{"product_id":"professor-in-erin","title":"Charlotte Elizabeth McManus: The Professor in Erin [2026]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis Ireland I find myself in is unlike the Ireland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI was taught about when I was at school ...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA German scholar exploring ruins in Dungannon hits his head in a fall. He\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewakes to find himself in a parallel universe: an Ireland that never was, free of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnglish rule since winning the Battle of Kinsale. In this powerful, independent\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enation, Irish language and culture are flourishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Professor Schliemann struggles to make sense of this\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eunfamiliar world and to try to find his way home, he becomes entangled in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epolitical intrigue, espionage, and a long-standing feud over stolen vellums\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efeeding dynastic tensions on the brink of war. Worse than that: no one in this\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eversion of Ireland has read his book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally serialised in the early twentieth century and first published\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein 1918, \u003ci\u003eThe Professor in Erin\u003c\/i\u003e is a pioneering work of speculative fiction and an\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eearly example of the 'alternative history' novel. Much sought-after by\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003escience-fiction diehards, the book, like the ones fought over in the story, has\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebeen hard for modern readers to find, until now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending satire with nationalism and imaginative world-building,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharlotte Elizabeth McManus's novel offers a rich and witty vision of an\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ealternative Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis lost classic has been edited and introduced by Joachim Fischer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith detailed historical context for new readers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mcmanus, Charlotte Elizabeth","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":55329522712915,"sku":"9781915290243","price":17.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/mcmanus-charlotte-elizabeth-charlotte-elizabeth-mcmanus-the-professor-in-erin-2026-9781915290243-1262371322.jpg?v=1791838899","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.pro\/products\/professor-in-erin","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}