=MAXWELL, W. Hamilton.= 1792-1850. He was a clergyman of the Church of Ireland, with a parish at Ballagh, in the wilds of Connaught, but was largely relieved of pastoral duties by the absence of a flock. He divided his leisure between field sports of all kinds and the writing of books. _Wild Sports of the West_, _Stories of Waterloo_, and _The Bivouac_ were the most successful of these; they are still much read. He tells a story capitally, with verve and spirit, and his situations are as exciting as those of any modern novelist. Maxwell was the first writer of military novels: he is the forerunner and even the inspirer of Lever. Mr. Baker describes his _Stories of Waterloo_ as “A farrago of Irish stories, sensational, with a dash of Hibernian character and local colouring.” This book is still to be had (Routledge, 2_s._), and a new ed. publ. by The Talbot Press, Dublin (Every Irishman’s Library), and ed. by Lord Dunraven, has recently (Sept., 1915) appeared of his _Wild Sports_. ⸺ O’HARA. Two Vols. (_Andrews_). [1825]. A Protestant landowner casts in his lot with the United Irishmen. The Government attaints him of treason; he is tried by a jury of drunken bigots, and hanged as a traitor. His son, the hero of the tale, then throws himself heart and soul into the rebellion. The interest centres in the accounts of the fighting in the North. The hero is a leader at the battle of Antrim. Some light is thrown on the nature of the friction between the Catholic and the Protestant commanders, which constantly threatens the disruption of the rebel forces.—(_Krans_). Publ. anon. ⸺ THE DARK LADY OF DOONA. [1836]. Also (_Smith, Elder_) 1837. Pp. 306. (BELFAST) 1846. (LOND.) 1854. (_Warne_). 6_d._ 1891. “A weak historical novel, in Scott’s manner, which attempts a picture of sixteenth-century life.”—(_Krans_). The heroine is Grace O’Malley. The story opens in 1601, but there is a retrospective portion going back to tell the early life of the heroine. A tale of love and wild vengeance. In the story figure the heir of the Geraldines (who marries Grace’s granddaughter), Hugh O’Neill, and Sir Richard Bingham. Grace joins the latter against O’Neill. Well written on the whole. ⸺ LA DAME NOIRE DE DOONA. Roman historique traduit par Pâquis. Two tom. (PARIS). 1834(!). ⸺ ADVENTURES OF CAPT. BLAKE; or, My Life. (_Routledge_). 6_d._ [_Bentley_, 1835]. 1838. Third ed., 1882.