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ADVENTURES IN THE EAST AT THE SEAT OF WAR. By H. P. ROCHE. Crown 8vo., 6d.

ALMOST LOST; OR, SPIDERS AND FLIES. BY JAMES GREENWOOD. Crown 8vo., Boards, 2s.

AMATEUR CASUAL; OR, A NIGHT IN A WORKHOUSE; AND SAVAGE LIFE IN LONDON. By JAMES GREENWOOD. Crown Svo., 6d.

AMERICAN SONGS AND JOKES. By W. H. DELEHANTY.

8vo., 6d.

Crown

Containing Sketches of American Life, by W. H. Delehanty, the Favourite Child of Momus. Real Wit from the Plantation.

AMUSING POETRY. Edited by SHIRLEY BROOKS. Crown 8vo., Is. A book for the Old and Young.

The object of this work is to afford harmless and indeed salutary intellectual excitement, by bringing together a number of compositions of popular and favourite Authors, which everyone would like to be acquainted with.

ANECDOTES ABOUT LAWYERS, DOCTORS, AND PARSONS. Foolscap 8vo., Is. 320 pages, well printed on Good Paper.

ANECDOTES ABOUT AUTHORS AND ARTISTS. Foolscap Svo., is. 320 pages. Uniform with the above.

ANECDOTES OF INVENTIONS AND DISCOVERIES. Foolscap 8vo., IS. New Edition.

Brought down to the Electric Light.

ANECDOTES, THEATRICAL.
Numerous Illustrations.

By J. DIPROSE.

Crown Svo., IS. With

The Green Room-The Stage-The Players-Behind the Scenes-Bartholomew Fair-Vauxhall Gardens, &c., &c.

ANECDOTES

OF CURIOUS SUPERSTITIONS AND OMENS.

Foolscap 8vo., 6d.

Containing Curious Facts and Illustrative Sketches, which have had so much to do in giving colour to History, and in moulding the Character of Nations.

ART OF TALKING AND THE ART OF PLEASING IN CONVERSATION. By J. DIPROSE. Foolscap 8vo., 6d. Fourth Edition.

"Why should a man whose blood is warm within,

Sit like his grandsire cut in alabaster?"-SHAKESPEARE.

A TRIP ACROSS THE OCEAN. BY FELIX ROGERS, the Popular Comedian of the London and Provincial Theatres. Crown 8vo., 6d.

Containing an Account of What he Did and What he Saw.

BEST SAYINGS OF THE BEST AUTHORS. By J. DIPROSE. Foolscap 8vo., 6d. Fourth Edition.

Advice for Everybody, "From grave to gay, from lively to severe.'

COMIC (NEW) SONG BOOK. Crown 8vo., 6d. Sixth Edition.

All the Popular Comic Songs of the Day, with New and Original Songs never before published. COMIC (STANDARD) SONG BOOK. Crown 8vo., 6d. Eighth Edition. The Best Comic Songs, as sung by the Best Comic Singers, at the Best Places of Amusement. DIARY OF A LONDON DETECTIVE. Crown 8vo., 6d.

Containing extracts from many Important Cases. "The London Detective is a most extraordi nary individual."

"DRESDEN CHINA" AND OTHER SONGS. By F. E. WEATHERLY, Author of "Nancy Lee." Crown 8vo., Is.

Containing all the Best Songs written by this Popular Writer.

DR. JOHNSON'S TABLE TALK. Diprose's Miniature Library, 16mo. Cloth Extra, Bevelled Boards, Gilt Edges, Is. Printed with Red Lines.

A Neat and Elegant Little Volume.

EARLY TRAIN (THE). By SACKBUT FITZDOODLE. Crown 8vo., 6d. "Be virtuous, and you will be eccentric."-MARTIN LUTHER.

EPITAPHS (DIPROSE'S BOOK OF). Humorous, Eccentric, Ancient and Remarkable. Crown 8vo., 6d.

"A Book for all Lovers of the Quaint and Curious, excellently well produced.”—Bookseller. "We have seldom met with a more complete work of its kind."-Worcestershire Advertiser. FAMILY COOKERY BOOK AND THE ART OF COOKERY. Foolscap 8vo., 6d.

Being the Economy of Cookery for the Middle Class, the Tradesman, and the Artisan. GERMAN SONG BOOK. Crown 8vo., 6d.

Diprose's Selection of German Songs and Ballads, Translated from the Best Authors.

HISTORY OF INDIA. Crown 8vo., 6d.

Containing an account of India in connection with England, from the Origin of the East India Company to the present time, with an account of the Habits and Customs of Eastern Life; also a Journal of the Prince of Wales' Tour through that extraordinary and magnificent country.

HONOURS OF THE TABLE. BY ALURED DERBY. Crown 8vo., 6d. "I will teach the children their behaviour."-SHAKESPEARE.

HOUSEKEEPER'S ASSISTANT. Foolscap 8vo., 6d.

Containing Three Hundred and Fifty Receipts.

KITES AND PIGEONS (A Novelette). By JOSEPH HATTON. Foolscap 8vo., 6d., with Illustrations by SAMBOURNE.

Partly founded on the underplot of a Drama of the last century. The Contents consist of Conspirators-Arrivals at the Green Dragon-Tom discovers his Father's Secret-Winning a Wager that never was made-In the Toils-Between the Acts-a Storm in Society-After the Storm-The Change and Last.

LAUGH AND LEARN. Fun for the Million. Crown 8vo., Is.

Containing Arithmetic for the Million, Drawing for the Million, Manners for the Million, Music for the Million, and History for the Million.

LONDON LIFE. By J. DIPROSE. Foolscap 8vo., 6d. Second Edition.

Containing a true picture of High Life and Low Life in London, from personal observationLondon by Day-London by Night-London in the Senate London in Rotten Row-London in Petticoat Lane-London at Three in the Morning-London Thieves-London Snobs-London Music Halls-London Streets-London Everything without the trouble and expense of seeing it.

LOVE SONG BOOK. Crown 8vo., 6d.

MAXIMS FOR EVERY DAY LIFE. By J. DIPROSE. Foolscap 8vo., 6d. Second Edition.

Precepts for the enjoyment of Life, and how to prolong it.

MIDDLE CLASS COOKERY AND HOUSEKEEPER'S ASSISTANT. By VOLANT and WARREN, Assistants to the late A. Soyer. Foolscap 8vo., Is. This Book contains Three Hundred and Fifty Receipts in addition.

MODERN JOE MILLER. By J. DIPROSE. Foolscap 8vo., 6d. Fifth Edition. Jokes of the day for Travellers.

NIHILISM (THE TRUE HISTORY OF): ITS WORDS AND DEEDS. By JOHN BAKER HOPKINS. Crown Svo., Is.

"A very graphic and startling story of Nihilism."-York Herald.

"It is a thrilling recital."-Sheffield Independent.

ON TRAMP. By JAMES GREENWOOD. Crown 8vo., 6d.

Being the ungenteel expedition of the "Amateur Casual," and life with the Tramp Tribe. POLITICAL RIGHTS OF THE BRITISH PEOPLE. By G. A. DEAN, Esq. Crown 8vo. Price 2s., Boards.

PROVERBS OF ALL NATIONS: Compared, Explained, and Illustrated by WALTER KELLY. Foolscap 8vo., Is.

Containing Proverbs about Women, Love, Marriage, Parents and Children, Youth and Age, Natural Character, Presence, Absence, Social Intercourse, Friendship, Co-operation, Reciprocity, Subordination, Luck, Fortune, Misfortune, Forethought, Care, Caution, Patience, Fortitude, Perseverance, Moderation, Excess, Will, Inclination, Desire, Custom and Habit, Use, Self-Conceit, Spurious Pretensions, Self Love, Self Interest, Self Reliance, Selfishness, Benevolence, Ingratitude, Double Dealing, Time Serving, Uncertainty of the Future, the Beginning and the End.

RAILWAY LIFE. By W. H. EBURNE, of the Adelphi and other Theatres, Crown 8vo., 6d.

Containing an interesting Account of the Passengers and their Conversation, Old Salts and Young Travellers, the Swells, the Sportsman, Detectives, a Large Family and the Old Lady, the Only Child, the Young Lady for London, the Sisters of Mercy, an Adventurer, a Nation of Travellers, &c., &c.

RAILWAY SONG BOOK (DIPROSE'S). Crown 8vo., 6d.

A Capital Collection of Comic and Sentimental Songs.

RAILWAY BOOK OF FUN. By J. DIPROSE. Merry Budget of Wit and Humour. Foolscap 8vo., 6d. Nineteenth Edition.

The Cheapest and Best Book of Amusement ever published for the Rail, the Road, and the Fireside.

THE RULE OF LIFE. By J. DIPROSE. Foolscap 8vo., 6d.

"Why all this toil for triumph of an hour?"

SAILOR'S SONG BOOK. Crown 8vo., 6d. Fourth Edition.
Songs about the British Sailor. The Victories of Old England, &c., &c.

SKETCHES OF LONDON.

London and its Environs.

By J. DIPROSE. Streets and Buildings of Old With numerous Engravings. Crown Svo., 6d. Streets in the Olden Times, Churches, Palaces, Halls, Monuments, Theatres, Inns of Court, Taverns, Bridges, &c., &c.

SOME ACCOUNT OF ST. CLEMENT DANES. By J. DIPROSE. Foolscap 4to. Vols. 1 and 2. Price 21s.

STANDARD JEST BOOK. By J. DIPROSE. Crown 8vo., Is. Sixth Edition.

Containing a classified arrangement of the best Anecdotes of the greatest Authors, Actors, Painters, Statesmen, Doctors, Lawyers; the most distinguished Men and Women; Anecdotes for the Dinner Table; the Stage and the Players; Anecdotes about Trades; Literary and Naval Anecdotes; Musical Anecdotes, &c.

STANDARD SONG BOOK mental). Crown 8vo., Is.

AND RECITATIONS (Comic and Senti-
Fifteenth Edition.

""Tis song can cheer the weary mind,
And drive dull care unto the wind;
Can fill the hearts of those who roam,
With longings for their native home."

TELEGRAPH SECRETS. Crown Svo., 6d. By the Author of "On the Line,"

"Danger Signal," &c.

THREE EXPERIMENTS OF LIVING. Foolscap 8vo., 6d.

Living within the Means.
Living up to the Means.
Living beyond the Means.

"Every person should make it a point to live within his income, if possible; let that income be what it may. It should also be an invariable rule in Domestic Economy never to obtain anything on credit."-COBBETT.

THRILLING TALES. By BERNARD DALE. Crown 8vo., 6d.

Containing Four Complete Stories.

TRAVELLERS' NEW BOOK OF FUN. By J. DIPROSE. Crown Svo., 6d. Second Edition.

"Under the Sun

There's no such fun."-TOM MOORE.

UNDERCURRENTS OF LONDON LIFE. By JAMES GREENWOOD, Crown Svo., IS.

Showing how some Folks live-Slums, Courts, and Alleys-The Key of the Cupboard-Under the Vagrant Act, &c., &c.

WORLD TURNED INSIDE OUT; or, Comic Geography and Comic History of England to the present time. With numerous Engravings. Foolscap 8vo., 6d. Sixth Edition.

For 1881.

PRICE ONE SHILLING.

Will contain Contributions by the following well-known Writers:

HAWLEY SMART.

Author of "Broken Bonds," "Bound to Win," &c., &c.

WAT BRADWOOD.

Author of Ensemble," JAMES GREENWOOD.

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'O. Y. H.," &c., &c.

The Amateur Casual, &c., &c.

JOHN BAKER HOPKINS.

Author of "Making the Worst of it."

Author of "It's an Ill Wind that Blows Nobody any Good." JOHN DIPROSE.

Compiler of "Some Account of St. Clement Danes," &c., &c. W. C. BENNETT.

Author of "Songs by a Song Writer," &c., &c.

WALTER MATTHEWS.

Author of "Sea Side Songs," &c., &o.

MRS. G. J. GUNTHORPE.

Author of "Jack White," "Marcia," &c.

HAL. C. HARTNELL.

Author of "The Seamstress."

ALURED DERBY.

Author of "The Honours of the Table."

J. W. ANSON.

Theatre Royal Drury Lane, and Adelphi, and Editor of "Anson's Dramatic Almanack."

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