(New York: Harper & Brothers, 1895).

The firstof two satirical novels that has brings together some of the great characters of history on a house-boat down the River Styx. Holmes is the leader of a diverse group which includes Queen Elizabeth, Captain Kidd, Noah, Christopher Marlowe, Hamlet and Caesar. Item #13191

First edition. 24 full page illustratons by Peter Newell. 8vo, original green cloth with pictorially decorated in colours and lettered in gilt on the spine and upper cover. viii,171,4 ads. A fine copy.