By Frederick J. Crowest,

Author of “The Great Tone Poets,” “The Story of British Music”; Editor of “The Master Musicians” Series, etc., etc.

Profusely Illustrated with Quaint Drawings by J. P. Donne.

WHAT THE REVIEWERS SAY:—

“It is one of those delightful medleys of anecdote of all times, seasons, and persons, in every page of which there is a new specimen of humour, strange adventure, and quaint saying.”—T. P. O’Connor in T. P.’s Weekly.

“A remarkable collection of good stories which must have taken years of perseverance to get together.”—Morning Leader.

“A book which should prove acceptable to two large sections of the public—those who are interested in musicians and those who have an adequate sense of the comic.”—Globe.

The Makers of British Art.

A NEW SERIES OF MONOGRAPHS OF BRITISH PAINTERS.

Each volume illustrated with Twenty Full-page Reproductions and a Photogravure Portrait.