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 WORKS by F. ANSTEY.

THE BRASS BOTTLE. With a Frontispiece. Third Impression, Crown 8vo. 6s.

The Bookman.—'A remarkably clever and brilliant novel.'

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.'

THE TALKING HORSE; and other Tales. Popular Edition. Crown 8vo. 6s. Cheap Edition. Crown 8vo. limp red cloth, 2s. 6d. The Saturday Review,—'A capital set of stories, thoroughly clever and witty, often pathetic, and always humorous.'

The Athenaeum.—'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. 6s. Cheap Edition. Crown 8vo. limp red cloth, 2s. 6d.

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. 6s. Cheap Edition. Crown 8vo. limp red cloth, 2s. 6d.

The Saturday Review.—' "The Pariah" we are more than ever struck by the sharp intuitive perception and the satirical balancing of judgment which makes the author's writings such extremely entertaining reading. There is not a dull page— we might say, not a dull sentence— in it. ... The girls are delightfully drawn, especially the bewitching Margot and the childish Lettice. Nothing that polish and finish, cleverness, humour, wit and sarcasm can give us is left out.'

VICE VERSA; or, A Lesson to Fathers. Cheap Edition. Crown 8vo. limp red cloth, 2s. 6d.

The Saturday Review.—'If ever there was a book made up from beginning to end of laughter, and yet not 3 comic book, or a " merry " book, or a book of jokes, or a book of pictures, or a jest book, or a tom-fool 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 Versa; or, A Lesson to Fathers." ... We close the book, recommending it very earnestly to all fathers in the first instance, and then sons, nephews, uncles, and male cousins next.'

A FALLEN IDOL. Cheap Edition. Crown 8vo. limp red cloth, 2s. 6d.

The Times.—'Will delight the multitudinous public that laughed over "Vice Versa." ... 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. Square 16mo. 3s.

The Speaker.—'Mr. Anstey has surpassed himself in "Lyre and Lancet." ... One of the brightest and most entertaining its of comedy we have had for many a day.'

London: SMITH, ELDER, & CO., 15 Waterloo Place, S.W.