16 MAY 1903, Page 25

Castle Omeragh. By F. Frankfort Moore. (A. Constable and Co.

6s.)—Mr. Frankfort Moore's new story deals with Ireland during the "Thorough" campaign of Cromwell. It must be con- fessed that the Protector's conduct towards that unhappy land makes a blot on his record and on that of his army. The present book is written quite frankly from a Royalist point of view, and is a good novel of the stirring historical kind. It is full of fighting and adventure, and Mr. Moore gives a really fine description of Cromwell's assault on Clonmel, and of the stratagem by which the Puritan army was repelled. A certain magic crystal, into which the hero gazes and sees what is going on miles away, plays a considerable part in the book, which has altogether a dash of picturesque romance very attractive to its readers.