From The Field. "Most complete and entertaining. As anecdote follows anecdote, and revelation after revelation is unfolded, we are lost in wonder. His book teems with anecdotes of the bar, the press, political circles, and public life of the period, many of them new to the reading world. To those, therefore, who wish to contrast things as they are with bygone days and the men who lived in them, we cordially recommend a perusal of Ireland Before the Union.'" "Capital."-Athenæum. "Of absorbing interest."-Court Circular. "A volume of rare attraction."—Imperial Review. "Of the utmost value."-London Review. "Will amply repay careful perusal."—Era. "Most curious and valuable."-Notes & Queries. 66 Astonishing as were the revelations made in The Sham Squire,' the narratives in this volume are still more extraordinary.”—Irish Times. "Curious and very sensational."-Star. "The author is Mr. Fitzpatrick, who has hunted up his facts in many quarters, and woven them into an exciting narrative."-Daily Telegraph. By the same Author, cloth, lettered, 5s., HER FRIENDS, FOES, AND CAREER. From the Athenæum. "Good and honest. . Curious. The writer has bestowed his heart not less than his industry upon his task. . . . A volume full of good things, and informed with a genuine lore. We foresee a demand for the book at the libraries, with the speedy issue of a new edition. . . . . The most serious part of his labour is a reply to Croker's malignant articles. He answers Croker, not like Lady Morgan, with airy banter and delightful mockery, but with solid fact. Mr. Fitzpatrick has given us a work to which we may refer all those who may be in search of some trustworthy information about 'Lady Morgan, her Friends, Foes, and Adventures."" "An extremely amusing book."—Critic. "A most delightful volume, a complete cyclopædia of Irish celebrities from 1744 to 1859."-Irish Times. "Pleasant and trustworthy."-Spectator. "Chivalrous and patriotic, complete and irresistible."-Nation. 774 |