Dublin: Foundation
Dublin: Foundation is a novel by Edward Rutherfurd first published in 2004 by Century Hutchinson and then by Seal Books and Doubleday Canada.
It is a work of historical fiction and centers on a number of families and their descendants in and around the area of Ireland that is now Dublin. It begins in AD 430 with the love affair of a prince and the daughter of an Irish chief from the area of Dubh Linn. It concludes in AD 1533, with the disappearance of the Staff of Saint Patrick. Historical characters include Saint Patrick, Brian Boru, Strongbow, and King John of England, among others.
Chapters
- Prologue - Emerald Sun
- Dubh Linn
- Tara
- Patrick
- Vikings
- Brian Boru
- Strongbow
- Dalkey
- The Pale
- Silken Thomas
Publishing history
- 2004, UK, century Hutchinson 4 March 2004, hardback,
- 2004, USA, Doubleday, pub date ? March 2004, hardback
- 2004, Canada, Doubleday Canada, pub date ? March 2004, hardback
- 2004, Canada, Random House Large Print Publishing, pub date ? March 2004, large print hardback
- 2005, UK, Arrow Books, Pub date 5 May 2005, paperback
- 2005, USA, Ballantine Books, Pub date ? March 2005, paperback
- 2006, USA, Seal Books, Pub date ? ? 2006, paperback