{"product_id":"the-years-flew-by-recollections-of-madame-sidney-gifford-czira-paperback","title":"The Years Flew by: Recollections of Madame Sidney Gifford Czira - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlan Hayes\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"John Brennan\" (Madame Sidney Gifford Czira) was a woman of the twentieth century, and along with her five sisters, the Giffords, she contributed to many of the developments of that time. Born Sidney Gifford in 1889 into a well-off Protestant unionist family, she was attracted to the nationalist cause and started publishing articles as a school girl for Arthur Griffith's \u003ci\u003eSinn Fein.\u003c\/i\u003e For the next 65 years she was well-known as a journalist, broadcaster and political activist, and counted as her friends and associates, the men and women who were leaders of the nationalist struggle. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Years Flew By, \u003c\/i\u003e her memoir first published in 1974, she recounts her memories of these people. More than biographical portraits, she gives an insider's view which is perceptive, entertaining and enlightening and adds greatly to the study of the political developments of the early decades of the last century. She also provides us with a vivid picture of some of the customs and social life in Dublin in the early twentieth century, and recounts the exciting developments in theatre during this Irish literary renaissance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition includes \"John's\" original manuscript of \u003ci\u003eThe Years Flew \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBy, \u003c\/i\u003e complete with a foreword by Gifford Lewis (who knew her and was the original publisher of that book), a biographical article on \"John\" and her five sisters, by Alan Hayes, and selections from the journalism of \"John Brennan\".\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 241\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8.21 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47459734028466,"sku":"9781903631003","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/1459a1e73013858bc9948a4d41cb7d68.webp?v=1778905363","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-years-flew-by-recollections-of-madame-sidney-gifford-czira-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}