P. J. Kenedy, of New York, publishes an edition of the Banims’ works in ten volumes at seven dollars the set.
BANIM, John.
⸺ JOHN DOE; or, The Peep o’ Day. 1825.
The story of a young man who, for revenge, joins the Shanavests, a secret society, terrible alike to landlord, tithe-proctor, and even priest. The first of the Tales by the O’Hara Family, republished separately by Simms & M’Intyre, 1853; and Routledge, n.d.
⸺ THE FETCHES. (Duffy). [1825].
A gloomy story, turning on the influence of superstitious imaginations on two nervous and high-strung minds. The fetch is the spirit of a person about to die said to appear to friends. The story is somewhat lightened by the introduction of two farcical characters.
⸺ THE NOWLANS. Pp. 256 (close print). [1826], 1853, &c.
The temptation and fall of a young priest, resulting in misery which leads to repentance. Contains some of Banim’s most powerful scenes.
⸺ PETER OF THE CASTLE. Pp. 191. (Duffy). [1826].