Tales by Douglas Jerrold, now first collected, with a biographical notice
By: by J. Logie Robertson.
Contributors: Robertson, J. Logie 1846-1922.
Series: The Treasure house of tales by great authors
Publisher: W. Patterson
Published: 1891
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 372
Notes: No. 36 of 55 copies printed on Dutch handmade papers.
Table of contents: value: Preface.-The siege.-The 'Lord of Pieresc'.-Some account of the last parachute.-The metaphysician and the maid.-Ephraim Rue: the victim of society.-Silas Fleshpots: a 'respectable man'.-Michael Lynx: 'the man who knew himself'.-Thuddy Jones, the clever young man.-An old house in the city.-The tulip show.-Shakspeare at Charlecote Park.-The major in the Black-Hole.-The peacock.-The old boatman.-Pope Gregory and the pear-tree.-Swamp Hall: or, The friend of the family.-Cat-and-fiddle moralities.-Twiddlethumb town.