Jack Hinton

Very few words of preface will suffice to the volume now presented to my readers. My intention was to depict, in the early experiences of a young Englishman in Ireland, some of the almost inevitable mistakes incidental to such a character. I had so often myself listened to so many absurd and exaggerated opinions on Irish character, formed on the very slightest acquaintance with the country, and by persons, too, who, with all the advantages long intimacy might confer, would still have been totally inadequate to the task of a rightful appreciation, that I deemed the subject one where a little "reprisal" might be justifiable.

"Jack Hinton: The Guardsman" by Charles James Lever Charles James Lever was an Irish novelist. A lover of his culture, he aimed to tell stories about Irish men and women. Jack Hinton is such a tale but with a twist. This story follows a young English man who finds himself in Ireland. Though they country may be a neighbor, the way of life is entirely different, and this tale helps showcase the unique charm that is the Irish society.