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| oriordan, conall | |
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He was born in Dublin and educated at Clongowes Wood College and Belvedere College . He had intended a military career until he suffered a spinal injury in a fall from a horse He moved to London at the age of 16 to pursue a career as an actor and dramatist. His first book was ''In the Green Park'' ( 1894 ). Later novels include the ‘Adam’ trilogy, beginning with ''Adam of Dublin'' ( 1920 ); and the ‘Soldier’ series, including ''Soldier Born'' ( 1927 ), ''Soldier of Waterloo'' ( 1928 ), and ''Soldier's End'' ( 1938 ). He succeeded John Millington Synge as director of the Abbey Theatre , Dublin from 1909 to 1915 . His plays include ''Rope Enough'' ( 1913 ), ''His Majesty's Pleasure'' ( 1925 ), and ''The King's Wooing'' ( 1929 ). WORKS Novels His novels include:
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