"What hast here? ballads? I love a ballad in print, or a life; for then we are sure they are true."--_Shakespeare._ "There's nothing beats a stunning good murder, after all."--_Experiences of a Running Patterer._ LONDON: REEVES AND TURNER 196, STRAND, 1871. CURIOSITIES OF STREET LITERATURE. Guaranteed only Four Hundred and Fifty Six Copies Printed, NAMELY,-- £ s. d. 250 on Fine Toned Demy 4to Published at 1 1 0 100 on Large Post 4to, printed on one side of the paper only " 1 5 0 100 on Fine French Linear Writing Paper, printed on one side only, and in imitation of the Catnachian tea-like paper of old " 1 11 6 6 on Yellow Demy 4to paper " 2 2 0 --- 456 [Symbol: Pointing hand] EACH COPY OF EACH EDITION NUMBERED. Our work on the Curiosities of Street Literature soon ran out of print. But we continued to gather from time to time fresh information on the subject of the "Two Catnachs--John and James," and in the early part of 1876 we determined on publishing a work, to be entitled "The Life and Times of James Catnach--late of Seven Dials--Ballad Monger." And for the purpose of obtaining the verification, amendment, or denial to the several scraps of information we had obtained, we wrote to our old friend, Mr. John Morgan, on the subject, and from him we received the letters that follow:-- No. 1, Model Cottages, Little St. Anne's Lane, Great Peter Street, Westminster, London, S.W. _16th February, 1876._ Sir, I received your Letter this Morning: I have removed to above address two years and seven months, I have been in Bed seven weeks suffering from Bronchitis; but am now recovering and shall get up to-day, but the Doctor will not permit me to go out. Whatever you may require I am ready and willing to do to the utmost of my abilities, and be happy to serve you, and much regret I have not the strength to venture to ---- Street. If anything can be done by Letter or otherwise, I will willingly attend to your request, your reply will greatly oblige, [Signature: Your Hum{ble} Servt John Morgan] P.S.--Please excuse the illegible scribble as I write this in Bed. Charles Hindley, Esq., 76, Rose Hill Terrace, Brighton. No. 1, Model Cottages, Little St. Ann's Lane, Great Peter Street, Westminster, London, S.W. _17th February, 1876._ Sir, I have just received yours, 7 p.m., and in reply I beg to say that when I came to London in 1818 Catnach's Father was not living.