"WHO FEARS TO SPEAK OF 'NINETY-EIGHT."
The historical novel has lost in popularity of late, but the majority of those that are published are good. "Dark Rosaleen" (Collins), by Marjorie Bowen, is one of these. It deals with a strange and gloomy period in Irish history—the abortive rebellion of '98—and is in somo sense a' sequel to her previous novel, which had Sarefiold for its central figure. All the sadness and beauty of the time and of tho country have gone into this novel. Lord Fitzgerald, its hero, was one of tho greatest of Irish patriots. He married Pamela, the supported daughter of Philippe Egalite, the Due d'Oileans, and their love story and its ultimate tragedy makes very line reading. Tom Paine, Wolf Tone, General Hocho and other great historical figures are all in this book, and yet its author lias not made the mistake of wearying us with historical detail. "Dark Rosaleen" is a fine achievement.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19320528.2.194.20
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 125, 28 May 1932, Page 2 (Supplement)
Word Count
157"WHO FEARS TO SPEAK OF 'NINETY-EIGHT." Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 125, 28 May 1932, Page 2 (Supplement)
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.
Log in