The name Henry Smart represents a lost world, whose legends and myths continue to touch the Irish soul and shape the cityscape of Dublin to this day. Somewhere between an overwhelming starry sky and the dark canals of the city, young Henry must learn about life and love in a Dublin slum. Ultimately, he disregards everything that others hold sacred: heaven and Irish soil, church and truth, family, honor and education, hunger and war, power and fear, life and death. Recommended for the topic area of Ireland.