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Humphrey Dexter is working as a printer’s apprentice in London when he gets involved with the young Irish rebel, Ludar McDonnell. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eYoung Sir Ludar and his family are based on the McDonnells of Antrim, a Scottish\/Irish clan who were rivals, and sometime allies, of the O’Neills during a turbulent period of Irish history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTalbot Baines Reed (1852 – 1893) was an English writer of boys' fiction and a regular contributor to \u003cem\u003eThe Boy's Own Paper\u003c\/em\u003e. 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His style is animated by enthusiasm, yet practical and straightforward, as he surveys the history of poetry and explains what goes into making a poem.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eDe Sélincourt tries to introduce his readers to modern poetry and overcome their reluctance to approach work that is considered ‘difficult’. 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