13 JUNE 1925, Page 25

Tales of the Troubles. By Lord Ernest Hamilton. (T. Fisher

Unwin. 7s. 6d. net.)—Irish rebellions in the seventeenth century form the theme of Lord Ernest Hamilton's seven studies. In each story the cruelty of the native Irish insurgents seems, if possible, worse than in the one before. There is a certain echo, too, of more recent accounts of outrages in that unhappy country. The studies are based upon facts obtained partly from the archives of the Hamilton family, and partly from State papers.