LONDON CHARACTERS

AND THE

HUMOROUS SIDE OF LONDON LIFE.

Although no authorship is indicated on the title page, the section "Getting Up a Pantomime" is practically
identical in both text and illustrations to an article of the same title by William S. Gilbert (1836-1911) that
was published in London Society in January of 1868 (see "transcriber's comments" for comparison). The
author of the section "Scenes in Court", in its tenth paragraph, relates that he was asked "whether I were not
Mr. Jones." He begins the eleventh paragraph stating, "I readily acknowledged that ancient name to be mine."

WITH UPWARDS OF SEVENTY ILLUSTRATIONS.

LONDON: STANLEY RIVERS AND CO.

Although there is no printed date of publication, the "Outsiders of Society and Their Homes in London" section
of this book mentions "the celebrated vintage of 1869" as then available for drinking, and inside the front cover
of my copy of the book is this handwritten inscription: "Alfred C. Carter, Penge, Oct. 27, 1871". So the book
must have been printed either in 1870 or in 1871 before Oct. 27. The British Library catalogue places it in 1870.

LONDON: JUDD AND GLASS, PHOENIX PRINTING WORKS, DOCTORS' COMMONS, E.C.

transcriber's comments

CONTENTS

[pages 1-78: sections written and illustrated by William S. Gilbert (1836-1911),
with 44 illustrations, 21 of which have his "Bab" signature]

THUMBNAIL STUDIES IN THE LONDON STREETS with 24 illustrations, the first 18 signed "Bab"

GETTING UP A PANTOMIME with 8 illustrations, the 5th and 6th signed "Bab"

SITTING AT A PLAY with 6 illustrations, the one of the lady signed "Bab"

THE THUMBNAIL SKETCHER IN A CAB with 6 illustrations

[pages 79-216: sections on courts of law, with 28 illustrations, 27 of them captioned]

SCENES IN COURT [by Mr. Jones]

IN THE WITNESS BOX [by A. H.] with 8 captioned illustrations by Mr. Brunton

MORE "WITNESSES" [by A. H.] with 6 captioned illustrations by Mr. Brunton

SKETCHES IN COURT with 7 captioned illustrations

DOWN AT WESTMINSTER with 1 llustration

THE OLD BAILEY with 6 captioned illustrations

[pages 217-344: other anonymous sections, with 2 illustrations]

OUTSIDERS OF SOCIETY AND THEIR HOMES IN LONDON

OPPOSITE A CABSTAND

AFTERNOONS IN "THE PARK" with 1 illustration by H. Harral

LIFE IN LONDON

HOUSEKEEPING IN BELGRAVIA

BILLINGSGATE AT FIVE IN THE MORNING with 1 illustration

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