ge and a notable power
of description.'--_Times._

THE COUNTRY HOUSE. By JOHN GALSWORTHY. 'It deserves the widest
measure of success as a careful study of modern life and an
interesting piece of fiction, presented with remarkable literary
ability.'--_Daily Telegraph._

MEMOIRS OF A PERSON OF QUALITY. By ASHTON HILLIERS. 'Such a recruit
as Mr. Hilliers is welcome to the ranks of novelists.... He has
absorbed the spirit of the times with remarkable ability. Mr.
Hilliers has a fine literary future before him, and we are glad
to give his maiden effort a cordial greeting.'--_Athenaeum._

PAUL. By E.F. BENSON. 'A genuinely fine novel; a story marked by
powerful workmanship and glowing with the breath of
life.'--_Daily Telegraph._

THE SWIMMERS. By E.S. RORISON. 'Full of crisp dialogue and bright
descriptive passages.'--_Athenaeum._

THE TRAIL TOGETHER. By H.H. BASHFORD. 'Very interesting, very well
constructed, and admirably written; altogether an excellent piece
of work.'--_Daily Telegraph._

FOOLS RUSH IN. By MARY GAUNT and J.R. ESSEX. 'A live story, full of
the stir and stress of existence on the fringe of civilization,
very vividly and interestingly written.'--_Sketch._

JOSEPH VANCE. By WILLIAM DE MORGAN. 'Humorous, thoughtful, pathetic,
and thoroughly entertaining.... Fresh, original, and unusually
clever.'--_Athenaeum._

MOONFACE, AND OTHER STORIES. By JACK LONDON. 'Jack London at his
best.'--_Standard._

LOVE'S TRILOGY. By PETER NANSEN. 'Humour the author possesses, and
tenderness. Sensibility he has, and shrewd sense. The tale "God's
Peace" shows that he has a soul.'--_Evening Standard._

LONDON
WILLIAM HEINEMANN, 21, BEDFORD STREET.

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[Illustration: At last I said "Good morning."]

GHETTO COMEDIES

by

ISRAEL ZANGWILL

Author of
'The Grey Wig,' 'Dreamers of the Ghetto,'
'The Master,' 'Children of the Ghetto,'
'Ghetto Tragedies,' etc.

With Illustrations by J.H. Amschewitz

[Illustration]

London
William Heinemann
1907

Copyright by William Heinemann, 1907

TO

MY OLD FRIEND

M.D. EDER

NOTE

Simultaneously with the publication of these 'Ghetto Comedies' a fresh
edition of my 'Ghetto Tragedies' is issued, with the original title
restored. In the old definition a comedy could be distingui