TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE
Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources. Many passages have deliberate misspelling for humorous effect.
More detail can be found at the [end of the book.]
Yours faithfully
Theodore E. Hook
THE CHOICE
HUMOROUS WORKS
Ludicrous Adventures, Bons Mots, Puns, and Hoaxes
OF
THEODORE HOOK
THEODORE HOOK'S HOUSE, NEAR PUTNEY.
A NEW EDITION