"Only the nature of a genuine artist, combined with the skill of a master of language, could lend so powerful and vivid an interest to the section of barren Irish bogland where the scenes are laid, and only one who had a tender interest and affection for the people could weave such a truthful yet fascinating web of romance around their simple lives."—Derry Standard.
BY THE SAME AUTHOR.
1. IRISH IDYLLS. Sixth Edition. Crown 8vo, cloth, 6s.
"The 'Irish Idylls' are delightful reading, and afford a truer insight into Irish peasant character, and ways of light and thought, than any book that it has been our fortune to read for a long time."—Athenæum.
2. KERRIGAN'S QUALITY. Third Thousand. Crown 8vo,
art linen, gilt top, 6s.
"A book to touch the hearts of all who read it. Miss Barlow's sketches of the Irish peasantry are the work of close and sympathetic observation, combined with great literary dexterity."—The Daily Chronicle.
3. BOGLAND STUDIES. Third Edition. Crown 8vo,
cloth, 6s.
"Rarely has it been our fortune to find between a couple of covers more humanity wedded to such vivid lines. Miss Barlow is remarkably observant; she has a gift of concentration, a power of showing us a scene in one line."—Literary World.