Books in the Irish narratives series

After the rising of 1798, Bryson was punished by compulsory enlistment in the regular army. In this reflective letter to his sister, written in 1801 after his escape to New York, he provides a vivid chronicle of his enforced travels.

The Irish revolution of 1920-1921 ended in a military and political stalemate, resolved only through the mutual compromise incorporated in the Anglo-Irish Treaty. This report offers a detailed and personal account of intelligence from the inside.