The Professor in Erin

A German scholar exploring ruins in Ireland hits his head in a fall. He

wakes to find himself in a parallel universe: an Ireland that never was,

free of foreign rule since winning the Battle of Kinsale. In this powerful,

independent nation, Irish language and culture are flourishing.

As Professor Schliemann struggles to make sense of this

unfamiliar world and tries to find his way home, he becomes entangled

in political intrigue, espionage, and a long-standing feud over stolen rare

books feeding dynastic tensions on the brink of war. Worse than that: no

one in this version of Ireland has read his book.

Originally serialised in the early twentieth century and first

published in 1918, The Professor in Erin is the very first alternate history

book by a woman author; a pioneer work within the history of world

literature that deserves attention far beyond Ireland.

Blending satire with nationalism and imaginative world-building,

Charlotte Elizabeth McManus's novel offers a rich and witty vision of an

alternative Ireland that is wholly European.

This lost cult classic has been edited and introduced by Joachim

Fischer with detailed historical context for new readers.