TITLES FOR THE LIBRARY DOOR, CHATSWORTH.
The Duke of Devonshire found it necessary to construct a door of sham books for an entrance to the library of Chatsworth. He was tired of the hackneyed Plain Dealings, Essays on Wood, Perpetual Motion, etc., on such doors, and asked Thomas Hood to give him some new titles. The following are selections from his amusing list:—
McAdam’s Views in Rhodes.
Pygmalion. By Lord Bacon.
Dante’s Inferno; or, Descriptions of Van Demon’s Land.
Tadpoles; or, Tales out of my Own Head.
Designs for Friezes. By Sir John Franklin.
Recollections of Bannister. By Lord Stair.
Ye Devill on Two-Styx (Black Letter).
Malthus’ Attack of Infantry.
The Life of Zimmerman. By Himself.
Boyle on Steam.
Book-Keeping by Single Entry.
Rules for Punctuation. By a thorough-bred Pointer.
On the Site of Tully’s Offices.
Cornaro on Longevity and the Construction of 74’s.
Cursory Remarks on Swearing.
Shelley’s Conchologist.
On Sore Throat and the Migration of the Swallow. By Abernethy.
The Scottish Boccaccio. By D. Cameron.
Chronological Account of the Date Tree. Percy Vere. In 40 vols.
In-i-go on Secret Entrances.
Cook’s Specimens of the Sandwich Tongue.
Peel on Bell’s System.
Lamb’s Recollections of Suett.
Blaine on Equestrian Burglary; or The Breaking-in of Horses.
The Rape of the Lock, with Bramah’s Notes.
Kosciusko on the Right of the Poles to stick up for themselves.
Haughty-cultural Remarks on London Pride.