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Popular Rhymes and Sayings of Ireland

The Myth of the Walled-up Nun
The Myth of the Walled-up Nun was written partly as a riposte to material contained in the novel Montezuma's Daughter (1893) by H. Rider Haggard, but generally as an attempt to …

Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton has been, and continues to be, a controversial figure in American history. Some have viewed him as a visionary statesman without whom the United States may not …

Ireland's Welcome to the Stranger: or, an excursion through Ireland, in 1844 & 1845, for the purpose of personally investigating the condition of the
The value of Ireland's Welcome to the Stranger cannot be overstated. It presents a vivid picture of Irish society on the eve of the Great Famine, exquisitely painted in words by an …

The Scotch-Irish in America
The Scotch-Irish in America was first delivered as an address to the American Antiquarian Society in 1895 and later published by Charles Hamilton of Worcester, Massachusetts, in …

Yanks: British Views on America during the Second World War
This book comprises a selection of articles from the (British) Army Bureau of Current Affairs' WAR and CURRENT AFFAIRS pamphlets, all relating to America and, more particularly, to …

The Gunpowder Plot

The Adventures of Robin Gordon
The Adventures of Robin Gordon is the second of three volumes in the series Robin's Readings (originally Humorous Readings) by W. G. Lyttle. First published in book form in 1880, …

My Lady of the Chimney Corner: A Story of Love and Poverty in Irish Peasant Life

The Origin of the Legend of the Holy Grail: with an Account of some other Mediaeval Legends and Traditions
First published in 1903, twenty years after the death of its author, The Origin of the Legend of the Holy Grail examines the legends about Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus after …

Arnhem: 1 Airborne Division
This book comprises a two part report by Major Ernest Watkins, R.A., who participated with 1 Airborne Division in Operation Market Garden in September 1944. First published by the …
