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The Invasion (other)
The Invasion may refer to: Literature * ''The Invasion'', a novel by Gerald Griffin, published 1832 * ''The Invasion: A Narrative of Events Concerning the Johnston Family of St. Mary's'', the first novel by Janet Lewis, published 1932 * ''The Invasion'', a novelization of the 1968 ''Doctor Who'' serial by Ian Marter, published 1985 * "The Invasion", a short story by Peter Crowther, published 1995 * The Invasion (Animorphs), ''The Invasion'' (Animorphs), the first book in the Animorphs series, published 1996 * ''The Invasion'', the fifth book in the ''Christian Heritage Series: The Williamsburg Years'' sequence, a novel by Nancy Rue, published 1997 * ''Psychodrome III: The Invasion'', the third book in the ''Psychodrome'' trilogy, a novel by Simon Hawke, published 2020 * ''The Invasion'', a novel by Peadar Ó Guilín, published 2018 Television * The Invasion (Doctor Who), ''The Invasion'' (''Doctor Who''), a 1968 ''Doctor Who'' serial starring Patrick Troughton Episodes * "The Invasi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Griffin
Gerald Griffin ( ga, Gearóid Ó Gríofa; 12 December 1803 – 12 June 1840) was an Irish novelist, poet and playwright. His novel ''The Collegians'' was the basis of Dion Boucicault's play The Colleen Bawn. Feeling he was "wasting his time" writing fiction, he joined the Christian Brothers, a Catholic religious congregation founded by Edmund Ignatius Rice to teach the children of the poor. Biography Early life Gerald Griffin was born in Limerick in 1803, the youngest son of thirteen children of a substantial Catholic farming family. Patrick Griffin, his father, also made a living through brewing, and he participated as one of Grattan's Irish Volunteers. His mother came from the ancient Irish family of the O'Brien's, and first introduced Gerald to English literature. When he was aged seven, Griffin's family moved to Fairy Lawn, a house near Loghill, Co. Clare, which sat on a hill above the bank of the Shannon estuary, about twenty-seven miles from Limerick. Here Griffin had an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |