“In ‘It was a Lover and his Lass,’ we admire Mrs. Oliphant exceedingly. It would be worth reading a second time, were it only for the sake of one ancient Scottish spinster, who is nearly the counterpart of the admirable Mrs. Margaret Maitland.”--_Times._ LIV.--THE REAL LORD BYRON--THE STORY OF THE POET’S LIFE. BY JOHN CORDY JEAFFRESON. “Mr. Jeaffreson comes forward with a narrative which must take a very important place in Byronic literature; and it may reasonably be anticipated that this book will be regarded with deep interest by all who are concerned in the works and the fame of this great English poet.”--_The Times._ WORKS BY THE AUTHOR OF ‘SAM SLICK, THE CLOCKMAKER.’ _Each in One Volume, Frontispiece, and Uniformly Bound, Price 5s._ NATURE AND HUMAN NATURE. “We enjoy our old friend’s company with unabated relish. This work is a rattling miscellany of sharp sayings, stories, and hard hits. It is full of fun and fancy.”--_Athenæum._ “Since Sam’s first work he has written nothing so fresh, racy, and genuinely humorous as this. Every line of it tells in some way or other--instructively, satirically, jocosely, or wittily. Admiration of Sam’s mature talents, and laughter at his droll yarns, constantly alternate as with unhalting avidity we peruse the work. The Clockmaker proves himself the fastest time-killer a-going.”--_Observer._ WISE SAWS AND MODERN INSTANCES. “This delightful book will be the most popular, as beyond doubt it is the best, of all the author’s admirable works.”--_Standard._ “The book before us will be read and laughed over. Its quaint and racy dialect will please some readers--its abundance of yarns will amuse others. There is something to suit readers of every humour.”--_Athenæum._ “The humour of Sam Slick is inexhaustible. He is ever and everywhere a welcome visitor; smiles greet his approach, and wit and wisdom hang upon his tongue. We promise our readers a great treat from the perusal of these ‘Wise Saws,’ which contain a world of practical wisdom, and a treasury of the richest fun.”--_Morning Post._ THE OLD JUDGE; OR, LIFE IN A COLONY. “By common consent this work is regarded as one of the raciest, truest to life, most humorous, and most interesting works which have proceeded from the prolific pen of its author. We all know what shrewdness of observation, what power of graphic description, what natural resources of drollery, and what a happy method of hitting off the broader characteristics of the life he reviews, belong to Judge Haliburton. We have all those qualities here; but they are balanced by a serious literary purpose, and are employed in the communication of information respecting certain phases of colonial experience which impart to the work an element of sober utility.”--_Sunday Times._ TRAITS OF AMERICAN HUMOUR.