tator._--"We can assure our readers who delight in mere joyous
desipience that they will find a rich harvest of laughter in the
purely irresponsible outpourings of Professor Leacock's fancy."

_Pall Mall Gazette._--"It is all not only healthy satire, but
healthy humour as well, and shows that the author of 'Literary
Lapses' is capable of producing a steady flow of high spirits put
into a form which is equal to the best traditions of contemporary
humour. Mr. Leacock certainly bids fair to rival the immortal
'Lewis Carroll' in combining the irreconcilable--exact science with
perfect humour--and making the amusement better the instruction."

_Daily Mail._--"In his 'Literary Lapses' Mr. Stephen Leacock gave
the laughter-loving world assurance of a new humorist of
irresistible high spirits and rare spontaneity and freshness. By
this rollicking collection of 'Nonsense Novels,' in tabloid form,
he not only confirms the excellent impression of his earlier work,
but establishes his reputation as a master of the art of literary
burlesque. The whole collection is a sheer delight, and places its
author in the front rank as a literary humorist."

Mr. JAMES DOUGLAS in _The Star_.--"We have all laughed
over Mr. Stephen Leacock's 'Literary Lapses.' It is one of those
books one would die rather than lend, for to lend it is to lose it
for ever. Mr. Leacock's new book, 'Nonsense Novels,' is more
humorous than 'Literary Lapses.' That is to say, it is the most
humorous book we have had since Mr. Dooley swum into our ken. Its
humour is so rich that it places Mr. Leacock beside Mark Twain."

_Morning Leader._--"Mr. Leacock possesses infinite verbal
dexterity.... Mr. Leacock must be added as a recognized humorist."

_Daily Express._--"Mr. Stephen Leacock's 'Nonsense Novels' is the
best collection of parodies I have read for many a day. The whole
book is a scream, witty, ingenious, irresistible."

_Public Opinion._--"A most entertaining book."

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BY THE SAME AUTHOR

SUNSHINE SKETCHES OF A LITTLE TOWN

WITH A FRONTISPIECE BY CYRUS CUNEO

_Ninth Edition. Crown 8vo. 5s. net_

_The Times._--"His real hard work, for which no emolument would be
a fitting reward, is distilling sunshine. This new book is full of
it--the sunshine of