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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 54005 ***
BOOKS WORTH READING
BEING A LIST OF THE
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OF
GREENING & CO., LTD.
20 Cecil Court
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_SEASON 1901_
GENERAL LITERATURE, CRITICISM, POETRY, ETC.
=_English Writers of To-Day:_= Being a Series of Monographs on living
Authors. The following are the first volumes in the Series:--
=_Rudyard Kipling._= The Man and His Work. Being an attempt at an
“Appreciation.” By G. F. MONKSHOOD, Author of “Woman and The Wits,” “My
Lady Ruby,” etc. Containing a portrait of Mr Kipling and an autograph
letter to the author in facsimile. A new and cheaper edition. Crown 8vo,
cloth gilt, 3s. 6d.
=Daily Telegraph.=--“He writes fluently, and he has genuine
enthusiasm for his subject, and an intimate acquaintance with
his work. Moreover, the book has been submitted to Mr Kipling,
whose characteristic letter to the author is set forth on the
preface.… Of Kipling’s heroes Mr Monkshood has a thorough
understanding, and his remarks on them are worth quoting”
(extract follows).
=Globe.=--“It has at the basis of it both knowledge and
enthusiasm--knowledge of the works estimated and enthusiasm for
them. This book may be accepted as a generous exposition of Mr
Kipling’s merits as a writer. We can well believe that it will
have many interested and approving readers.”
=Scotsman.=--“This well-informed volume is plainly sincere. It
is thoroughly well studied, and takes pains to answer all the
questions that are usually put about Mr Kipling. The writer’s
enthusiasm carries both himself and his reader along in the
most agreeable style. One way and another his book is full of
interest, and those who wish to talk about Kipling will find it
invaluable, while the thousands of his admirers will read it
through with delighted enthusiasm.”
=_Bret Harte:_= a Treatise and a Tribute. By T. EDGAR PEMBERTON, Author
of “The Kendals,” “Life of Sothern,” etc., with a new portrait of Mr Bret
Harte and a Bibliography. Crown 8vo, cloth gilt, 3s. 6d.
=Spectator.=--“A highly interesting book.”
=Daily Mail.=--“An interesting biography full of good things.”
=Sunday Sun.=--“A pleasant and interesting memoir.”
=Whitehall Review.=--“a truly delightful book.… Written
in no mean spirit of adulation, it is a well-balanced,
characteristic, and fair estimate of a personality and a mind
far above the average.”
=Sunday Special.=--“It is an intensely interesting life story
Mr Pemberton has to tell.… This little volume is eminently
readable, full of excellent stories and anecdotes, and is in
short a very admirable commentary upon the work of one of the
brightest masters of the pen that the great continent oversea
has produced.”
=Daily Express.=--“Every true lover of Bret Harte ought to
get Mr T. Edgar Pemberton’s book. There are not many authors,
alas! that would bear study at close range, but here certainly
is one where knowledge of his early struggles and trials will
only increase our affection and interest in the man himself and
his stories. Mr Pemberton has shown in this book the qualities
of an ideal biographer. His touch is light, his figure stands
clear, and we find in his work a strong human note we learned
long years ago to associate with the creator of M’Liss.”
=_Algernon Charles Swinburne._= A Study. By THEODORE WRATISLAW (Dedicated
to Theodore Watts-Dunton), with a new portrait of Mr Swinburne and a
Bibliography. Crown 8vo, cloth gilt, 3s. 6d.
=Daily News.=--“Mr Wratislaw’s work is always dignified and
eloquent, and not without critical acuteness.”
=Review of the Week.=--“It is not only a study, it is an
entertainment. It has dignity and no dulness.… Though an
appreciation, it is not an exaggeration. The summing up, though
masterly, is not tyrannical. It is concise and sufficient, and
is as artistically written as artistically informed. Author
and publisher have combined to make the book one not only to
peruse, but to possess. The price is more than moderate, the
_format_ more than presentable.”
=Court Circular.=--“This little volume forms an excellent
handbook to his (Swinburne’s) writing. It is not simply
an eulogy, but rather a discriminate appreciation and a
loving analysis of the poet’s works, which are dealt with
chronologically as they were published. The exposition helps
greatly to elucidate many of the poems, and the criticisms are
fair and unbiassed. Those who know their Swinburne well will
find a new pleasure in the poems after reading this book, and
those who have hitherto been deterred from studying him are
put in possession of a golden key to unlock the gateway of an
enchanted garden. Mr Wratislaw has fulfilled his task ably and
well, and has earned the gratitude of all lovers of English
poetry.”
* * * * *
VOLUMES OF E. W. O. T. (in active preparation).
=_George Meredith._= By WALTER JERROLD.
=_Hall Caine._= By C. FRED. KENYON.
=_Arthur Wing Pinero._= By HAMILTON FYFFE.
=_W. E. Henley_=, and the “NATIONAL OBSERVER” Group. By GEORGE GAMBLE.
=_Mrs Humphrey Ward_= } In One Volume.
=_Mrs Craigie_= } By W. L. COURTNEY.
=_Thomas Hardy._= By a well-known Critic.
=_Realistic Writers of To-day._= By JUSTIN HANNAFORD.
=_The Parnassian School in English Poetry._= (ANDREW LANG, EDMUND GOSSE
and ROBERT BRIDGES.) By Sir GEORGE DOUGLAS.
=_Richard Le Gallienne._= By C. RANGER GULL.
* * * * *
=_The Wheel of Life._= A Few Memories and Recollections (de omnibus
rebus). By CLEMENT SCOTT, Author of “Madonna Mia,” “Poppyland,” etc. With
Portrait of the Author from the celebrated Painting by J. MORDECAI. Third
Edition. Crown 8vo, crimson buckram, gilt lettered, gilt top, 2s.
=Weekly Sun= (T. P. O’Connor) says:--A Book of the Week--“I
have found this slight and unpretentious little volume bright,
interesting reading. I have read nearly every line with
pleasure.”
=Illustrated London News.=--“The story Mr Scott has to tell
is full of varied interest, and is presented with warmth and
buoyancy.”
=Punch.=--“What pleasant memories does not Clement Scott’s
little book, ‘The Wheel of Life,’ revive! The writer’s memory
is good, his style easy, and above all, which is a great thing
for reminiscences, chatty.”
=_Some Notable Hamlets_= of the Present Time. (SARAH BERNHARDT, HENRY
IRVING, BEERBOHM TREE, WILSON BARRETT and FORBES ROBERTSON.) By CLEMENT
SCOTT, Author of “The Drama of Yesterday and the Drama of To-day,” etc.
Illustrated with portraits drawn by W. G. MEIN, and an appreciation of Mr
Clement Scott by L. ARTHUR GREENING. Crown 8vo, cloth gilt, 2s. 6d.
=Pilot.=--“This book will be eagerly read by all who, not
having had an opportunity of seeing this or that actor in the
character, is anxious to know ‘how it was done.’”
=Court Circular.=--“Interesting and valuable. Indeed it would
be difficult to name any better theatrical criticism. The style
is nervous and vivid, and the critical acumen displayed of a
high order.… The criticisms are a valuable contribution to
dramatic literature, and will be read with great interest by
all playgoers.”
=Glasgow Herald.=--“The dramatic critic’s vivid impressions and
subtle analysis enable us to compare the varied interpretations
which dramatic genius have put upon Shakespeare’s great
creation. They will make interesting reading for the student
as well as the playgoer, for Mr Scott does not fail to note
deviations from this or that text, and departures from
traditional ‘points’ and hackneyed effects.”
=_“Sisters by the Sea.”_= Seaside and Country Sketches. By CLEMENT SCOTT,
Author of “Blossom Land,” “Amongst the Apple Orchards,” Etc. Frontispiece
and Vignette designed by GEORGE POWNALL. Long 12mo, attractively bound in
cloth, 1s.
=Observer.=--“The little book is bright and readable, and will
come like a breath of country air to many unfortunates who are
tied by the leg to chair, stool, or counter.”
=Dundee Advertiser.=--“It is all delightful, and almost as good
as a holiday. The city clerk, the jaded shopman, the weary
milliner, the pessimistic dyspeptic, should each read the book.
It will bring a suggestion of sea breezes, the plash of waves,
and all the accessories of a holiday by the sea.”
=_A Vagabond in Asia._= A Volume of Travel off the Beaten Track. By
EDMUND CANDLER. With Illustrations from Photographs, and a Map showing
the Author’s route. Crown 8vo, cloth, 6s.
=Morning Post.=--“Brightly written and full of observation
that throws vivid and playful sidelights here and there, and
provides entertainment that does not always appertain to works
of travel.”
=Daily Express.=--“A delightful and intimate work.”
=Sunday Special.=--“There is an intense enthusiasm, a poetic
fervour, and a dry sense of humour, such as you only find at
intervals among books.”
=Outlook.=--“These records of _Reiselust_, or go-fever, as we
may call them, are off the beaten track, are novel, manly and
picturesque.”
=Standard.=--“The book is written with humour, his impressions
of men and places are vivid, and the charm of the volume is
heightened by illustrations, some of which bring us face to
face with typical natives of the East, whilst others afford
fair glimpses of tropical scenery.”
=_Captain Mayne Reid:_= His Life and Adventures. By his WIDOW and CHAS.
COE, U.S.A. With numerous Portraits and Illustrations. Crown 8vo, cloth
gilt, 3s. 6d.
=Daily Graphic.=--“A fascinating work in which Captain Mayne
Reid’s life is carefully and sympathetically sketched.”
=World.=--“The career of this popular writer was adventurous
and thrilling, and Mrs Mayne Reid tells in the most
entertaining manner the literary history of her husband and
the eventful incidents of his career. Altogether it is a
fascinating biography of an interesting person.”
=Weekly Despatch.=--“A truly fascinating volume which should be
read by everyone.”
=_The Messiahship of Shakspeare._= Sung and expounded by CLELIA (CHAS.
DOWNING). Demy 8vo, art cloth gilt, 5s.
=Daily Telegraph= (W. L. COURTNEY) says:--“It is a wonderful
book that Mr Downing has written, and no brief analysis could
do it adequate justice.”
=Review of the Week.=--“It is a very remarkable book, and the
ideas set forth in it are startlingly original.… The man who is
not moved to think deeply after reading this book must indeed
be ‘dead to the soul.’ In a style that is beautiful in its
simplicity, Clelia works out his conclusions with marvellous
skill.”
=Westminster Review.=--“Contains much sound criticism of a new
and daring kind.… The book should be read by all Shakspearean
students.”
=_God in Shakspeare._= An Evolution of the Ideal in the Poet’s Works. By
CLELIA (CHAS. DOWNING), Author of “The Messiahship of Shakspeare.” Crown
8vo, cloth, 6s.
=Daily Chronicle.=--“Intelligent and scholarly, acute and
careful.”
=Glasgow Herald.=--“A knowledge of Shakspeare unrivalled except
by Mr Swinburne.”
=Scotsman.=--“Really profound insight. Keen and clever
analysis.”
=_A Book of the Poster._= By W. S. ROGERS. Profusely Illustrated with
Examples of Poster Work by the famous Poster Artists of the day. 4to,
cloth, 7s. 6d.
=Sketch.=--“A complete and valuable work upon an important and
interesting subject.”
=St James’s Gazette.=--“A large and handsome book. Well written
and beautifully illustrated.”
=Whitehall Review.=--“The way Mr Rogers has done his work is
a testimonial at once to his knowledge and a monument to his
taste. This very handsome volume … is worthy of a place in
anybody’s library.”
=Bookman.=--“An interesting and valuable book for all
interested in poster work and poster collections. The
illustrations are thoroughly representative and excellently
produced.”
=_Northern Lights and Shadows._= Stories of Eskimo Life. By R. G. TABER,
with some folk lore tales translated from the original Eskimo, and an
autograph letter from the Marquis of Lorne reproduced in facsimile. Crown
8vo, cloth, 3s. 6d.
=Daily Chronicle.=--“We take pleasure in commending the book
because of its freshness and genuine excellence. Mr Taber has
undoubtedly struck what is a virgin soil so far as fiction is
concerned. The local colour of the story is novel--so novel,
in fact, as to give quite an unusual interest and value to the
book.”
=Umpire= (Book of the Week).--“Mr Taber has the gift of
story-telling, and he has the peculiar satisfaction of being
first in an entirely new field. There is undoubted fascination
in his pages.”
=Outlook.=--“Well written and decidedly entertaining. It
is to be hoped that Mr Taber may produce another series of
characteristic stories, as direct in their appeal to the
sympathy as are these.”
=Literature.=--“Fresh and uncommon. Mr Taber really gets the
Arctic atmosphere and feeling into his work.”
=_Woman:_= A Study and Defence. Adapted from the French of ALFRED
FOUILLÉE by the Rev. T. A. SEED. Crown 8vo, cloth gilt, 2s. 6d.
=Review of the Week.=--“An interesting little book. The
scientific arguments are lucidly and convincingly put.”
=Sunday Special.=--“There is much curious information in this
little book, first as to the scientific origin and formation
of the feminine portion of humanity, and next as to woman’s
limitations and powers.”
=Scotsman.=--“It is a suggestive essay on the eternal question
of the Eternal Feminine, the principal points in which problem
it states with neatness and brevity, and argues out with
commendable conciseness.”
=_Some Home Truths_= re =_The Maori War_=, 1863 to 1869, on the West
Coast of New Zealand. By Lt.-Col. EDWARD GORTON (New Zealand Militia),
late Captain H. M. 29th and 57th Regiments. Crown 8vo, cloth gilt, 2s. 6d.
=_A Trip to Paradoxia_=, and other Humours of the Hour. Being
Contemporary Pictures of Social Fact and Political Fiction. By T. H. S.
ESCOTT, Author of “Personal Forces of the Period,” “Social Transformation
of the Victorian Age,” “Platform, Press, Politics, and Play,” Etc. A new
and cheaper edition. Crown 8vo, cloth, 3s. 6d.
=Standard.=--“A book which is amusing from cover to cover.
Bright epigrams abound in Mr Escott’s satirical pictures of the
modern world.… Those who know the inner aspects of politics
and society will, undoubtedly, be the first to recognise the
skill and adroitness with which he strikes at the weak places
in a world of intrigue and fashion.… There is a great deal of
very clever sword-play in Mr Escott’s description of Dum-Dum
(London), the capital of Paradoxia (England).”
=_Bye-Ways of Crime._= With some Stories from the Black Museum. By R. J.
POWER-BERREY. Profusely Illustrated. Crown 8vo, cloth, 2s. 6d.
=Outlook.=--“Decidedly you should read Mr Power-Berrey’s
interesting book, taking laugh and shudder as they come.”
=Sheffield Independent.=--“We do not remember to have ever seen
a more popularly-written summary of the methods of thieves
than this bright and chatty volume. It is the work of a writer
who evidently has a most intimate knowledge of the criminal
classes, and who can carry on a plain narrative briskly and
forcibly. The book fascinates by its freshness and unusualness.”
=Liverpool Review.=--“This is no fanciful production, but
a clear, dispassionate revelation of the dodges of the
professional criminal. Illustrated by numerous pen and ink
sketches, Mr Power-Berrey’s excellent work is useful as well
as interesting, for it will certainly not assist the common
pilferer to have all his little tricks made public property in
this lucid and easily-rememberable style.”
=_The Art of Elocution_= and Public Speaking. By ROSS FERGUSON. With an
Introduction by GEO. ALEXANDER. Dedicated by permission to Miss ELLEN
TERRY. Second Edition. Crown 8vo, strongly bound in cloth, 1s.
=Australian Mail.=--“A useful little book. We can strongly
recommend it to the chairmen of public companies.”
=Stage.=--“A carefully-composed treatise, obviously written
by one as having authority. Students will find it of great
service.”
=Literary World.=--“The essentials of elocution are dealt with
in a thoroughly capable and practical way. The chapter on
public speaking is particularly satisfactory.”
=_The Path of the Soul._= Being Essays on Continental Art and Literature.
By S. C. de SOISSONS, Author of “A Parisian in America,” etc. Illustrated
with portraits, etc. Crown 8vo, cloth gilt, 10s. 6d. (in preparation).
=_From the Book Beautiful._= Being Some Old Lights Re-lit. By the Author
of “The Hypocrite” and “Miss Malevolent.” Cloth gilt, gilt edges, 3s. 6d.
=Lloyd’s.=--“Full of reverence, yet glows with vivid
imagination.… These are Bible stories in a most novel and
attractive form, never irreverent, but full of the keenest
interest.”
=British Weekly.=--“Among the many attempts which have recently
been made to fill out the Bible stories with the realistic
touches suggested by our increased knowledge of the conditions
of life in ancient times, this anonymous volume will take a
high place. Seven stories are retold, some from the Old, some
from the New Testament. To certain tastes they may seem too
elaborately wrought, the author evidently relishes what is
gorgeous, and his descriptions of Potiphar’s house are very
richly inlaid with ornament, but whatever be the judgment of
readers in this respect, there can be no question as to the
effective realism of the narratives. Certainly some of the
stories will convey both to children and adults fresh and
memorable conceptions of Biblical scenes.”
MARIE CORELLI
=_Patriotism or Self-Advertisement?_= A Social Note on the Transvaal War,
1899-1900. By MARIE CORELLI. Sixth Edition. 4to, sewed, 2d.
=_Nebo:_= The Merchant of Susa. A Drama in Three Acts. By A. J. FERREIRA.
Small 8vo, hand-made paper, art cloth, gilt, 2s. 6d. nett.
=Daily Mail= (Glasgow).--“The story unfolded is very
interesting and full of exciting incidents.”
=Aberdeen Free Press.=--“A highly readable piece of work, and
it would, we feel sure, if suitably mounted and in the hands
of capable actors, prove eminently effective on the stage. The
action is rapid, there are no diffuse vapourings, and there is
ample scope for attractive scenic effect.”
=Independent= (Sheffield).--“The Assyrian setting makes a novel
background, and there is movement and some striking situations
in the play.”
=_Ideal Physical Culture_=, And the Truth about the Strong Man. By
APOLLO (the Scottish Hercules and Sandow’s Challenger). Fourth Edition.
Profusely illustrated, cloth, 2s. 6d.
=To-day.=--“It is a very sensible book, and Apollo knows what
he is talking about.”
=County Gentleman.=--“Will prove useful to aspiring young
athletes.”
=Westminster Gazette.=--“Those who take an interest in Physical
Culture will find the manual instructive and useful.”
=Football Echo.=--“‘Ideal Physical Culture’ scatters to the
wind much of the nonsense and bunkum written _ad nauseam_ about
the strong man, his biceps, his triceps, the muscular fat, and
his stupendous feats.”
=_The Year Book of the Stage._= Being an annual record of criticisms of
all the important productions of the English Stage, with copious Index
and complete Cast of each Play recorded. Compiled by L. ARTHUR GREENING.
About 260 pages, strongly bound in cloth, 3s. 6d.
=_A History of Nursery Rhymes._= By PERCY B. GREEN. This interesting
Book is the result of many years research among nursery folklore of all
nations, and traces the origin of nursery rhymes from the earliest times.
Crown 8vo, cloth gilt, 3s. 6d.
=Morning Post.=--“Contains a great deal of pleasing information
concerning the origin of our nursery songs, fairy tales and
games … and the author treats his subject in a manner which is
both entertaining and intelligible.”
=World.=--“Will be found entertaining by everybody.”
=Spectator.=--“The reader will find much curious matter in Mr
Green’s volume.”
=Examiner= (Cork).--“A comprehensive and thoroughly interesting
book.”
=Madame.=--“A most interesting book.… To those mothers who have
their children round them in the story-telling twilight this
book of Mr Green’s should be a treasury of delight.”
=_In Quaint East Anglia._= Descriptive Sketches. By T. WEST CARNIE.
Illustrated by W. S. ROGERS. Long 12mo, cloth, 1s.
=Observer.=--“That East Anglia exercises a very potent spell
over those who once come under its influence is proved by the
case of George Borrow, and all who share in the fascination
will delight in this brightly written, companionable little
volume.”
=Graphic.=--“It is a prettily got up and readable little book.”
=Saturday Review.=--“Will be welcomed by all who have come
under the charm of East Anglia.”
=_A Man Adrift._= Being Leaves from a Nomad’s Portfolio. By BART KENNEDY,
Author of “Darab’s Wine-Cup,” “The Wandering Romanoff,” etc. This very
entertaining book is a narrative of adventures in all parts of the world.
Crown 8vo, cloth, 6s.
Mr ANDREW LANG, in the course of a long and laudatory notice
in =Longman’s Magazine=, said:--“It is a strange photograph
of rude and violent life. The narrator always carries his
life in his fist. He describes, better than any other writer,
the existence of a tramp, and gives an amazing account of the
brutality, and even torture, practised on workers in some
parts of the United States.… The book is as simple in style
as Swift’s writing; a kind of labouring Trelawny might have
fathered these _adventures of a younger son_.”
Mr RICHARD LE GALLIENNE (in the =Idler=).--“‘A Man Adrift’
has held me as few recent books have power to do. The book is
‘real’ because it has first been really lived, and then been
really written. Mr Kennedy’s book has held me, not only by
its reality, but by its courage, its pity, its humour, its
all-embracing humanity, its quiet fierceness. ‘A Man Adrift’ is
a brave book.”
=Morning Leader.=--“The record of an adventurous life, when
well told, always appeals to the imagination and sympathy of
the reader, and ‘A Man Adrift’ is such a record. Presumably the
adventures are real; they have all the vividness of reality at
all events, and one follows the hardships and wanderings of the
narrator with keen interest.… Mr Kennedy is to be congratulated
on his ‘Man Adrift.’”
=County Gentleman.=--“This is the book of a strong man. It has
vigour, originality and power, and comes as a refreshing change
after the maudlin sentimentality of most modern stories.… Mr
Kennedy has a characteristic style. He writes in short, crisp
sentences that are at once direct and fearless. It is mainly
his own story that he tells in this strangely fascinating
volume.”
=_Woman and the Wits._= Epigrams on Woman, Love, and Beauty. Collected
and edited by G. F. MONKSHOOD, Author of “Rudyard Kipling: The Man and
His Work,” “Lady Ruby,” etc. New and revised edition. Small 8vo, art
vellum, gilt extra, gilt edges, 3s. 6d.
=Great Thoughts.=--“The most beautiful book on my table is
‘Woman and the Wits.’… In this lovely volume of about 200 pages
some of the wisest, wittiest, tenderest epigrams on woman and
on cognate topics to be found in ancient and modern times, have
been brought together with taste and judgment.”
=Ladies’ Pictorial.=--“The compiler of this dainty little
volume has produced a veritable lucky bag for the dipper who is
anxious to find something smart and clever.”
=Madame.=--“A book that should find favour on every woman’s
table.”
=Literary World.=--“The epigrams are well selected, and should
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=Daughters of Pleasure.= A Novel. By ANNA, COMTESSE DE BRÉMONT. Crown
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=The Globe.=--“The author, Mr S. J. Adair Fitz-Gerald, has
already shown himself to be the possessor of a store of humour,
on which he has again drawn for the furnishing of the little
volume he has just put together. Among the tales included are
several which might be suitable for reading or recitation, and
none which are dull. Mr Fitz-Gerald frankly addresses himself
to that portion of the public which desires nothing so much as
to be amused, and likes even its amusements in small doses.
Such a public will entertain itself very pleasantly with Mr
Fitz-Gerald’s lively tales, and will probably name as its
favourites those titled ‘Pure Cussedness,’ ‘Splidgings’ First
Baby,’ and ‘The Blue-blooded Coster.’”
=_Rip Van Winkle_=, together with “THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW.” By
WASHINGTON IRVING. Illustrated with Drawings by W. G. MEIN. Crown 8vo,
art cloth, decorative cover by WILL SMART, top edge gilt, 2s.
Illustrated Books for Children
=_The Grand Panjandrum_=, and other fanciful Fairy Tales for the youthful
of all Ages, Climes and Times. By S. J. ADAIR FITZ-GERALD, Author of
“The Zankiwank and the Bletherwitch,” etc. Many full-page and smaller
Illustrations by GUSTAVE DARRÉ. Second Edition. Square 8vo, art cloth,
gilt, 3s. 6d.
=Truth.=--“A decided acquisition to the children’s library.”
=Ladies’ Pictorial.=--“Quite one of the brightest of the
season’s gift books.”
=Morning Post.=--“Bright and thoroughly amusing. It will please
all children. The pictures are excellent.”
=Echo.=--“Of the pile (of children’s books) before us, Mr
Adair Fitz-Gerald’s ‘Grand Panjandrum’ is the cleverest. Mr
Fitz-Gerald needs no introduction to the nursery of these days.”
=Pall Mall Gazette.=--“A charming little book. Simply written,
and therefore to be comprehended of the youthful mind. It will
be popular, for the writer has a power of pleasing which is
rare.”
=Literary World.=--“A handsomely-bound, mouth-watering, in
every way up-to-date volume, written especially for and on
behalf of the toddler or the newly breeched.”
=People.=--“A delightful story for children, something in the
style of ‘Alice in Wonderland,’ but also having some flavour of
Kingsley’s ‘Water Babies.’”
=Sun.=--“Good fairy stories are a source of everlasting joy
and delight. Mr Adair Fitz-Gerald breaks fresh ground and
writes pleasantly.… The book has the added advantage of being
charmingly illustrated in colour by Gustave Doré.”
=Weekly Sun.=--“Mr Adair Fitz-Gerald is a well-known writer
of fairy stories and humorous books for the young. ‘The Grand
Panjandrum’ is just the sort of book to please youngsters of
all ages, being full of pleasant imaginings, and introducing
its readers to a host of curious people.”
=_Nonsense Numbers and Jocular Jingles For Funny Little Folk._= Written
by DRUID GRAYL, with full-page Illustrations by WALTER J. MORGAN. 4to,
cloth boards, 3s. 6d.
=St James’s Gazette.=--“Full of quaint pictures, which will
delight and amuse the little folks.”
=Record.=--“A really witty book. Just the sort of nonsense that
appeals to little folk, and the pictures are quite laughable.
There is an abundance of really good humour to be got from
these pages, which are altogether free from vulgarity.”
=World.=--“Appeals directly to children, and would make a
delightful present for any little boy or girl.”
=Daily Telegraph.=--“Will be productive of many a happy
half-hour.”
=Lloyd’s Newspaper.=--“A very amusing book indeed is this
volume of nonsense verse. The jingles are excellent and such as
children delight in, while the pictures are also ludicrously
funny.”
Greening’s Humorous Books
=_The Pillypingle Pastorals._= A Series of Amusing Rustic Tales and
Sketches. By DRUID GRAYL. Profusely Illustrated by WALTER J. MORGAN.
Crown 8vo, art cloth, 3s. 6d.
=Vanity Fair.=--“Most certainly entertaining, and readers will
enjoy it. It is well illustrated.”
=Scotsman.=--“A lively book of comical yarns. It is frivolous,
doubtless, but it is funny, and any reader will like it who
enjoys a hearty laugh.”
=Outlook.=--“The stories are well told, and tend to provoke
laughter.”
=Phœnix.=--“A delightful collection of stories. There is
something refreshing and invigorating about them.”
=Literary World.=--“An amusing bit of humour.”
=Midland Mail.=--“A budget of fun, and good fun too. There is
not a dull page in it.”
=_The Pottle Papers._= Written by TRISTRAM COUTTS, Author of “A Comedy
of Temptation.” Illustrated by L. RAVEN HILL. Fourth Edition. Crown 8vo,
cloth, 2s. 6d.
=Sheffield Daily Telegraph.=--“Anyone who wants a good laugh
should get ‘The Pottle Papers.’ They are very droll reading
for an idle afternoon, or picking up at any time when ‘down
in the dumps.’ They are very brief and very bright, and it is
impossible for anyone with the slightest sense of humour to
read the book without bursting into ‘the loud guffaw’ which
does not always ‘bespeak the empty mind.’”
=Pall Mall Gazette.=--“It contains plenty of boisterous
humour of the Max Adeler kind … humour that is genuine and
spontaneous. The author, for all his antics, has a good deal
more in him than the average buffoon. There is, for example,
a very clever and subtle strain of feeling running through
the comedy in ‘The Love that Burned’--a rather striking bit
of work. Mr Raven Hill’s illustrations are as amusing as they
always are.”
=_The Pottle’s Progress._= Being the Further Adventures of Mr and Mrs
Pottle. By TRISTRAM COUTTS, Author of “The Pottle Papers,” etc. Crown
8vo, 3s. 6d. (In preparation.)
=_Dan Leno, Hys Booke._= A Volume of Frivolities: Autobiographical,
Historical, Philosophical, Anecdotal and Nonsensical. Written by DAN
LENO. Profusely illustrated by Popular Artists. Seventh Edition. Crown
8vo, art cloth, gilt edges, 1s. 6d. Popular Edition, sewed, picture
cover, 6d.
=DAN LENO, HYS BOOKE=, is, says the =Liverpool Review=, “the
funniest publication since ‘Three Men in a Boat.’ In this
autobiographical masterpiece the inimitable King of Comedians
tells his life story in a style that would make a shrimp laugh.”
This enormously successful book of genuine and spontaneous
humour has been received with a complete chorus of
complimentary criticisms and pleasing “Press” praise and
approval. Here are a few reviewers’ remarks:--
=Scotsman.=--“Bombshells of fun.”
=Lloyd’s.=--“One long laugh from start to finish.”
=Globe.=--“Full of exuberant and harmless fun.”
=English Illustrated Magazine.=--“A deliciously humorous
volume.”
=Catholic Times.=--“The fun is fast and furious.”
=St Paul’s.=--“It is very funny.”
These are a few opinions taken at random from hundreds of
notices.
Says the =Daily News= (Hull):--“The funniest book we have read
for some time. You must perforce scream with huge delight at
the dry sayings and writings of the funny little man who has
actually killed people with his patter and his antics. Page
after page of genuine fun is reeled off by the great little
man.”
=_Bachelor Ballads_= and other Lazy Lyrics. By HARRY A. SPURR, Author of
“A Cockney in Arcadia.” With Fifty Illustrations by JOHN HASSALL. Crown
8vo, art cloth, 3s. 6d.
=St James’s Gazette.=--“Distinctly clever.”
=Globe.=--“Mr Spurr goes in for humour, and with very
considerable success.… Altogether he is as funny as he is
fluent. Mr Hassall’s illustrations are also genuinely comic.”
=Nottingham Guardian.=--“The fun is genuine and hearty.”
=Weekly Sun.=--“These ‘Bachelor Ballads’ are excellent fun.”
=Literary World.=--“The book is good from beginning to end,
and its excellent illustrations by John Hassall are fittingly
humorous.”
=Sheffield Independent.=--“It is a rare thing to find humour in
rhyme without vulgarity, and fun without feebleness. One is,
as a rule, inclined to laugh too rarely with the joking poet,
and sigh often at the pity of his hideous staleness. Mr Spurr
is the exception. His unostentatious rhymes abound in neat
literary turns, brim with good humour, and jig to a natural
sprightliness. He can pass, too, the test of persistent punning
without causing the gorge of the reader to rise. In brief, he
is a really humorous versifier, and the illustrator of his
work has happily caught his spirit. A man who can turn out in
thirty-two lines twenty-five puns on cricket, and work in a
love story too, may be regarded as having shouldered the mantle
of Hood.”
=_That Fascinating Widow._= By S. J. A. FITZ-GERALD. Cloth, 1s. (_For
particulars see page 26._)
=_Farthest South._= A Humorous Story. By HAROLD E. GORST. 2s. 6d. (_For
particulars see page 24._)
Guides, Etc.
=_London._= A Handy Guide for the Visitor, Sportsman and Naturalist. By
J. W. CUNDALL. Numerous Illustrations. Fourth Year of Publication. Long
12mo, cloth, 6d.
=Vanity Fair.=--“A capital little guide book. No bulky volume
this, but a handy booklet full of pithy information on all the
most important subjects connected with our great city.”
=Outlook.=--“A handy booklet, more tasteful than one is
accustomed to.”
=Pelican.=--“As full of useful and entertaining information as
is an egg of meat.”
=Bookman.=--“A very lively and readable little guide.”
=To-day.=--“One of the best guide books for visitors to London.
It is a model of lucidity and informativeness, and the profuse
illustrations are admirably executed.”
=Glasgow Herald.=--“A useful little work for those who have no
desire to wade through many pages of information before getting
what they want.”
=_America Abroad._= A Handy Guide for Americans in England. Edited by
J. W. CUNDALL. With Map and numerous Illustrations. Eleventh Year of
Publication. 6d.
=_In Quaint East Anglia._= Descriptive Sketches. By T. WEST CARNIE.
Illustrated by W. S. ROGERS. Long 12mo, cloth, 1s. (_See page 8._)
=_“Sisters by the Sea.”_= Seaside and Country Sketches. By CLEMENT SCOTT,
Author of “Blossom Land,” “Amongst the Apple Orchards,” Etc. Frontispiece
and Vignette designed by GEORGE POWNALL. Long 12mo, attractively bound in
cloth, 1s. (_See page 4._)
INDEX
PAGE
Adams, H. A Virtue of Necessity, 17
Alexander, George. Introduction to Art of Elocution, 6
After-Taste, The. (Compton Reade), 14
America Abroad. (J. W. Cundall), 29
Ames, H. The Tragedy of a Pedigree, 13
Anna Marsden’s Experiment. (E. Williams), 24
---- And Afterwards. (Mrs H. E. Gorst), 17
Apollo. Ideal Physical Culture, 7
Asia, A Vagabond in. (E. Candler), 4
Asmodeus. (Le Sage), 11
“Æsculapius.” The Magnetism of Sin, 14
Ascher, Isidore. A Social Upheaval, 17
Ashes Tell no Tales. (Mrs A. S. Bradshaw), 16
Bartram, George. Ballads of Ghostly Shires, 9
Bachelor Ballads. (Harry A. Spurr), 29
Beckford, W. Vathek, 11
Black Tulip, The (Alexandre Dumas), 11 and 25
Boyd, F. M. Pelican Tails, 25
Book of the Poster, A. (W. S. Rogers), 5
Book Beautiful, From the, 7
Bradshaw, Mrs A. S. Ashes Tell no Tales, 16
Bradshaw, Mrs A. S. Gates of Temptation, The, 23
Bye-Ways of Crime. (R. J. Power-Berrey), 6
Candler, E. A Vagabond in Asia, 4
Carnie, T. W. In Quaint East Anglia, 8
Clelia. Messiahship of Shakspeare, The, 4
Clelia. God in Shakspeare, 5
Cigarette Smoker, The. (Author of “The Hypocrite”), 25
Comedy of temptation, A. (T. Coutts), 16
Committed to His Charge. (Kate and Robina Lizars), 13
Colomba. (Prosper Merimée), 11
Corelli, Marie. Patriotism or Self-Advertisement?, 7
Coutts, T. The Pottle Papers, 28
Coutts, T. A Comedy of Temptation, 16
Croly, George. Salathiel, 11
Cry in the Night, A (A. Golsworthy), 17
Cundall, J. W. London, 29
Cundall, J. W. America Abroad, 29
Cynthia’s Damages. (E. Turner), 15
Dan Leno, Hys Booke. (Dan Leno), 28
Daniels, Heber. Dona Rufina, 23
Daughters of Pleasure. (De Brémont), 14
Darab’s Wine-Cup. (Bart Kennedy), 22
Daudet. Sapho, 18
Dead Woman’s Vow, A. (Emile Zola), 18
Death and the Woman. (Golsworthy), 26
De Brémont, Comtesse. A Son of Africa, 15
De Brémont, Comtesse. Daughters of Pleasure, 14
De Brémont, Comtesse. The Gentleman Digger, 15
De Soissons, Count. The Path of the Soul, 6
Derelict and Tommy, The. (C. Forestier-Walker), 25
Detached Pirate, A. (Helen Milecete), 13
Devil in a Domino, The. (C. L’Epine), 25
Dona Rufina. (Heber Daniels), 23
Downing, C. Messiahship of Shakspeare, 4
Downing, C. God in Shakspeare, 5
Dolomite Cavern, The. (W. Kelly), 20
Dress in a Nutshell. (“R.”), 9
Dumas. The Black Tulip, 11 and 25
East Anglia, In Quaint. (Carnie), 8
“English Writers of To-day” Series--
Rudyard Kipling. (G. F. Monkshood), 1
Bret Harte. (T. E. Pemberton), 2
Swinburne. (Theodore Wratislaw), 2
George Meredith. (Walter Jerrold), 2
Hall Caine. (C. Fred. Kenyon), 2
A. W. Pinero. (Hamilton Fyffe), 2
W. E. Henley. (George Gamble), 2
Mrs Humphry Ward, } in one
Mrs Craigie, (W. L. Courtney), } volume, 3
Thomas Hardy, 3
Realistic Writers of To-day. (J. Hannaford), 3
The Parnassian School in English Poetry. (Sir G. Douglas), 3
Richard Le Gulliene. (Ranger Gull), 3
Elocution, The Art of. (R. Ferguson), 7
Epicurean, The. (Thomas Moore), 11
Escott, T. H. S. A Trip to Paradoxia, 6
Exile in Bohemia, An. (Ernest E. Williams), 12
“Fame, the Fiddler.” (S. J. Adair Fitz-Gerald), 22
Farthest South. (H. G. Gorst), 24
Ferguson, Ross. The Art of Elocution, 6
Ferreira, A. J. Nebo, 7
Fevez, Coralie. Ira Lorraine, 16
Fellow-Passengers, The. (R. Pyke), 26
Fitz-Gerald, S. J. A. A Tragedy of Grub Street, 23
Fitz-Gerald, S. J. A. The Grand Panjandrum, 27
Fitz-Gerald, S. J. A. That Fascinating Widow, 27
Fitz-Gerald, S. J. A. Fame, the Fiddler, 22
Forbes, Edmund. Red Fate, 13
For Himself Alone. (T. W. Speight), 15
Forestier-Walker, C. The Derelict and Tommy, 25
Fouillée, Alfred. Woman, 5
France, Anatole. Thaïs, 18
From the Book Beautiful. (Author of “The Hypocrite”), 7
Galt, J. Ringan Gilhaize, 10
Gates of Temptation, The. (Mrs A. Bradshaw), 23
Gentleman Digger, The. (Comtesse de Brémont), 15
Girl of the North, The. (H. Milecete), 12
God in Shakspeare. (C. Downing), 5
Gorton, Lieut.-Col. The Maori War, 6
Gorst, H. E. Farthest South, 24
Gorst, Mrs H. ---- And Afterwards, 17
Golsworthy, A. Death and the Woman, 26
Golsworthy, A. A Cry in the Night, 17
Grand Panjandrum, The. (S. J. A. Fitz-Gerald), 27
Green, Percy B. A History of Nursery Rhymes, 10
Green Passion, The. (A. P. Vert), 19
Grayl, Druid. Nonsense Numbers and Jocular Jingles, 27
Grayl, Druid. Pillypingle Pastorals, Guides, etc., 29
Hamlets, Some Notable. (C. Scott), 3
Hannaford, Justin. The Love Thirst of Elaine, 20
Harem, Romance of a, 18
Heaven, Louise P. An Idol of Bronze, 20
Herman, H. The Sword of Fate, 19
Hewitt, E. Prettiness of Fools, 14
Hypocrite, The. (Anonymous), 21
Hypocrite, The. (Author of “Miss Malevolent”), 21
Hypocrite, The. (Author of “From the Book Beautiful”), 7
Hypocrite, The. (Author of “His Grace’s Grace”), 13
Hypocrite, The. (Author of “The Cigarette Smoker”), 25
Ideal Physical Culture. (Apollo), 7
Idealist, The. (Grove Johnson), 18
Idol of Bronze. (L. P. Heaven), 20
In Monte Carlo. (H. Sienkiewicz), 22
In the World of Mimes. (L. Melville), 15
In Quaint East Anglia. (T. W. Carnie), 8
Ira Lorraine. (Coralie Fevez), 16
Irving, Washington. Rip Van Winkle, 10
John Basileon. (_See_ “My Lady Ruby”), 22
Johnson, Dr. Rasselas, 10
Johnson, Grove. The Idealist, 18
Kelly, W. P. The Dolomite Cavern, 20
Kennedy, Bart. A Man Adrift, 3
Kennedy, Bart. Darab’s Wine-Cup, 22
Kennedy, Bart. The Wandering Romanoff, 23
Lady of Criswold, The. (L. Outram), 24
Lady of the Leopard, The. (C. L’Epine), 20
Le Sage. Asmodeus, 11
Leno, D. Dan Leno, Hys Booke, 28
L’Epine, C. The Devil in a Domino, 25
L’Epine, C. The Lady of the Leopard, 20
Leyken, N. Where the Oranges Grow, 13
Lizars, K. and R. Committed to His Charge, 13
Longstaff, W. L. Weeds and Flowers, 9
Longstaff, W. L. The Tragedy of the Lady Palmist, 21
London. (J. W. Cundall), 29
Loughnan, J. Pym. Mad? 23
Love Thirst of Elaine, The. (J. Hannaford), 20
Lord Jimmy. (G. Martyn), 23
Mad? (J. Pym Loughnan), 23
Madonna Mia. (C. Scott), 20
Man Adrift, A. (B. Kennedy), 8
Magnetism of Sin, The. (“Æsculapius”), 14
Maori War, The. (Lt.-Col. E. Gorton), 6
Martin, E. Shadows, 26
Martyn, G. Lord Jimmy, 23
Mayne Reid, Captain. (Mrs M. Reid), 4
M’Millan. A. The Weird Well, 16
Messiahship of Shakspeare, The. (Clelia), 4
Merimée, P. Colomba, 11
Melville, L. In the World of Mimes, 15
Miss Malevolent. (Author of “The Hypocrite”), 21
Milecete, H. A Girl of the North, 12
Milecete, H. A Detached Pirate, 13
Mora. (T. W. Speight), 15
Moore, Thomas. The Epicurean, 11
Modern Argonauts, The. (Eliza Orzeszko), 12
Monkshood, G. F. Rudyard Kipling, 1
Monkshood, G. F. My Lady Ruby, 22
Monkshood, G. F. Woman and the Wits, 9
My Lady Ruby. (G. F. Monkshood), 22
Nebo. (A. J. Ferreira), 7
Nonsense Numbers and Jocular Jingles. (Druid Grayl), 27
Northern Lights and Shadows. (R. G. Taber), 5
Nursery Rhymes, A History of. (P. B. Green), 8
Obscure Apostle, An. (Madame Orzeszko), 12
Orzeszko, Madame. The Modern Argonauts, 12
Orzeszko, Madame. An Obscure Apostle, 12
Our Lady of the Ice. (Constance Sutcliffe), 20
Outrageous Fortune. (Anonymous), 19
Outram, L. The Lady of Criswold, 24
Owen, J. L. Seven Nights with Satan, 19
Path of the Soul, The. (De Soissons), 6
Patriotism or Self-Advertisement? (Marie Corelli), 7
Pemberton, T. E. Bret Harte, 2
Pelican Tails. (F. M. Boyd), 25
Physical Culture, Ideal. (Apollo), 7
Pillypingle Pastorals. (Druid Grayl), 28
Pottle Papers. (T. Coutts), 28
Poster, A Book of the. (W. S. Rogers), 5
Power of the Past, The. (Daisy Pryce), 14
Power-Berrey, R. J. Bye-Ways of Crime, 6
Prettiness of Fools, The. (E. Hewitt), 14
Pyke, R. The Fellow-Passengers, 26
Pryce, Daisy Hughes. The Power of the Past, 14
Rae-Brown, C. The Shadow on the Manse, 17
Rae-Brown, C. The Resurrection of His Grace, 24
Rasselas. (Dr Johnson), 10
Reade, C. The After-Taste, 14
Red Fate. (E. Forbes), 13
Resurrection of His Grace, The. (Rae-Brown), 24
Ringan Gilhaize. (J. Galt), 10
Rip Van Winkle. (W. Irving), 10 and 26
Rogers, W. S. A Book of the Poster, 5
Romance of a Harem, 18
Sadleir, Mrs. An Uncanny Girl, 25
Sadleir, Mrs. Such is the Law, 16
Salathiel. (Dr Croly), 11
Sapho. (Daudet), 18
Scott, C. The Wheel of Life, 3
Scott, C. Madonna Mia, 20
Scott, C. Some Notable Hamlets, 3
Scott, C. Sisters by the Sea, 4
Seed, Rev. T. A. Woman, 5
Seekers of Sentiment, 14
Seven Nights with Satan. (J. L. Owen), 19
Shadow on the Manse, The. (Rae-Brown), 17
Shadows. (E. Martin), 26
Shams! (Anonymous), 18
Sienkiewicz, H. In Monte Carlo, 22
Social Upheaval, A. (I. G. Ascher), 17
Son of Africa, A. (De Brémont), 15
Speight, T. W. Mora, 15
Speight, T. W. Two Days in a Life-time, 15
Speight, T. W. For Himself Alone, 15
Spurr, H. Bachelor Ballads, 29
Stage, The Year Book of the. (L. A. Greening), 7
Such is the Law. (Sadleir, Mrs), 16
Sutcliffe, Constance. Our Lady of the Ice, 20
Sword of Fate, The. (H. Herman), 19
Taber, R. G. Northern Lights and Shadows, 5
Thaïs. (Anatole France), 18
That Fascinating Widow. (S. J. A. Fitz-Gerald), 26
Thompson, C. J. S. Zoroastro, 18
Tragedy of Grub Street, A. (S. J. Adair Fitz-Gerald), 23
Tragedy of a Pedigree, The. (Hugo Ames), 13
Tragedy of the Lady Palmist, The. (W. L. Longstaff), 21
Trip to Paradoxia, A. (T. H. Escott), 6
Two Days in a Life-time. (T. Speight), 15
Turner, R. Cynthia’s Damages, 15
Uncanny Girl, An. (Mrs Sadleir), 25
Upperton, R. Village Life and Feeling, 10
Vagabond in Asia, A. (E. Candler), 4
Vathek. (W. Beckford), 11
Vert, A. P. The Green Passion, 19
Village Life and Feeling. (Rupert Uppington), 10
Virtue of Necessity, A. (H. Adams), 17
Wandering Romanoff, The. (Bart Kennedy), 23
Weeds and Flowers. (W. Longstaff), 9
Weird Well, The. (Alec M’Millan), 16
Wheel of Life, The. (C. Scott), 3
Where the Oranges Grow. (N. A. Leyken), 13
Williams, Ernest E. An Exile in Bohemia, 12
Williams, Ellen. Anna Marsden’s Experiment, 24
Woman. (Rev. T. A Seed and A. Fouillée), 5
Woman and the Wits. (G. Monkshood), 9
Wratislaw, T. Algernon Charles Swinburne, 2
Year Book of the Stage, The. (L. A. Greening), 7
Zola, E. A Dead Woman’s Vow, 18
Zoroastro. (C. J. Thompson), 18
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