“The selection is judiciously made, and displays a catholic taste.... The book is a really representative collection of humour, and what passes for humour, in America.”—_The Academy._ _SPECIMEN ILLUSTRATION._ (FROM THE HUMOUR OF HOLLAND.) [Illustration: “AND HE WAS QUITE SATISFIED.” ] THE HUMOUR OF HOLLAND. Translated, with an Introduction and Notes, by A. WERNER. With numerous Illustrations by DUDLEY HARDY. “Apart from the quality of humour, one is much struck by the evidence that in Holland during the present day there is a genial literature, of which we know nothing at all.”—_Bookman._ “There are some quite irresistible pieces in the volume. The illustrations are excellent, and the whole style in which the book is produced reflects credit on the publishers.”—_British Weekly._ “There are really good things in the book—things of quaint or pretty fancy, things of strong or subtle satire.... Even Mark Twain, in ‘Tom Sawyer’ and ‘Huck Finn’ does not show a finer knowledge of the humours of imaginative boyhood than is displayed by Conrad van der Liede in ‘My Hero.’”—_Daily Chronicle._ “The new humour has grown wearisomely old, but here is something to again stimulate.”—_The Graphic._ “Interesting sketches of life and manners.”—_Daily News._ “The pictures are numerous and good, the dramatic literature of the people is well represented, and the work altogether is so truly excellent that it will always be in season.”—_Liverpool Mercury._ “Those who wish to compare the humour of several countries must needs have in their possession such a rich storehouse as this is of the Humour of Holland.”—_Irish Times._ [Illustration: “KAPBLOK, THE BUTCHER’S MAN.” ] _SPECIMEN._ (FROM THE HUMOUR OF IRELAND.) [Illustration] LIBRARY OF HUMOUR _Cloth Elegant, Large Crown 8vo, Price 3/6 per vol._ _VOLUMES ALREADY ISSUED._ THE HUMOUR OF FRANCE. Translated, with an Introduction and Notes, by Elizabeth Lee. With numerous Illustrations by Paul Frénzeny. THE HUMOUR OF GERMANY. Translated, with an Introduction and Notes, by Hans Müller-Casenov. With numerous Illustrations by C. E. Brock. THE HUMOUR OF ITALY. Translated, with an Introduction and Notes, by A. Werner. With 50 Illustrations and a Frontispiece by Arturo Faldi. THE HUMOUR OF AMERICA. Selected with a copious Biographical Index of American Humorists, by James Barr. THE HUMOUR OF HOLLAND. Translated, with an Introduction and Notes, by A. Werner. With numerous Illustrations by Dudley Hardy. THE HUMOUR OF IRELAND. Selected by D. J. O’Donoghue. With numerous Illustrations by Oliver Paque. THE HUMOUR OF SPAIN. Translated, with an Introduction and Notes, by S. Taylor. With numerous Illustrations by H. R. Millar.