A Frenchman in America: Recollections of Men and ThingsO'Rell, Max
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A Frenchman in America: Recollections of Men and Things
O'Rell, Max
United States -- Description and travel; United States -- Social life and customs -- 1865-1918
"We have laughed with him at our neighbors, and now if we are clever we
will laugh with him at ourselves."--_Daily Graphic, N. Y._
"One reads the book with a perpetual smile on one's face, punctuated
every now and then by a loud laugh, as one follows the brilliant
Frenchman through his six months' tour of America. * * * He has glanced
at things with the eye of a trained observer, and commented upon them
with originality and humor. * * * One lays down the book with a wish
that one might know its author."--_Chicago News._
"The sensation of the spring. * * * It will tickle the American in spots
and make him mad in spots, but it will be read, talked of, and
enjoyed."--_Home Journal, Boston._
"Undoubtedly the most interesting and sprightly book of the season. * *
* It is rich in information."--_Inter-Ocean, Chicago._
CASSELL PUBLISHING COMPANY,
104 & 106 FOURTH AVENUE, N. Y.
"Rarely has one sprung into so immediate a fame in two
continents."--_Boston Home Journal._
A NEW VOLUME BY MAX O'RELL,
AUTHOR OF
_JONATHAN AND HIS CONTINENT._
JACQUES BONHOMME,
_JOHN BULL ON THE CONTINENT,
and FROM MY LETTER BOX._
By MAX O'RELL,
_Author of "Jonathan and His Continent," "John Bull, Jr.," etc., etc._
1 vol., 12mo, Paper, 50 cents. Extra Cloth, 75 cents.
"If any one was absurd enough to feel aggrieved at Max O'Rell's
amusement over us in 'Jonathan and His Continent,' he may take his
revenge in 'Jacques Bonhomme,' wherein the light-headed Blouet laughs at
his compatriots as well."--_The Springfield Republican._
"The book is full of sprightly, keen observations ... there is not a
dull line in it from first to last, and its information is as genuine
and accurate in the way of glimpses into the more intimate life of the
people as it is charming in its sparkle and glow of style.--_Boston
Evening Traveller._
"He is a keen observer and has a happy faculty of presenting the comical
side of things, and that with unvarying good humor, apparently
indifferent whether the joke hits himself or somebody else."--_The Troy
Budget._
"In it is pictured the French at school, at war, in leading strings, in
love, at work, at play, and at table, in trouble, in England, etc.,
etc.,"--_The Boston Times._
"Take it all in all, we think the most delightful book that Max O'Rell
has written is his last published, entitled 'Jacques Bonhomme.'"--_Home
Journal, Boston._
NEW YORK
CASSELL PUBLISHING COMPANY
104 & 106 FOURTH AVENUE
JOHN BULL, JR.,
OR
French as She is Traduced.
By MAX O'RELL,
_AUTHOR OF
JONATHAN AND HIS CONTINENT_.
With a Preface by GEORGE C. EGGLESTON.
Boards, flexible; price, 50 cents. Cloth, gilt top, unique, $1.00.
"There is not a page in this delightful little volume that does not
sparkle."--_Phila. Press._
"One expects Max O'Rell to be distinctively funny. He is regarded as a
French Mark Twain."--_The Beacon._
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