Transcribed from the 1880 Haughton and Co. edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org [Picture: Book cover] [Picture: Frontispiece: Among the Gipsy children] GIPSY LIFE: BEING AN ACCOUNT OF OUR GIPSIES AND THEIR CHILDREN. WITH SUGGESTIONS FOR THEIR IMPROVEMENT. BY GEORGE SMITH, OF COALVILLE. * * * * * LONDON: HAUGHTON & CO., 10, PATERNOSTER ROW. * * * * * [_All Rights Reserved_.] * * * * * 1880. I give my warmest thanks to W. H. OVEREND, Esq., for the block forming the Frontispiece, which he has kindly presented to me on the condition that the picture occupies the position it does in this book; and also to the proprietor of the _Illustrated London News_ for the blocks to help forward my work, the pictures of which appeared in his journal in November and December of last year and January in the present year, as found herein on pages 42, 48, 66, 76, 96, 108, 118, 122, 174, 192, 236, 283. I must at the same time express my heart-felt thanks to the manager and proprietors of the _Graphic_ for the blocks forming the illustrations on pages 1, 132, 170, 222, 228, 248, 272, 277, and which appeared in their journal on March 13th in the present year, and which they have kindly presented to me to help forward my object, connected with which sketches, at the kind request of the Editor, I wrote the article. W. H. OVEREND, Esq., was the artist for the sketches in the _Illustrated London News_, and HERBERT JOHNSON, Esq., was the artist for the sketches in the _Graphic_. I also tender my warmest thanks to the Press generally for the help rendered to me during the crusade so far, without which I should have done but little. TO THE MOST HONOURABLE THE PEERS AND MEMBERS OF THE HIGH COURT OF PARLIAMENT.