19 APRIL 1890, Page 42

Essays in Literature and Ethics. By the late Rev. W.

A. O'Connor, B.A. (J. C. Cornish, Manchester.)—Here we have eight essays, originally published in a Manchester periodical, and now repro- duced as a memorial to the gifted author. Mr. O'Connor published various works on theology which, though not attaining any wide circulation, afforded sufficient proof of the breadth and vigour of his thought. His magnum opus was a "History of the Irish People." The essays included in this volume deal with Browning,'s " Childe Roland," "The Palace of Art," the myth of Prometheus as handled by ZEschylus and Shelley, Hamlet, and "The Book of Job" (a carefully reasoned study). There is also an essay on "Fables," and a paper entitled "From Lancashire to Land's End."