Desmond Clarke (writer)

Desmond Clarke (1907 – 25 May 1979) was an Irish librarian, writer and former president of the Library Association of Ireland.

Life

He was born in Dublin, where his family had moved from County Mayo.^[1] He was librarian of the Royal Dublin Society for many years. He was editor of An Leabhlann, journal of the Library Association of Ireland.

Works

Thomas Prior, 1681-1751, Founder of the Royal Dublin Society (Dublin: RDS, 1951)

Arthur Dobbs, Esquire, 1689-1765: Surveyor-general of Ireland, Prospector and Governor of North Carolina (London: Bodley Head 1958)

The Ingenious Mr Edgeworth (London: Oldbourne 1965)

The Changing Face of Literature: A Discussion and Evaluation of Developments over the Past Fifty Years: Proceedings of the 38th International P.E.N. Congress (Dublin: PEN Center 1972)

The Life and Loves of Marie Louise O’Morphi (Belfast: Blackstaff Press, 1979)

Editor: RDS: The Royal Dublin Society 1731-1981 (Dublin: Gill & Macmillan 1981)

Clarke, Desmond, ed. (1985). Ireland in Fiction: A Guide to Irish Novels, Tales, Romances and Folklore. Part II. Cork: Royal Carbery. 

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