8 JULY 1893, Page 26

At the Rising of the Moon. By Frank Matthews. (McClure

and Co.)—These short Irish stories, excellently illustrated, are the pleasantest to read that we have seen of the kind for some time. An Irish story, which used to be full of rollicking humour, is now, for the most part, a dreary affair. These, though not exactly of the old type, are yet genuinely Irish. The Priest, the Colonel, and Aileen are admirable pictures. The element of superstition is introduced with no little skill. Perhaps "The Dark Man," the supposed changeling, is the finest story of the whole.