The  Author  himself  tired  of  Mick  McQuaid,  and  tried  to  put  other  crea-
tions in  the  field  : — "  Dan  Donovan,"  "  Corney  Cluskey,"  "  Japhet  Screw,"
"  Sir  Timothy  Mulligan,"  and  so  on.  But  after  a  few  chapters  the  readers
invariably  demanded  "  Mick  "  again,  and,  if  the  Author  had  not  new  ad-
ventures ready,  he  had  to  reproduce  the  already  published  adventures.
More  than  once  editors  tried  to  drop  the  series,  but  the  circulation  which  was
60,000  fell  at  once,  and  "  Mick  "  had  to  appear  again.  Apart  from  their
issue  in  the  SHAMROCK  many  of  "  Mick's  "  adventures  were  reproduced  in
penny  numbers,  and  sold  far  and  wide.  After  the  Author's  death  the
editors  simply  reproduced  the  series  over  again.  Harry  Furniss  began  his
artistic  career  by  illustrating  Mick  McQuaid.  Besides  Mick  McQ.  another
humorous  series,  Darby  Durken,  P.L.G.,  ran  in  the  IRISH  EMERALD.
LYNCH,  E.  M.
KILBOYLAX     BANK  ;    or,  Every  Man  his  own  Banker.       Pp.  240.
(Kegan  Paul).       35.  6d.     1896.
Father  O'Callaghan  returning  from  Italy  greatly  impressed  by  what  he  has
seen  of  the  Raffeisen  Banking  System  at  work,  tries  to  start  a  similar  system
in  Kilboylan.  The  book  is  the  story  of  his  efforts,  difficulties,  and  final
success.  The  local  types — landlord,  strong  farmer,  miller,  publican,  school-
master, "  pote,"  and  "  chaney  merchant  "  are  cleverly  hit  off,  and  their
conversation  rings  true.  The  book  is  primarily  a  lesson  in  economics,  but
the  characters  are  well  brought  out,  and  a  little  love-story  runs  through  the
whole.  Miss  Lynch  also  wrote  for  Sir  Charles  Gavan  Duffy's  "  New  Irish
Library"  a  story  adapted  from  the  French — A  Parish  Providence.  It  was
intended  to  teach  certain  economic  lessons  to  Irishmen.
