HANDY-VOLUME SERIES.

No. VIII.

THE

TIN TRUMPET.

BY

HORACE SMITH.

THE

TIN TRUMPET.

BY

titan

NUSIT

HORACE SMITH,

AUTHOR OF REJECTED ADDRESSES,'
," "BRAMBLETYE HOUSE,"

ETC., ETC.

AUTHORISED EDITION.

LONDON:

BRADBURY, EVANS, & CO., II, BOUVERIE ST.

1869.

270. 9. 269.

LONDON:

BRADBURY, EVANS, AND CO., PRINTERS, WHITEFRIARS.

NOTICE.

THE TIN TRUMPET is the whimsical name of a work which, when published thirty-three years ago, had but a small success, through the vagueness of its title, through the concealment of its authorship, and through the boldness of some of its opinions. It is, however, a very remarkable work, full of wit and wisdom, and is greatly prized by collectors, both for its worth and for its scarceness. Its authorship has been confidently ascribed to various writers, and particularly to Thackeray.

The real author's name is now for the first time acknowledged, and that by permission of his family.