Punch, Or the London Charivari, Volume 104, May 6, 1893

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Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 104, May 6, 1893 F. C. (Francis Cowley) Burnand Being gifted with decent taste and a sensitive eye, I have never been much beguiled By advertisements, crude in colour, and ten feet high (Which, in fact, I rather reviled); And, as for gigantic signs swinging up in the sky- They drove me perfectly wild! II. Then the lurid posters on paling and chimney-stack Were the terror of every town- Till a League was started by Mr. William Black For the purpose of putting them down; And the sympathetic invited its efforts to back With an annual half-a-crown. III. So I cheerfully paid the fee, and my name was enrolled, And a solemn oath I swore; (As is usual on such occasions, -or so I'm told) That, in future, no shop or store Which aggressively advertised any article sold I would patronise any more! We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.