An entertaining read on Irish connections, exiles, history and attitudes - of and towards the Irish. Books Ireland May 2006 Culture-minded Irish people who have toured the European continent will enjoy this book and inevitably compare their experiences and impressions with those of Davis more than a hundred years ago. Seanchas Ard Mhacha 21 (1) 2006 carefully edited (with helpful notes) by Owen McGee, gives a glimpse into the under researched world of Irish emigres in late nineteenth-century Paris. It reminds us of the short life of this interesting individual and is a delightful and informative read. Irish Democrat 2007 University College Dublin Press has now published over thirty 'Classics of Irish History'. These contemporary accounts by well known personalities of historical events and attitudes have an immediacy that conventional histories do not have. Introductions by modern historians provide additional historical background and, with hindsight, objectivity. Books Ireland Nov 2007 Scholars of nineteenth-century Irish and Irish-American politics should reacquaint themselves with these classics, part of a long running and immensely useful series from University College Dublin Press. Irish Literary Supplement Fall 2008