Produced by David Edwards, Jeannie Howse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) * * * * * +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | Transcriber's Note: | | | | Inconsistent hyphenation in the original document has | | been preserved. | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected. For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document. | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ * * * * * DREAMERS OF THE GHETTO _By_ I. ZANGWILL, _Author of "Children of the Ghetto" "The Master" "The King of Schnorrers"_ HARPER & BROTHERS PUBLISHERS NEW YORK AND LONDON 1898 BY THE SAME AUTHOR. THE MASTER. A Novel. Illustrated by T. DE THULSTRUP. Post 8vo, Cloth, Ornamental, $1 75. He who begins "The Master" will find a charm which will lure him through adventures which are lifelike and full of human interest.... A strong and an enduring book.--_Chicago Tribune._ To those who do not know his splendid imagery, keen dissection of character, subtle views of humor, and enthralling power of narration, this work of Mr. Zangwill's should prove momentous and important.--_Boston Traveller._ "The Master" is the best novel of the year.--_Daily Chronicle_, London. NEW YORK AND LONDON: HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS. Copyright, 1898, by I. ZANGWILL. Copyright, 1898, by HARPER & BROTHERS. _All rights reserved._ PREFACE