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erein. [Illustration] FOOTNOTES: [1] "Adventures with a Sketch Book." [2] Tennyson: "Recollections of the Arabian Nights." [3] From Ragozin's _Chaldea_. THE END _BY THE SAME AUTHOR._ ADVENTURES WITH A SKETCH BOOK With numerous Illustrations in colour and black and white by the Author. Crown 4to. 12/6 net. "Artistically, and from the literary point of view, it is one of the most delectable travel books that have been published for many a long day, for Mr. Maxwell has not only an eye for the picturesque, and a frank, clear style both of pen and brush, but he has the even rarer gift of finding old-world romance and adventure in places near at hand where their presence would never be suspected by the ordinary traveller.... Mr. Maxwell's book is wholly free from any suspicion of guide-book padding, and is as interesting and exciting to read as a work of romantic fiction. The chief feature which should ensure it a permanent position on the library shelf are the very vital and expressive illustrations, the very spacing of which on the printed page is delight to the eye."--_Observer._ "There is certainly no lack of vitality in Mr. Maxwell's sketches, and his adroit economic draughtsmanship, his keen observation, and the feeling of personal interpretation in his work give them genuine distinction."--_Sunday Times._ "Mr. Maxwell is a most original traveller.... We have said so much of Mr. Maxwell the writer and traveller, that there is a danger of forgetting Mr. Maxwell the artist. All the work has character; most of it has that delicacy of colour and outline which we have learned to associate with the author."--_Athenaeum._ "On page after page Mr. Maxwell delights the eye with views and 'bits' picturesque, quaint or amusing, while his anecdotes and adventures make us laugh and long to follow in his footsteps, for he has the gift of description in words as well as in pictures. This is one of the most thoroughly satisfactory artist-tourist books we have seen, and its publisher has done justice to the good material at his disposal."--_Morning Post._ "A delightful survey of scenes. Mr. Maxwell's drawings are full of the right touch and insight, all faithfully conveyed and put into a sumptuous book."--_Pall Mall Gazette._ "This is an exceedingly charming book. Mr. Maxwell's book is a genuine sketch book."--_Daily News._ "Contains many clever drawings.... Charmingly sketched."--_Evening
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