“Has for a hero an Irish peasant, who conceals under a vacant countenance and blundering demeanour shrewdness, quick wit, and, despite a touch of rascality, real kindness of heart.”—(_Krans_). =CROMARTIE, Countess of; Sibell Lilian Mackenzie, Viscountess of Tarbat, Baroness of Castlehaven and Macleod.= Born 1878. Lives at Castle Leod, Strathpeffer, N.B. Publ. _The End of the Song_, 1904, _The Web of the Past_, _The Golden Guard_, &c. ⸺ SONS OF THE MILESIANS. Pp. 306. (_Eveleigh, Nash_). 1906. Short stories, some Irish, some Highland Scotch, somewhat in the manner of Fiona MacLeod’s beautiful _Barbaric Tales_. The stories deal with various periods from the time of the Emperor Julian to the present day, and they are vivid pictures of life and manners at these different epochs. The standpoint is thoroughly Gaelic, and there is much pathos and much beauty in the tales. ⸺ THE DAYS OF FIRE. Pp. 114. (_Wellby_). Artistic cover in white and gold. 1908. The scene is laid in Ireland in the days of the first Milesians, but does not deal with historical events. Tells of the love of Heremon the King for a beautiful slave. Full of sensuous description in a smooth, dreamy style. Frankly pagan in spirit. ⸺ THE GOLDEN GUARD. Pp. 407. (_Allen_). 6_s._ 1912. “A tale of ‘far off things and battles long ago,’ when King Heremon the Beautiful, who reigned at Tara over Milesian and Phoenician ..., fought with his Golden Guard against the Northern Barbarians. Lady Cromartie gives fire and passion to the shadowy figures, filling her imaginative pages with crowded hours of love and fighting, toil, pleasure, and vigorous life.”—(T. LIT. SUPPL.). =CROMIE, Robert.= Born at Clough, Co. Down, the son of Dr. Cromie. Was on the staff of Belfast NORTHERN WHIG, and died suddenly about ten years ago. ⸺ THE SHADOW OF THE CROSS. Pp. 326. (_Ward & Locke_). 6_s._ 1902. A sympathetic study of Ulster Presbyterian life is the background for the romance, ending in tragedy, of a young minister. Besides the occasional dialect (well handled) there is little of Ireland in the book, but the story is told with much skill, and never flags. Bromley, an unbeliever, almost a cynic, but a true man and unselfish to the point of heroism, is a remarkable study. The author has also published _The Crack of Doom_, _The King’s Oak_, _For England’s Sake_, &c. =CROMMELIN, May de la Cherois.= Born in Ireland. Daughter of late S. de la Cherois Crommelin, of Carrowdore Castle, Co. Down, a descendant of Louis Crommelin, a Huguenot refugee, who founded the linen trade in Ulster. Educated at home. Early life spent in Ireland; resided since in London; has travelled much. Publ. more than thirty novels.—(WHO’S WHO). _Queenie_ was the Author’s first novel. _A Jewel of a Girl_ deals with Ireland and Holland. ⸺ ORANGE LILY. Two Vols., afterwards One Vol. (_Hurst & Blackett_). 1879.