Charles O'Malley the Irish Dragoon Book

1872. Part One of Two. Illustrated. A Military romance from the author of the popular Harry Lorrequer. The book begins: The rain was dashing in torrents against the windowpanes, and the wind sweeping in heavy and fitful gusts along the dreary and deserted streets as a party of three persons sat over their wine, in that stately old pile which once formed the resort of the Irish members, in College Green, Dublin, and went by the name of Daly's Club House. The clatter of falling tiles and chimney-pots-the jarring of the window-frames and howling of the storm without, seemed little to affect the spirits of those within, as they drew closer to a blazing fire, before which stood a small table covered with the remains of a dessert, and an abundant supply of bottles, whose characteristic length of neck indicated the rarest wines of France and Germany; while the portly magnum of claret-the wine par excellence of every Irish gentlemen of the day-passed rapidly from hand to hand, the conversation did not languish, and many a deep and hearty laugh followed the stories which every now and then were told, as some reminiscence of early days was recalled, or some trait of a former companion remembered. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. Other volumes in this set are ISBN(s): 1417904739.