The King of Schnorrers - Grotesques and Fantasies

J. A. Hammerton, Israel Zangwill

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“The King of Schnorrers - Grotesques and Fantasies” is a 1909 novel by British author Israel Zangwill. Wonderfully Illustrated throughout, this is the amusing tale of "king of schnorrers" or "king of beggars" Manassah who continually connives behind the backs of friends, acquaintances, and strangers alike. Contents include: “The King of Schnorrers, Illustrated by George Hutchinson”, “The Semi-Sentimental Dragon,”, “An Honest Log-Roller”, “A Tragi-Comedy of Creeds”, “The Memory Clearing House”, “Mated by a Waiter”, “The Principal Boy”, “An Odd Life”, etc. Israel Zangwill (1864–1926) was a leading figure in cultural Zionism during the 19th century, as well as close friend of father of modern political Zionism, Theodor Herzl. In later life, he renounced the seeking of a Jewish homeland in Palestine. A notable portion of Zangwill's work concentrated on ghetto life and earned him the nickname "the Dickens of the Ghetto". This classic work is being republished now in a new edition complete with an introductory chapter from “English Humourists of To-Day” by J. A. Hammerton.

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• Jewish Currents (magazine)

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• Publié par: Read Books Ltd.
• Date de parution: 26 mai 2020
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781528790031
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 8 Mo

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THE KING OF SCHNORRERS
GROTESQUES AND FANTASIES
WITH A CHAPTER FROM English Humorists of To-day BY J. A. Hammerton
By
ISRAEL ZANGWILL

First published in 1893


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That all men are beggars, 'tis very plain to see,
Though some they are of lowly, and some of high degree:
Your ministers of State will say they never will allow
That kings from subjects beg; but that you know is all bow-wow.
Bow-wow-wow! Fol lol, etc.
- Old Play


Contents
Israel Zangwill
Foreword
THE KINGOF SCHNORRERS
Illustrated by George Hutchinson
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
THESEMI-SENTIMENTAL DRAGON
Illustrated by Phil May
THESEMI-SENTIMENTAL DRAGON
AN HONEST LOG-ROLLER
Illustrated by F. H. Townsend
AN HONEST LOG-ROLLER
A TRAGI-COMEDY OF CREEDS
A TRAGI-COMEDY OF CREEDS
THE MEMORYCLEARING HOUSE
Illustrated by A. J. Finberg
THE MEMORYCLEARING HOUSE
MATED BY A WAITER
Illustrated by Mark Zangwill
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
THE PRINCIPAL BOY
Illustrated byF. H. Townsend and Mark Zangwill
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
AN ODD LIFE
Illustrated by F. H. Townsend
AN ODD LIFE
CHEATING THE GALLOWS
Illustrated by George Hutchinson
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
SANTA CLAUS
Illustrated by Mark Zangwill
SANTA CLAUS
A ROSE OF THE GHETTO
Illustrated by A. J. Finberg
A ROSE OF THE GHETTO
A DOUBLE-BARRELLED GHOST
Illustrated by Phil May
A DOUBLE-BARRELLED GHOST
VAGARIES OF A VISCOUNT
Illustrated by F. H. Townsend
VAGARIES OF A VISCOUNT
THE QUEEN'S TRIPLETS
Illustrated by Irving Montagu
THE QUEEN'S TRIPLETS
A SUCCESSFUL OPERATION
A SUCCESSFUL OPERATION
FLUTTER-DUCK - A GHETTO GROTESQUE
Illustrated by Mark Zangwill
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV


Illustrations
Israel Zangwill
"Dipped his hand into the bag."
"Danced on his sound leg."
"It struck him on the bridge of the nose."
"'You rogue! How dare you buy salmon!'"
"The head protruded."
"Waved his stick fraternally."
"Administered a mighty pinch."
"'This salmon to the cook!'"
"Grobstock rummaged among them."
"Manasseh carefully examined the boxes."
"'I miss a pair of pantaloons!' He shrieked."
"Tilted the sitter off the box."
"Thought it best to kiss Mrs. Grobstock."
"'And this is Yankelé Ben Yitzchok,' added Manasseh."
"'There go my soldiers.'"
"'Dat must be a fine piece.'"
"'Now then! What's this?'"
"He bowed."
"'Your fader vas a great and good man—just my size.'"
"'Vat more proof do you vant?'"
"The trembling Jew."
"'I could have torn my hair.'"
"'I vish to see de Rabbi.'"
"'Then go home and have your dinner.'"
"'Sold vodki.'""'Sold vodki.'"
"In mournful meditation."
"Prunes and pippins."
"The unconscious bride opened the door."
"The Elders of the Synagogue."
"The President of the Mahamad."
"Beckoned with his finger."
"'Ha! Ha! Ha!' Laughed Manasseh."
"'Hem!' Coughed the Chancellor."
"'If you don't stop this scandalinstanter, we will send you howling!'"
"He dashed to the bell."
"'I didn't catch.'"
"She strove to catch her spouse's eye."
"Mrs. Da Costa had fainted."
"Sorting his collection of prints."
"'Farewell!' He hissed."
"The scowling valet on his knees."
"Drove in state."
"His face hidden behind a broadsheet."
"Struck the Chancellor breathless."
"The Semi-Sentimental Dragon"
"Instead of having a king for a Sire,Sabra had a drunken scene-shifter for a father."
"Sometimes, when she sang that song aboutthe County Council, he forgot to wag his tail."
"'But d'ye no ken this a speakin' part?'"
The Great Critic.
"Urged me to abandon my high ideals."
"O'Donovan was in a rage."
"'There never was such an easy address.'"
"'People whose brains are softening.'"
"'The subscriber reads his catalogue.'"
"'What is the matter?'"
"A Clergyman recently ordained."
The omniscient idiot.
"They often brought Solicitors with them."
"When their owners were at their last gasp."
Two after-dinner speakers recollecting the same joke.
Wretched-looking women pawning their memories.
"'Two gross anecdotes?'"
"The Infant."
"The Only Jones."
The Stage-Manager.
The Oriental on boxing night.
"The enthusiasm of youth sicklied overwith the prescience of senile cynicism."
Tom Peters and Everard G. Roxdal.
Asked twenty-five per cent more.
"For his shaving-water."
"Tom shambled from the sitting-room."
"She nestled against him."
"Carrying on with Polly."
"Scotland Yard opened the letter."
"She did not repulse him."
"With Tom the old man got on much better."
"Identified the body."
The corpse washed up by the river.
"What is certain is that I have cheated the gallows."
An old woman dining on the doorstep.
"'By my life thou must not!'"
"Pray be seated yourself," said the Ghost simply.
In confidential conversation with an undistinguished foreigner.
"'The eldest is he that the Princess shall wed.'"
"The Chief Magician."
"'There rangeth a vast monster.'"
The Damsel of the tower.
"A jewelled Cimitar shimmered in the starlight."
"'The Gods have enabled me to discover my youngest son.'"
"The beautiful Princess,preceded by trumpeters, was conducted to the palace."
"'You impudent face!'"
Market-day in the ghetto.



Israel Zangwill
This picture though it is not much Like Zangwill, is not void of worth It has one true Zangwillian touch It looks like nothing else on earth.
Oliver Herford Confessions of a Caricaturist,
Perhaps some one will suggest that Mr. Israel Zangwill is a humorist only as one whom "we loved long since and lost awhile," because of late years — indeed, for more than a decade — little that is entirely humorous has come from his pen. On the other hand, he has never been a humorist who inspires affection: he is somewhat too intellectual for that. There is no novelist who, with greater justice, takes himself and his art more seriously than Mr. Zangwill has done since, in 1892, he wrote that masterpiece of modern fiction, Children of the Ghetto ; yet, as he began his literary career as a humorous writer and is beyond question one of our masters of epigrammatic wit and intellectual point—de—vice, he may with sufficient reason be included in any survey of modern humour. Moreover, despite the high and serious purpose of all his later work, his attendant imps of mirth are ever at his elbow, and we find him with welcome frequency acknowledging their presence in the writing of even his soberest stories.
Born to Jewish parents in London forty—three years ago, Mr Zangwill shares the distonction of such celebrities as Napoleon and Wellington in not knowing his birthday. He is aware that the year was 1864, but the day would seem to have been "wropt in mystery." He has, however, got over the difficulty by choosing his own birthday, and for this purpose he selected February 14. "It is not merely." he says, "that St. Valentine's Day is the very day for a novelist," but he has a dog "whose pedigree has been more carefully kept" than his own, and it bears the name Valentine from having been born on the saint's day, master and dog can celebrate their birthday together. This canine favourite he has thus addressed in verse:
Accept from me these birthday lines— If every dog must have his dog, How bless'd to have St.Valentine's!
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