"Handy Andy: A Tale of Irish Life" by Samuel Lover was first published in 1842, and a new edition is out to expose a new batch of readers to this look at 19th century Ireland. Handy Andy is more or less a collection of sketches revolving around Lover's main character, who never seems able to make the right decision. More interesting than the adventurous (occasionally farfetched) plot, perhaps, is Lover's vivid depiction of Irish life in the mid-1800s. ($9.95 / 540 pages / Trafalgar Square Publishing)