A  series  of  fictitious  conversations  purporting  to  take  place  over  the  counter
of  his  bar  in  Archey  Road,  a  seedy  Irish  quarter  of  New  York,  between  Mr.
Dooley,  "  traveller,  historian,  social  observer,  saloon-keeper,  economist,  and
philosopher,"  who  has  not  been  out  of  his  ward  for  twenty-five  years  "  but
twict,"  and  his  friend  Hennessy.  From  the  cool  heights  of  life  in  the  Archey
Road  Mr.  Dooley  muses,  philosophizes,  moralizes  on  the  events  and  ideas  of
the  day.  He  talks  in  broad  brogue  (perhaps  overdone),  but  his  sayings  are
full  of  dry  humour,  and  the  laugh  is  always  with  him.  Many  of  these  sayings
have  the  point  and  brevity  of  epigrams.  No  ridicule  is  cast  on  Irish  character,
with  which  the  Author,  himself  an  Irishman,  obviously  sympathizes.  The
view  of  politics,  &c.,  is  wholly  at  variance  with  that  which  comes  to  us  from
the  English  Press.
DUNNE,  F.  W.
THE     PIRATE     OF     BOFINE  :  an  historical  romance.     Three  Vols.
i2mo.     (LONDON).      1832.
A  strange  medley  of  melodramatic  episodes.  The  story  jumps  from  place  to
place  in  the  most  bewildering  way,  and  wholly  without  warning  to  the  reader.
Scene  laid  in  various  parts  of  the  W.  of  I.  (Boffin,  Galway,  Bantry,  &c.)  in
reign  of  Henry  VIII.  Historical  characters  are  introduced,  but  without
historical  background.  Style  :  "  Know  you  aught  of  my  maternal  parent."
(Vol.  III.,  p.  15).  "  Fire  flashed  from  his  eyes,  and  death  sat  upon  his  gleaming
blade,"  and  soforth.
"  EBLANA,"  see  RODNEY.
