Part 17

OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

“Mr. Fenn is an excellent story-teller.”—Athenæum.

“Another volume of the excellently designed ‘Whitefriars Library.’ Both ‘Sawn Off’ and the other story, ‘The Gilded Pill,’ are good examples of light, entertaining and unsensational fiction.”—Review of Reviews.

“Mr. Fenn has succeeded well in enlivening morality with wit, and in tempering wit with morality.”—Daily Graphic.

“Mr. Fenn is a favourite writer with the public, and in this volume he is seen to advantage.”—Daily Chronicle.

“An amusing volume.”—Daily News.

VOL. III.—“A LITTLE IRISH GIRL.”

By the Author of “Molly Bawn.”

OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

“Mrs. Hungerford never fails to be prettily piquant, and this volume will be enjoyed quite as much as anything she has ever written.”—Academy.

“One needs scarcely to be reminded that the author of ‘Molly Bawn’ is a writer of distinct Hibernian wit and verve, but if further proof were required it would be found in ‘A Little Irish Girl.’”—Daily Chronicle.

“In all respects a delightful story, written in a bright and happy spirit, and full of amusement and instruction.”—Scotsman.

VOL. IV.—THREE WEEKS AT MOPETOWN.

By PERCY FITZGERALD. [Ready.

OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

“A clever skit upon life at a hydropathic establishment, in this writer’s popular vein; the book is amusing.”—Gentlewoman.

“In all senses the writing is uncommonly clever, and the sketches of the various characters who inhabit a fashionable hydropathic establishment are drawn with lifelike fidelity.”—Public Opinion.

“Mopetown is a charming place, and the people who go there are very amusing to read about. Some of the character-studies are perfect miniatures. There is occasional exaggeration, but never the least unkindness; the book is healthy and thoroughly refreshing.”—Pictorial World.

“The portrait of the place, and the different types of character that are met, afford scope for some very pretty descriptive writing, and here Mr. Fitzgerald shows to full advantage.”—Publishers’ Circular.

VOL. V.—A BOOK OF BURLESQUE: Sketches of Stage Travestie and Parody.

By WILLIAM DAVENPORT ADAMS. [Ready.

OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

“Mr. Adams deserves distinct credit for his exhaustive compilation on the subject of English burlesque.”—Saturday Review.

“A volume which contains a good thing on almost every page.”—Globe.

“This eminently readable volume is a useful and acceptable contribution to the history of the English Drama.”—Daily Graphic.

“An enjoyable and amusing volume, which is certain to be widely read; the book sparkles with irresistible specimens of wit and humour.”—Scottish Leader.

“We find the book genuinely amusing.”—Publishers’ Circular.

“Mr. Adams discourses wisely and well on all our principal native burlesque.”—Referee.