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NEW WORK In G. A. A BECKETT & JOHN ii.EECH.
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THE _ _

COMIC HISTORY of ENGLAND
BY GILBERT ABBOTT k BECKETT.
Was .. COLOURED ETCNINO m Wren. AND umutous ILLUSTRA-
TIONS BY .1011 S LEECH.
Pwasnx:lv..

In announcing a Comic Illidory of England it may be necessary to
chime :hat the levity implied in the title will relate to the manner,
bu: by no means to the matter of the work, which will be collected
a.tr the gravest regard to the truth and accuracy that the subject
requires. The aim of the writer will be to present a faithful nor:dive,
to: which the best authorities will be the mcnt carefully consulted, and
to ferre it up to the reader in a more palatable form than has hitherto
been th, tight compatible with the dignity of history. There is not
the simiiicst intention to sacrifice fidelity to fun in the forthcoming
production, which is designed to chow that the utile et dulee are not
insepu..ble. The advantages of blending amusement with instrues
tan are universally allowed ; and there ts an end to the once favourite
hliey that food for the mind requires the uninviting flat our of phyaic.
The C lM IC I I Dim RY of ENGJAN II will not be a mere abridgment
of anyotber work, nor will it follow aersilely in the steps of any former
hitorian. The author does not aspire to walk in the gigantic shoes of
Home, the ec,y slippers of Smollett, the goloshes of Goldsmith, or the
pumps of liantock. In literature the shoes of another are too apt to
prove togs to the party attempting to make his way in a chauerure
for which he was never fitted. The Comic History of England will,
therefore. be an entire ly original composition, the materials for which
will be tit rived from a consultation of all the best histories already in
existence, whose accuracy will be tested by direct reference to the
most undoubted authorities.
The chief purpose of this preliminary announcement In to guard
the pubic against any misconception of the intended character of the
work on account of its title. A narrative may, it Is hoped, be correct
a, well as comic; for, to "truth is stranger than fiction,' history is
sometimes much more ludicrous than the fancies of the humorist.
The porN,e of the work being explained. it remains only to
announce the form of publication. It will appear in Monthly Parisi,
price One Shilling each, handsomely printed in five., and copiously
illustraowl by Jolts LI.:F.CH, with One large Etching and from Ten
to FUteen Wood Engravings.
The COMIC HISTORY of ENGLAND wilt comprise from Twelve
to Tye:ay Parts, and will appear regularly with the monthly maga-
rnes itil its completion.

OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
" 11i • politic is deeply indebted to the erudite author of this new
Priori Ititory of Lag and. Having formerly translated Illuekatone
Into a ••t le that may be read without a yawn, be has in the opening
number of his Diatom dente the same good service for the still drier
dissertations with which Arehreolog!cal journals, and the Arehirologi-
eal Societies are laboriously stuffed."—Daily News.
" Th..t indefatigable wit and humouriet, Gilbert A Beckett, has
weamciced a new labour of drollery. IW-inn transmogrified that
grave eat horned personage, Blackstone, into the merriest mad wag
on earth, he nova take 1111111 C Lingarl, Tecate., and the other
very Traceable high priests deli° In hand, and by the force of mimic
Soda- converts them into the pleasantest punsters, and most gro-
tesque spin ts in creation. He is ably assisted in bis work by the ima-
guatno Leech, who gives a form unit substance to the airy crotchets
of k EcketCa brain. 'The Landing of Julies Ciente is a glorious
concept ,n. The illustrious {lnman stands on the paddle-box of his
steamer, and there sumo-s the invincible tenth legion whipping the
faindwieh Elam in the Moot orthodox manner. To do oar ancestors
every justice, they w. re, according to G. A. a Beckett and his inter-
preter Leech, iw fine a pet of savages as ever dined off their enemies
without either salt or mustard. This History of Englan I will, doubt-
less be a mach greater favourite with ' Young England than the
Elites vet drh go by that name, composed by Hume, Goldsmith, and the
rest."—Xlirrning Post. •
nWe predict for tide vatic almost unexampled popularity. In it
hietorie truth and wit of tine polish unit easy flow are blended without
appareLt effort. In and amusement walk arm-in-arm,
bugeir r, moralising, teaching —the pleasantest of modern peripate-
ties. As the author sacs, 'There is not the smallest intencice, to
verifier fidelity to fon, the design brine to show that the stile et did
are not inseparable. Mr. A Beckett, as far as the flirt part of his
alarming history goes, has fulfilled his design, and provedthat 'there
is an Gal to the once fat nitrite fallacy that food for the mind requires
the uninviting flavour of physic.' The book is cosiously and cleverly
illustrated by John Leech. Should the eucceeding monthly parts
equal the first, the author will have pens:intently fiat 11 his place in the
fun rail: of our wittiest writers."—hell's Life in London.
',There ;rem not wanting many grave persons who considered a
• (auk litacketrine' a species, of sacrilege ; what then than be said of '
a 'COLuic Hiatory of England t' We are almost inclined ourselves to
Mike our heads at the incorrigible jester, but, not being able to make
kti a fatseous faro, he has.
nowug of its, and escapes castigation.
The nr art of the work Ls before us—thirty-two pages of fun,
traphir and literary, leech luring the cirti.t who participates in the
Noll& fairly dividing the applause."—Wes kly Chronicle.
"This G one of the happiest efforts of Xtr. a Beckett's. pen. It Is a
most meaning serial, end nominees iii become a general favourite. It
Ie igectively iltuvtrated by Leech."—Olortver.
"A espital alea. Mr. a Beckett has at last fennel a canvass large
etatigh !grins broad bold caricatures, and he appears to revel in the
feeder. it !wool". him. And John Leech's admirable tacking of his
trend is worthy of the hitter's merito. The history rises not let you
off with a smile, but forces you into a rear worthy of the Brinell
Upon, v 10i i. hoot unceremodmitsly stirred up by author and artist.
We are glad to enliven our pages with some extraeta."—Court
"A ;ovular narrative of the grave eTents of English history, in
which i icts are ;urea ne cis well ;1•4 fun. ;owl dates are not disregitrilod
forbolleries. Mr. Leech's burlesque illtutmtions are in the spirit of
this facetious hi-tort', but more outrageously abburd ; and both text
mil mt. are laughable."—Spectator.
"No. 3 as Tamils• so were the two previous numbers. It is one of
tile happiest Oi Mr. d Beekett'a happy effigions, andwhen completed is
sum to become a popular wawne."—Observer.
IV' are me stirs that the exhibition of a aerie, of historical inci-
nem., ha the grotesque style, may not mach to strip many royal
Ad legislative infamies of that robe of solemnity in which historians
Ma dres.al them, thereby misleading and unloving upon public
reatimem."—Nneconformisi.
"if Mr. NlTarLine makes us think it is the province of Mr.
aLlselutt to mitt- us laugh over tin, history of England, there are
P.4"4 enough in all historic.. for so whimsical a genius to
„ ...neater front, and Mr. A Beckett makes the snot of them in
Zn"...l,?nce. Bet there is a purpose under his jokes; he always
talc to:elms laugh in the right plate."—Atlas.
Mr. 3 Beckett in the bresent number rattle through
,`"Z (11„.-rtori.• of England from the days of Ethelred to there. of William
ear: but albeit, e tiny, not the le.. truthfully. The
4' five w 'oil-cuts are taught( rznoving exeredingiv."—'tun.
," Xr. A Beckett and his graphic coadjutor proceed no they hove
i.tbeir,;(on„i nie I.llstory of 11iiglan• cr will be as permanently valuable
ae it b inunorws.Weekly Newspaper.
_smaiter is good fur health, we only know that lieclutt'a
Eoßlaiul progresses in style to make ns English the healthiest
ezni4o
c con
,nlbe ate of the earth. "--Hond's
I uhlished at the Punch Office, SS, Flect-ictreett J. Mac-
-111
Wan,
bubLa; J. Xlenzies, Edinburgh; J. APLeocl, GliegOw.

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THE WORKS of WALTER SAVAGE
LANIKiIt. 'minding the Imaginary Cotwersationswith a New
and Original Scrim; Pericles and Aspasia ; Examination of
Shalcspeare; Pentameron of Poccacio and Petraren ; Ilellenica (now for
the first time published); Tragedies ; and Poems. With many large
additimm throughout, and the author's last correction.
Edward ]truce, Dover,treet.