Part 3

, 2_s._ 1901.

⸺ LEGENDS OF SAINTS AND SINNERS. Pp. xiv. + 295. (_Talbot Press: Every Irishman’s Library_). 2_s._ 6_d._ 1915.

Forty-six stories described by the Author as Christian folk-lore, all translated for the first time from the Irish, and for the most part gathered from the lips of the people by the Author himself, who has been gathering folklore for twenty-five years. Each tale is preceded by a preface giving all the details of its collection, origin, character, &c., that are of interest to the folk-lorist as well as to the general reader. The tales are compared with similar tales occurring in foreign countries.

=INGELOW, Jean. 1820-1897.=

⸺ OFF THE SKELLIGS. Three Vols. (_Keegan Paul._ BOSTON: _Roberts_). [1872]. Second ed., _c._ 1881.

Has no other connection with Ireland than the episode of the picking up near the Skellig Island, off Waterville, Co. Kerry, of a boat’s crew that had escaped from a burning ship.

=IRVINE, Alexander.= B. in town of Antrim of very poor parents. Was a newsboy in Antrim, a coal-miner in Glasgow, a Marine. Began again at the bottom in N.Y. 1888, and went through extraordinary experiences. Is a Socialist. Lives in Peekskill, N.Y. See his autobiography _From the Bottom Up_. (_Heinemann_). 1910.

⸺ MY LADY OF THE CHIMNEY CORNER. Pp. 224. (_Nash_). 3_s._ 6_d._ net. Eight eds. in three or four months. 1914.

Sub-t.:—“A story of love and poverty in Irish peasant life.” The central figure—almost the only figure in the book—is Anna Gilmore, a poor woman living in Pogue’s Entry, in the town of Antrim. Brought up as a pious Catholic by Catholic parents, she marries a Protestant against their wish. Henceforth she has renounced Catholicism, having chosen, as she says, love instead of religion. To show that her choice was of the better part seems to be the purpose of the Author. The book is a lovingly-drawn portrait, with slight incidents, and the many wise sayings of Anna as traits. There is a strong evangelical religious atmosphere throughout. The story is largely in dialect. It is laid in Famine times; yet there are several mention of Fenians, which seems to spell Catholic. The book would be better understood by a reading of the Author’s autobiography, _From the Bottom Up_.

=IRVINE, G. Marshall, B.A., M.B.=

⸺ THE LION’S WHELP. Pp. 406. (_Simpkin_). 6_s._ 1910.

Introd. (by J. Campbell, M.A., M.D., F.R.C.S., LL.D. (_Hon. Causa_)) says, “In writing _The Lion’s Whelp_ Dr. Irvine has set before himself two main objects. He desires to inculcate on the medical profession the necessity which exists for the education of the public in all that pertains to the maintenance of health ... and he wishes to impress upon the public all that is summed up in the time-worn adage—‘Prevention is better than cure.’” Incidentally, the book is also a satire against professional make-believe. Scene varies between Belfast, the North of England, and Denver City, U.S.A. The hero, Dan Nevin, starts his career as a doctor, with high ideals—too high, as he discovers, for real life. The story is concerned with his love-affair and various other adventures. A fine plot, well worked out, with several striking characters. Moral tone high. Religion scarcely touched upon. There are interesting descriptions of Co. Down scenery and of life in Queen’s College, Belfast. The Author is a doctor, practising in Co. Armagh.

=IRWIN, Madge.=

⸺ THE DIAMOND MOUNTAIN; or, Flowers of Fairyland. (DUNDALK: _The Dundalgan Press_). 1_s._ Illustr. by A. Donnelly. 1908. Cover in white and gold.

=IRWIN, Thomas Caulfield.= 1823-1892. Is better known as a poet than as a prose-writer. Yet he wrote one hundred and thirty tales of various length, essays on many subjects, and an historical romance “From Cæsar to Christ.” He was of unsound mind for a number of years before his death.

⸺ WINTER AND SUMMER STORIES AND SLIDES OF FANCY’S LANTERN. Pp. 252. Close print. (_Gill_). 1879.

Contents: 1. “Old Christmas Hall;” 2. “The First Ring”; 3. “An Irish Fairy Sketch”; 4. “The Miser’s Cottage”; 5. “By Moonlight”; 6. “By Gaslight”; 7. “A Visit to a Great Artist”; 8. “Falstaff’s Wake”; 9. “A Scene in Macbeth’s Castle”; 10. “Julio”; 11. “A Death”; 12. “Visions of an Old Voyage from Rome to Asia”; 13. “The Shores of Greece”; 14. “Theocritus”; 15. “A Glimpse of Arcadia”; 16. “A Ballad of Old Dublin” (verse); 17. “Corney McClusky” (verse); 18. “Ethel Maccara”; 19. “Pausias and Glycera”; 20. “Manon and her Spirit Lover”; 21. “An Ancient Aryan Legend”; 22. “A Florentine Fortune”; 23. “Insielle’s Dimple and Fan.”

Miscellaneous sketches and stories. Several are literary _jeux-desprit_ (_e.g._, 8, 9, 10). Others slight studies of curious little aspects of life, rather imaginary than real. For the most part, however, they are peculiar, weird tales, several touching the preternatural, but not morbid. The prose is poetic, imaginative, and of high literary qualities—at times comparable with those of de Quincey, _e.g._, in No. 4, p. 72, _sq._ Here and there are exquisite pen-pictures. Several of the tales have Irish settings. No. 4 has curious pictures of old Dublin, _c._ 1770.

=JACOBS, Joseph.=

⸺ CELTIC FAIRY TALES. Pp. xvi. + 274. (_Nutt_). 6_s._ Complete edition. [1891]. Third, 1902.

Eight full-page plates and numerous illustrations in the text by J. D. Batten. The pictures are exquisite, and could scarcely be more appropriate. Interesting and valuable Notes and References at end, about 30 pages, giving the source of each tale and parallels. The tales are drawn mainly from previous printed collections. The twenty-six tales include some Scotch and Welsh. Some are hero-tales, as “Deirdre,” and “The Children of Lir”; some folk-tales; some drolls, _i.e._, comic anecdotes of feats of stupidity or cunning. There are practically no fairy-tales properly so called. The tales are admirably selected, and are told in simple, straightforward language.

⸺ MORE CELTIC FAIRY TALES. Pp. xvi. + 234. (_Nutt_). 6_s._ Complete edition.

All that has been said of the first series can be applied to the second, which is in every way worthy of its predecessor. Twenty stories. The two volumes may fairly be said to constitute the most representative and attractive collection of Celtic tales ever issued.

⸺ CELTIC FAIRY TALES. By Joseph Jacobs and J. D. Batten. (_Nutt_). 3_s._ 6_d._

⸺ MORE CELTIC FAIRY TALES. By the same Authors. (_Nutt_). 3_s._ 6_d._

The above are children’s editions of these well-known books. The text is practically the same as in the complete edition, but there are two or three illustrations omitted, as well as the Introduction and Notes. The tales are well known to be admirably suited to children.

N.B.—The same writers have edited _English Fairy Tales_, _More English Fairy Tales_, _Indian Fairy Tales_, and _The Book of Wonder Voyages_, which includes the voyage of Maelduin.

=“JAMES, Andrew”; James Andrew Strahan, LL.D.=, a Belfast man, Prof. of Jurisprudence in the Queen’s Univ. there.

⸺ NINETY-EIGHT AND SIXTY YEARS AFTER. (_Blackwood_). 3_s._ 6_d._ 1911.

In two parts.