PRICE ONE SHILLING EACH.

There is but little call to laud the men who have written the books catalogued below. They have done good work-work that needs no bush; and mankind is under obligations to them for a large sum-total of enjoyment. It will be a long day before we, in England, forget the names of Thomas Hood, Albert Smith, Reach, and the Mayhews; and from America we hail, as exponents of genuine and special humour, Artemus Ward, J. R. Lowell, Bret Harte, and Charles Dudley Warner, all of whose writings will be found included in the following list,entertaining company of genial jesters and merry penmen.

2. Artemus Ward: His Book.
3 Riddles. Illustrated.
4. Burlesques. Illustrated.
5. Charades. Illustrated.

6. The Biglow Papers. J. R.
LOWELL

7. Saxe's Poems. J. G. SAXE.
8. Joe Miller's Jest Book.
9 Connubial Bliss. DOUGHTY.
10. Model Men and Model
Women. MAYHEW.

11. The Flirt and Evening
Parties. ALBERT SMITH.
12. The Gent, and Stuck-up
People. ALBERT SMITH.

13. The Ballet-Girl and the
Idler upon Town. ALBERT SMITH
14. Humbug and Mince Pies.
ANGUS REACH.

15. Hearts and Trumps. By HANNAY; and Change for a Shilling. MAYHEW.

16. Pusley; or, My Summer in a
Garden. CHARLES D. WARNER.
17. Back Log Studies. CHAS.
D. WARNER.

18. Sandy Bar. BRET HARTE.
19. Roaring Camp, and other
Sketches. BRET HARTE.
Chinee. BRET

20. Heathen

HARTE.

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