‘A Healthy, Manly, Moral Tone’ Ó Leannin (M.) [title page] ...

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‘A Healthy, Manly, Moral Tone’

Ó Leannin (M.) [title page] or O’Leannain (M.) [wrapper]. ’Gainst Satan’s Fangs, or the Adventures of Ciaran Ryan. D: Whelan 1918, blue cloth in orig. printed
brown wrapper, VG.
An elaborate story concerning a Masonic plot to overthrow a Catholic government in South America. ‘From the moment our boy-hero is introduced to the reader, under dramatic circumstances on the hurling field .. to the happy ending of his thrilling and amazingly adventurous career, the interest never flags .. A healthy, manly, moral tone pervades the whole story.’
A very rare item. Not found in COPAC; WORLDCAT records only the NLI Copy. (1)