  The Grand Panjandrum, and other fanciful Fairy Tales for the youthful of all Ages, Climes and Times. By S. J. Adair Fitz-Gerald, Author of “The Zankiwank and the Bletherwitch,” etc. Many full-page and smaller Illustrations by Gustave DarrÉ. Second Edition. Square 8vo, art cloth, gilt, 3s. 6d. Truth.—“A decided acquisition to the children’s library.” Ladies’ Pictorial.—“Quite one of the brightest of the season’s gift books.” Morning Post.—“Bright and thoroughly amusing. It will please all children. The pictures are excellent.” Echo.—“Of the pile (of children’s books) before us, Mr Adair Fitz-Gerald’s ‘Grand Panjandrum’ is the cleverest. Mr Fitz-Gerald needs no introduction to the nursery of these days.” Pall Mall Gazette.—“A charming little book. Simply written, and therefore to be comprehended of the youthful mind. It will be popular, for the writer has a power of pleasing which is rare.” Literary World.—“A handsomely-bound, mouth-watering, in every way up-to-date volume, written especially for and on behalf of the toddler or the newly breeched.” People.—“A delightful story for children, something in the style of ‘Alice in Wonderland,’ but also having some flavour of Kingsley’s ‘Water Babies.’” Sun.—“Good fairy stories are a source of everlasting joy and delight. Mr Adair Fitz-Gerald breaks fresh ground and writes pleasantly.… The book has the added advantage of being charmingly illustrated in colour by Gustave DorÉ.” Weekly Sun.—“Mr Adair Fitz-Gerald is a well-known writer of fairy stories and humorous books for the young. ‘The Grand Panjandrum’ is just the sort of book to please youngsters of all ages, being full of pleasant imaginings, and introducing its readers to a host of curious people.” Nonsense Numbers and Jocular Jingles For Funny Little Folk. Written by Druid Grayl, with full-page Illustrations by Walter J. Morgan. 4to, cloth boards, 3s. 6d. St James’s Gazette.—“Full of quaint pictures, which will delight and amuse the little folks.” Record.—“A really witty book. Just the sort of nonsense that appeals to little folk, and the pictures are quite laughable. There is an abundance of really good humour to be got from these pages, which are altogether free from vulgarity.” World.—“Appeals directly to children, and would make a delightful present for any little boy or girl.” Daily Telegraph.—“Will be productive of many a happy half-hour.” Lloyd’s Newspaper.—“A very amusing book indeed is this volume of nonsense verse. The jingles are excellent and such as children delight in, while the pictures are also ludicrously funny.” |
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