1927)
- Soldier of Waterloo (1928)
- Soldier’s Wife (1935)
- Soldier's End (1938)
- Judith Quinn, a Novel for Women (1939)
- Judith’s Love (1940)
Play
- Rope Enough (1913)
- His Majesty's Pleasure (1925)
- Napoleon’s Josephine (1928)
- The King's Wooing (1929)
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Conal O’Riordan - Life, work, criticism, notes". Princess Grace Irish Library. Retrieved 2007-08-04.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "O'Riordan, Conal Holmes O'Connell (1874–1948)". The Free Dictionary. Retrieved 2007-08-04.
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