Timeline
Lifetime:
1794 -
1869
Passed: ≈
155 years ago
Title
Writer
Country/Nationality
William Carleton
Books by William Carleton
Black Prophet: A Tale of Irish Famine
Fiction
Drama
Religion
Poverty
Historical Fiction
Hope
Ireland
Superstition
Despair
Irish Culture
Social issues
Famine
1840s
Starvation
Set in Ireland on the precipice of the devastating famine of 1847, 'Black Prophet' offers a poignant and powerful exploration of the harsh realities faced by the Irish peasantry. William Carleton, drawing upon his own experiences and observations, pr...