Crown 8vo., cloth extra, 3s. 6d. each. THE WANDERER'S LIBRARY. Merrie England in the Olden Time. By GEORGE DANIEL. With Illustrations by Robert Cruikshank. The Old Showmen and the Old London Fairs. By The Wilds of London. By JAMES GREENWOOD. Signs, and Reminiscences connected with Taverns, Coffee Houses, Clubs, etc. By CHARLES HINDLEY. With Illustrations. Circus Life and Circus Celebrities. By THOMAS FROST. The Story of the London Parks. By JACOB LARWOOD. With Illustrations. The Lives of the Conjurors. By THOMAS FROST. The Life and Adventures of a Cheap Jack. By One of the Fraternity. Edited by CHARLES HINdley. Low-Life Deeps. An Account of the Strange Fish to be found there. By JAMES GREenwood. Seven Generations of Executioners. Memoirs of the Sansons (1688-1847). Edited by HENRY SANSON, late Executioner of the Court of Justice of Paris. Other Volumes are in preparation. CHATTO AND WINDUS, PICCADILLY, W. 'Dost thou think because thou art virtuous there shall be no more cakes and ale?" A NEW EDITION, ILLUSTRATED BY ROBERT CRUIKSHANK Landon CHATTO AND WINDUS, PICCADILLY KD 39584 HARVARD EDINBURGH: PRINTED BY BALLANTYNE, HANSON AND CO. DISCARDED ADVERTISEMENT. "MERRIE ENGLAND IN THE OLDEN TIME" having found favour with the Public in Bentley's Miscellany, puts forth new attractions in the present volume. It has received numerous and important corrections and additions; the story has been illustrated by Robert Cruikshank; and facsimiles of rare and unique portraits of celebrated Players, Jesters, Conjurors, and Mountebanks, exhibit "lively sculptures" of once popular drolls and wizards. that shook the sides and "astonished the nerves" of our jovial-hearted and wondering forefathers. To supply the antiquarian portion of " Merrie England," a library and a collection of prints and drawings of a highly curious and recherché character have been resorted to; and, though the task of concentrating and reducing into moderate compass such ample materials has not been an easy one, "The labour we delight in physics pain." This, and a large share of public approval, have made it a "labour of love." In that part which is purely fiction the characters can best speak for themselves. 140688 |