would wish for this little volume an attentive perusal on the part of
all to whom inclination or duty, or both, give an interest in the moral,
the social, and the religious condition of their fellow-men: above all,
we should wish to see it in the hands of bishops, and other
ecclesiastical dignitaries--of metropolitan rectors and fashionable
preachers--of statesmen and legislators--and of that most mischievous
class of men, well-meaning philanthropists. The picture of life in
London, of its manifold pitfalls of temptation and corruption, which are
here presented to the reader's eye, is truly appalling. No one can rise
from it without a deep conviction that something must be done, ay, and
that soon, if the metropolis of the British Empire is not to become a
modern Sodom and Gomorrah. What that something is to be the writer does
not indeed indicate--that is not his object; what he aims at is, to let
one part of the world of London know how another part of the same world
spends its days, ay, and its nights. The disease is laid bare by him, it
is for others to devise the remedy."--_John Bull_.

"Mr. Ritchie is favourably known to us; nor do we think this little
volume will detract from his reputation."--_Daily News_.

"Not ill done in parts, it is not done in a fast spirit or affectedly;
and the moral tone throughout is healthy enough."--_Illustrated London
News_.

"Mr. Ritchie's sketches are lively and graphic in style, and convey
truthful pictures of some of the dark phases of London life. His book
may be regarded as supplementary to the Hand-books and Guides of the
Metropolis, which lightly touch upon topics which are here specially
described and vigorously commented on."--_Literary Gazette_.

"We have derived considerable amusement, as well as some information,
from a perusal of this volume, whose somewhat fanciful title is, however,
very suggestive of its contents. These comprise the haunts chiefly of
our night-roving population. . . . All that is known in the shape of
haunts and habits is here delineated with an unexaggerated fidelity we
must bear testimony to. In effect, the whole is a very gloomy and
forcible piece of word painting--literal, true, and graphic. We accept
this little volume cordially, and recommend it as warmly to the attention
of our readers."--_Weekly Dispatch_.

"The idea is excellent."--_Tait_.

"This book is elegantly written; the style is even simple, and is
occasionally the vehic