"This story, which has no small merit as a work of imagination, makes its more direct appeal as a fictional presentment of the arguments for advancing the legal status of women, and making marriage a 'co-operation' rather than a 'despotism.'"--_Scotsman._ LONDON: HENRY & CO., 6, BOUVERIE STREET, E.C., AND AT ALL LIBRARIES AND BOOKSELLERS'. * * * * * Transcriber's Notes Variations in spelling, accents, punctuation and hyphenation are as in the original, except in cases of obvious typographical error. The use of upper or lower case at the beginning of abbreviated proper names (e.g. a'Beckett and A'Beckett) is inconsistent. This inconsistency has been retained. Page 9 "whether they have borrowed from or author, I leave the reader to determine." the or has been changed to our. Italics are represnted thus _italic_ and bold thus =bold=. End of Project Gutenberg's A Book of Burlesque, by Willam Davenport Adams