=THE BRASS BOTTLE.= By F. ANSTEY, Author of ‘Vice Versâ,’ ‘The
Giant’s Robe,’ ‘A Fallen Idol,’ &c. With a Frontispiece. THIRD
IMPRESSION. Crown 8vo. 6_s._
=From THE SPECTATOR.=--‘In his logical conduct of an absurd
proposition, in his fantastic handling of the supernatural, in his
brisk dialogue and effective characterisation, Mr. Anstey has once more
shown himself to be an artist and a humourist of uncommon and enviable
merit.’
=From PUNCH.=--‘For weirdness of conception, for skilful treatment, and
for abounding humour, Mr. Anstey’s last, my Baronite avers, is a worthy
companion of his first (“Vice Versâ”).’
=THE TALKING HORSE and other Tales.= Popular Edition. Crown 8vo.
6_s._ Cheap Edition. Crown 8vo. limp red cloth, 2_s._ 6_d._
=From THE SATURDAY REVIEW.=--‘A capital set of stories, thoroughly
clever and witty, often pathetic, and always humorous.’
=From THE ATHENÆUM.=--‘The grimmest of mortals, in his most surly mood,
could hardly resist the fun of “The Talking Horse.”’
=THE GIANT’S ROBE.= Popular Edition. Crown 8vo. 6_s._ Cheap Edition.
Crown 8vo. limp red cloth, 2_s._ 6_d._
=From THE PALL MALL GAZETTE.=--‘The main interest of the book, which
is very strong indeed, begins when Vincent returns, when Harold Caffyn
discovers the secret, when every page threatens to bring down doom on
the head of the miserable Mark. Will he confess? Will he drown himself?
Will Vincent denounce him? Will Caffyn inform on him? Will his wife
abandon him?--we ask eagerly as we read and cannot cease reading till
the puzzle is solved in a series of exciting situations.’
=THE PARIAH.= Popular Edition. Crown 8vo. 6_s._ Cheap Edition. Crown
8vo. limp red cloth, 2_s._ 6_d._
=From THE SATURDAY REVIEW.=--‘In “The Pariah” we are more than ever
struck by the sharp intuitive perception and the satirical balancing of
judgment which make the author’s writings such extremely entertaining
reading. There is not a dull page--we might say, not a dull
sentence--in it....’
=VICE VERSÂ; or, a Lesson to Fathers.= Cheap Edition. Crown 8vo. limp
red cloth, 2_s._ 6_d._
=From THE SATURDAY REVIEW.=--‘If ever there was a book made up from
beginning to end of laughter, and yet not a comic book, or a “merry”
book, or a book of jokes, or a book of pictures, or a jest book, or a
tomfool book, but a perfectly sober and serious book, in the reading
of which a sober man may laugh without shame from beginning to end, it
is the book called “Vice Versâ; or, a Lesson to Fathers.”... We close
the book, recommending it very earnestly to all fathers in the first
instance, and their sons, nephews, uncles, and male cousins next.’
=A FALLEN IDOL.= Cheap Edition. Crown 8vo. limp red cloth, 2_s._ 6_d._
=From THE TIMES.=--‘Will delight the multitudinous public that laughed
over “Vice Versâ.”... The boy who brings the accursed image to
Champion’s house, Mr. Bales, the artist’s factotum, and above all Mr.
Yarker, the ex-butler who has turned policeman, are figures whom it is
as pleasant to meet as it is impossible to forget.’
=LYRE AND LANCET.= With 24 Full-page Illustrations. Crown 8vo. limp
red cloth, 2_s._ 6_d._
=From THE SPEAKER.=--‘Mr. Anstey has surpassed himself in “Lyre and
Lancet.”... One of the brightest and most entertaining bits of comedy
we have had for many a day.’
London: SMITH, ELDER, & CO., 15 Waterloo Place, S.W.