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The story of the rising from an insurgent's point of view. The book is full of scenes of blood, and breathes a spirit of vengeance. The narrative is not remarkable. Some of the scenes border on indelicacy.
? ULICK O'DONNELL: an Irish Peasant's Progress. 1860.
A romantic and pleasant story. Adventures in Liverpool and elsewhere in England of a clever peasant lad from Newry. He wins his way by his sterling qualities, and returns prosperous to his native Co. Down. Author tries to bring out contrasting characteristics of English and Irish.
? THE NUGENTS OF CARRICONNA. Three Vols., afterwards one Vol. . 1890.
Main theme: an old impoverished family suddenly enriched by Australian legacy. Interwoven there is an interesting love-story. Anthony Nugent, eccentric, of astronomical tastes, has on his housetop a telescope which plays a prominent part in the story. Brogue well done. The dramatic interest centred in an Inspector of Police, a type probably very rare in Irish fiction.
Strange, wayward tales of far-off pagan days in which one moves as in a mist of dreams. Soaked with Gaelic fairy and legendary lore. The prose pieces, all very short, are interspersed with little poems, that are slight and frail as wreaths of vapour. Some of the stories are symbolical. They are told in simple and graceful prose.
? THE ORIGIN OF PLUM PUDDING, and other Irish Fairy Tales. Illustr. by Gordon Browne. 1888.
Only one of these five stories is genuinely Irish--"Shaun Murray's Challenge," the scene of which is Dalkey. The title-story tells how a drunken man one evening threw his sack of groceries into a pot on the fire, and in the morning found a plum-pudding.
? THE LAST HURDLE: a Story of Sporting and Courting. Pp. 304. . 1888.
Life in an Irish county family of the old stock, with sympathy for the poor around them. Good idea of refined Irish country life and its easy-going ways. A story full of sport, gaiety, and dramatic incidents, turning mainly on the winning of the heroine by the hero in spite of the plots of the rival. Good and bad landlords are contrasted. An eviction scene is described, with full sympathy for the victims. Shamus-the-Trout, a poacher, is a very picturesque figure.
? RUNNING DOUBLE: a Story of Stage and Stable. Two Vols. . 1890.
Scene: varies between England, Dublin, and "Ennisbeg." There are remarks on Irish life, scenery, and customs, but the chief interest is sporting--fishing, racing, betting. The stage part is in England. There is very little plot. All ends in a double wedding.
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