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Article: Frustrated radical: the battles of Parnell's little sister; Book of the Week.(Features)
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- The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
- Article date:
- August 2, 2009
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Byline: Myles Dungan
Petticoat Rebellion: The Anna Parnell Story By Patricia Groves Mercier Press e14.99. .. . .
She was portrayed as the wilful extremist to her elder brother's canny pragmatist, the strident harpy to her sister's gentle poet. For many years, it was the fate of Anna Parnell to be compared unfavourably to her tragically short-lived brother and sister, Charles and Fanny. In fact she was, according to Roy Foster, 'in many ways... the most formidable character in the family'. Anna was principled, resourceful, dogged and, ultimately, disappointed and disillusioned by those who had been happy to capitalise on her indefatigable energy and ...