⸺ IN ONE TOWN. (_Ward & Downey_). 2_s._ [1884]. A seafarer’s life ashore. Scene: a port not unlike Waterford. Many portraits of old salts, &c., drawn from life. Some descriptions of scenery. “By turns romantic, pathetic, and humorous”—(Review). ⸺ ANCHOR WATCH YARNS. Pp. 315. (_Downey_). [1884]. Seventh edition. _n.d._ Yarns told in a quaint nautical lingo by old salts around the inn fire in a seaport town. The characters of the tellers are very cleverly brought out in the telling. Full of humour without mere farce. ⸺ THROUGH GREEN GLASSES. (_Ward & Downey_). Various prices from 6_s._ to 6_d._ [1887]. Many editions since. This now famous book belongs to the same class as the _Comic History of England_, but its humour is much superior in quality. It consists of a series of historical or pseudo-historical episodes purporting to be related by a humorous Waterford countryman, Dan Banim, as seen from his point of view. Kings and princes, saints and ancient heroes, all play their parts in the delightful comedy, and talk in the broadest brogue. “From Portlaw to Paradise,” one of the best known, may be taken as a type. King James’s escape after the Boyne is also admirably done. ⸺ THE VOYAGE OF THE ARK. (_Ward & Downey_). 1_s._ [1888]. Several editions since. The scriptural narrative of Noah and the Ark is made the basis for a series of farcical episodes related in brogue. ⸺ FROM THE GREEN BAG. (_Ward & Downey_). 2_s._ 6_d._ and 1_s._ 1889. More stories by “Dan Banim,” like those in _Through Green Glasses_. The Pope and St. Patrick, Horatius and Julius Cæsar figure in the stories. We cannot see that these stories are “irreverent” in any serious sense, though they have sometimes been taxed with irreverence. ⸺ BRAYHARD. (_Ward & Downey_). 2_s._ 6_d._ 1890. Extravaganza founded on legends of the Seven Champions of Christendom. Full of jokes, repartees, and comic situations. ⸺ CAPTAIN LANAGAN’S LOG. (_Ward & Downey_). 2_s._ (N.Y.: _Pratt_). 1.75. 1891, and since. Story of an Irish-Canadian lad who runs away to sea, and goes through all sorts of adventures full of excitement and fun. ⸺ GREEN AS GRASS. (_Chatto & Windus_). 3_s._ 6_d._ (N.Y.: _Pratt_). 1.75. 1892. More “Dan Banim” stories. The first, running to 160 pages, is a humorous account of Dermot MacMurrough’s love affair with Devorgilla, and his betrayal of Ireland. Another tells how the Earl of Kildare found out that Lambert Simnel was an imposter by the latter’s skill in cooking griddle cakes. ⸺ THE ROUND TOWER OF BABEL. (_Ward & Downey_). 1_s._ Several editions; first, 1892. Further adventures in foreign parts of descendants of the Co. Waterford voyagers in the Ark. ⸺ THE LAND-SMELLER. (_Ward & Downey_). [1892], and several editions since. Yarns of sea-captains.