Originally published in 1903, The Untilled Field proved to be one of Moores works that pleased Moore best for its affectionate portraits of Irish rural life. Though modeled initially on Turgenevs Tales of a Sportsman, the stories soon becameMoreOriginally published in 1903, The Untilled Field proved to be one of Moores works that pleased Moore best for its affectionate portraits of Irish rural life. Though modeled initially on Turgenevs Tales of a Sportsman, the stories soon became original inspirations woven out of Moores memories of the peasants who lived and worked on his family estate in Mayo.
It is one of the richest and most perfectly written of his works. This new printing of the text of the 1931 edition includes two stories that Moore had originally omitted.