Mr.Dooley and the Chicago Irish - The Autobiography of a Nineteenth-Century Ethnic Group - Edited with a New Introduction by Charles Fanning

Sep 29, 2026

Mr. Dooley and the Chicago Irish assembles 124 pieces from Finley Peter Dunne’s South Side Chicago reporting years, using the voice of the fictional bar-tender Mr. Martin Dooley to comment on newsworthy events from the Spanish-American War through the Progressive Era. The collection presents an unmatched portrait of nineteenth-century Irish-American life, pairing Dunne’s widely popular journalism style with a newly framed scholarly introduction by Charles Fanning and preserved publication context.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryLiterature

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Pages368

Reading Time9 h 27 min

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Introduction

Collection overview and context

Mr. Dooley observations

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FAQs

What is the main structure of the book Mr.Dooley and the Chicago Irish?

The book gathers 124 pieces from Dunne’s South Side Chicago neighborhood reporting years and presents them through the voice of Mr. Martin Dooley, a fictional Chicago bar-tender.

Who edited the collection and provided the new introduction?

Charles Fanning edited the work and wrote the new introduction.

What period and kinds of events does the book cover?

It covers the years from 1898 until World War I, with commentary ranging from the Spanish-American War to public interests such as Teddy Roosevelt’s health fads.

Sep 29, 2026

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