John William Cousin, A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature… (1910)
“ His novels, of which he wrote 12, include The Cock and Anchor (1845) , Torlough O'Brien (1847) , The House by the Churchyard (1863) , Uncle Silas (perhaps the most popular) (1864) , The Tenants of Malory (1867) , In a Glass Darkly (1872) , and Willing to Die (posthumously) . They are generally distinguished by able construction, ingenuity of plot, and power in the presentation of the mysterious and supernatural. Among Irish novelists he is generally ranked next to Lever. ”
