Bates, H. E., "The Irish School" in The Modern Short Story: A Critical Survey, The Writer, 1972, pp. 148—62.

Bates, himself a writer of numerous novels and short stories, places O'Flaherty's work within the context of other important twentieth-century Irish writers.

Brewer, Paul, ed., Ireland: History, Culture, People, Courage Books, 2002.

This volume provides an illustrated introduction to Ireland, focusing on its history through the early 2000s, its people, and its culture.

Doyle, Paul A., Liam O'Flaherty, Twayne Publishers, 1971.

Doyle's work provides a good overview of O'Flaherty's entire body of fiction, both short stories and novels, as well as a detailed biographical chapter.

Kiely, Benedict, Modern Irish Fiction: A Critique, Golden Eagle Books, 1950.

Kiely discusses the preeminent Irish writers of the first half of the twentieth century and dubs O'Flaherty a romantic.

Ranelagh, John O'Beirne, A Short History of Ireland, Cambridge University Press, 1995.

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