FABLES FOR THE FRIVOLOUS. (With Apologies to La Fontaine.) With
Illustrations by PETER NEWELL. 8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, Deckel
Edges and Gilt Top, $1.50.
The central idea of each apologue is preserved, but the treatment is
certainly original, and at times brilliant. The book will appeal
particularly to those who appreciate the piquant humor of the writings
of Gilbert, Lewis Carroll, and Edward Lear. The book-work is
extraordinarily handsome.--_Churchman_, N. Y.
Mr. Carryl apologizes to La Fontaine, presumably for hanging the puns,
slang, and very modern drollery of his _Fables for the Frivolous_ upon a
framework borrowed from a great classic. But he need not apologize. The
book is too funny. The "Morals" are turned with the neatest humor, the
ancient axioms are brought "up to date" with an ingenious comicality
that could not be resisted, and Mr. Newell's pictures add the finishing
touch to a capital bit of fooling. These clever rhymes deserve the
artistic form given to them by the publishers.--_N. Y. Tribune._