Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vi
4. Acknowledgements vii
5. Abbreviations viii
6. Introduction 1
7. Chapter 1 The Phoenix Flame: Intelligence before the Onset of Fenian Fever 15
8. Chapter 2 “The long toleration of the idiotic folly of mischievous seditionists”: Dublin Castle and the Rise of Fenianism, 1860–1865 51
9. Chapter 3 “This has been done by officers & gentlemen!”: The Liberal Government and the First Fenian Crisis, September 1865–June 1866 84
10. Chapter 4 “Their proceedings all over the world require constant watching …”: Lord Naas and the Expansion of Intelligence, July 1866–January 1867 126
11. Chapter 5 “The most loathsome necessities of government”: J. J. Corydon and the Fenian Risings, February–August 1867 160
12. Chapter 6 “Our friend”: Esther Johnston and the Fenian Panic in Britain, August–December 1867 193
13. Chapter 7 A “Separate and Secret Organization”: Colonel Feilding in London, December 1867–March 1868 215
14. Chapter 8 “A special branch of the office to register all that passed”: The “F” Department, 1868–1871 244
15. Chapter 9 “Even now … it seems to me to be of great importance to keep an eye on it”: Intelligence after the Passing of Fenian Fever, 1871–1880 291
16. Conclusion 314
17. Notes 323
18. Bibliography 400
19. Index 413