Manufactured in Great Britain

CONTENTS

CHAP.PAGE
I.PRELUDE[1]
II.PLAYGROUNDS[13]
III.THE FRIENDLY BOWL[35]
IV.WANDERERS[43]
V.SOUPS AND STEWS[61]
VI.IN SEARCH OF VICE[75]
VII.THE POOR[85]
VIII.STONES[99]
IX.CAFÉ ROYAL[119]

ILLUSTRATIONS

HYDE PARK[Frontispiece]
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THE REGENT CANAL AT MAIDA HILL[6]
CUMBERLAND HAY-MARKET[9]
THE PUB[38]
FLOWER-GIRL[48]
THE HEART OF THE CITY[56]
SOHO MARKET[64]
THE SAVOY[68]
SHOPPING[72]
THE CHELSEA ARTS BALL[84]
SHEPHERD’S MARKET[92]
THE TUBE, 9.30 A.M.[103]
AN ABSENT DESERT: THE CROMWELL ROAD[109]
BEASTS AT THE ZOO[113]
THE CAFÉ ROYAL[122]
PRIVATE VIEW: THE A.A.A.[126]
THE GOOD INTENT, CHELSEA[131]

I
PRELUDE

CHAPTER I
PRELUDE