Part 19

NOW READY. FIFTH EDITION.

THE BOOK OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON.

THE BACHELORS’ CLUB.

By I. ZANGWILL.

Crown 8vo. 348 pp. 3s. 6d.

With ILLUSTRATIONS by GEORGE HUTCHINSON.

BRIEF EXTRACTS FROM LATER PRESS NOTICES.

ALLY SLOPER: “We have few genuine humourists, but Mr. Zangwill is certainly one of them.”

ARTIST: “The tales are quite as good as the shorter things of Charles Dickens. The best book of the month.”

DAILY CHRONICLE: “With all his fun he is not a ‘funny man,’ he is a literary humourist—in all the seriousness of claiming a place in literature.”

DETROIT FREE PRESS: “A book almost impossible to review in such a way as to give the reader an adequate idea of its genius. It must be read to be appreciated.”

FUN: “On Fame’s drum it will beat rub-a-dub-dub.”

GLASGOW HERALD: “Would-be wit. The ordinary civilised mortal is not likely to enjoy it. The skits are rather sombre in their eccentricity.”

HEARTH AND HOME: “Humour is a rare gift, but Mr. Zangwill has it in abundance.”

LADY: “The author is one entirely born to the motley. His quips are quaint, his satire delightfully exhilarating.”

LITERARY WORLD: “Entitles Mr. Zangwill to rank as a genuine humourist. The book is full of good things.”

LITERARY OPINION: “Far above the average mechanical stuff that does duty for humour.”

LLOYDS: “Ingenuity of incident is combined with a wealth of reflective wisdom, that often becomes dazzling in its effect.”

MORNING POST: “The author has a manner of touching upon the foibles of the day, full of playful malice, but quite devoid of bitterness, which is one of the best gifts of the humourist.”

OBSERVER: “The author has a delightful vein of humour.”

PUBLISHERS’ CIRCULAR: “We have laughed with genuine enjoyment.”

REVIEW OF REVIEWS: “Much that is genuinely novel and amusing.”

SATURDAY REVIEW: “We like the stories of ‘Hamlet up to Date,’ and ‘The Fall of Israfel’ best, but all are amusing, and all coruscate with puns.”

SPEAKER: “It is impossible to read this book without being delighted with it. It is full of good things.”

SPORTING TIMES: “No end of fun. Mr. Zangwill never misses the opportunity of saying a clever thing.”

SUNDAY SUN: “A funny book by the very funny editor of Ariel.”

WEEKLY DISPATCH: “The history of the Club is told with charming fluency, whimsical variety, and dramatic power; this delightful and clever book; Mr. Zangwill has raised expectations that will not be easily satisfied.”

BY W. H. DAVENPORT ADAMS.