Pickwick Abroad: or, The Tour in France — page 15: what you’re looking at

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1V PREFACE. Beuu’s Lire 1n LonpDon. “In ‘Pickwick Abroad’ the fun and quaintness of the great original are admirably depicted.” SUNDAY TIMES. “Mr. Reynolds proceeds in his striking imitation of Boz. Would it were not so, The writer has powers that may be more worthily employed in working out an original story (which, to a certain degree, this is,) in an ori- ginal manner.” Dusuin Pitot. “If the name of G. W. M. Reynolds did not stand upon the title-page, we should be induced to believe that the identical Cid Hamet Benengeli, who introduced us to the immortal club, had taken up his pen again to chronicle their sayings and doings.’ SHERwooD'sS Montuiuy MIsceLLAny «<* Pickwick Abroad ’ is one of the most faithful pictures of French manners, peculiarities, and customs, ever presented to the English reader.” WEEKLY CHRONICLE. «< Pickwick Abroad’ is presented to us with undiminished spirit, and the variety of character and incident afforded by the sojourn of the Pickwickians at Paris keeps our attention on a perpetual qui vive.” MERTHYR GUARDIAN. 3 « Ag ali the world read the adventures of Mr. Pickwick in England, so will all the world read the account of his travels in France. In these papers will be found much food for hearty laughter, and much genuine fun and frolic.” DoNCASTER CHRONICLE. “« Pickwick Abroad ’ promises to rival the celebrated ‘ Pickwick Papers.’ ” OBSERVER. *« Pickwick Abroad’ continues its delineations of character and recital of droll and amusing incidents. By conveying the coterie to France, the author has secured that new and vast theatre for the display of their peculiar od- dities, and an opportunity of contrasting, in a mirthful way, the notions and manners of the rival nations.” (COUN (Q) (G(0) m JOOKS