By Thrasna River. By Shan F. Bullock. (Ward, Lock, and
Co.) - As soon as we desire to possess a s udy of some particular phase of life some one is sure to gratify us, and these vigor- ous yet delicate delineations of the Irish peasant are a case in point ; at times it seems impossible to preserve in a tangible form the spirit of Irishman's gaiety, his hopeless indolence, and his almost impossible inconsistency. The author of this delightful picture of Irish farm-life has done this, however, and every .character in it lives and moves with extraordinary vividness Some of the touches of Burne fair are the best we have ever seen ; they literally " stick " in the memory. Old Pete and Rose Daly, Thady and his wife, are not only human, but are absolutely beautiful characters, the first two especially so. By Thrasna River reveals to us with something more than insight the lights and shades of that most complex, disappointing, and fascinating being, the Irish peasant.
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