LONDON SOUVENIRS. BY C. W. HECKETHORN. 'A bright little work, dealing with some of the more interesting phases of the London life of the past. . . . A volume so full of good things ought to have a place in every collection of London literature, and should also be prized by all lovers of good stories well told.'-London Argus. 'London has changed so much even within the memory of many of us who can still call ourselves young, that we cannot but welcome a fresh volume dealing in pleasant, gossiping fashion with various aspects of the Metropolis of the past. Mr. Heckethorn has of course had numerous predecessors in this particular field, but many of his entertaining chapters are none the less welcome. He deals not only with the material London, so to speak, but also with certain phases of bygone London society.'-Literary World. 'There is a pleasant literary flavour in "London Souvenirs," and no lack of living interest. . . . The gossip which he gives us is that of a well-read man about town, with an eye for the picturesque, and a warm place in his heart for the pathos no less than the humour of a city which... is the world in miniature.'-Leeds Mercury. 'There are no chapters that do not provide lively and interesting pages, telling of old coffee-houses, of witty judges, of famous actresses, of taverns and tea-gardens, of lost rivers and defunct clubs, of pretty women and valorous men.'-Scotsman. "London Souvenirs" is a pleasant book.... Londoners who are interested in their city's past could have no better guide in its way than "London Souvenirs."'-London Letter. 'It is a veritable storehouse of entertaining facts, strung together with no little skill, and covering almost every phase of life of the London of the past.'-Publishers' Circular. 'We know of no more delightful or fascinating hobby than collecting books dealing with London and London life. . . . Here is the latest... Mr. Heckethorn is a most agreeable companion, garrulous, but never tiresome or dull.'-Daily Chronicle. 'Mr. Heckethorn's nineteen chapters about gambling clubs, witty women, old London coffee-houses, wits and beaux, old taverns and tea-gardens, and other kindred topics, furnish a large amount of anecdote which, if not always new, is generally entertaining.'-Daily News. 'Mr. Heckethorn is not only an enthusiastic but an instructed Londoner. It is not the least of Mr. Heckethorn's merits that he is consistently interesting as well as laudably accurate. ... All these abstruse matters are elucidated in a very pleasant way in Mr. Heckethorn's agreeable and well-informed pages.'-Literature. 'He writes clearly and pleasantly, and to anyone who wishes to know something of London during the eighteenth century we can well recommend this collection of "London Souvenirs." -Black and White. 'Mr. Heckethorn's book may be taken up at any time and laid down at another with the certainty of amusement. . . . It has not a dull page.'Notes and Queries. 'Just the kind of reading that can be taken up at any moment, for every page is interesting.'-St. Paul's. The subjects are dealt with in a chatty, anecdotal way that makes very pleasant reading.'-Pall Mall Gazette. 'To the Londoner this book will be full of interest; as for those who do not reside in the Metropolis, the reading of the volume will prime them with topographical lore for their next visit.'—Musical Opinion. LONDON: CHATTO & WINDUS, III ST MARTIN' LANE, W.C. |