Amusing Prose Chap Books

The following is an anthology of a chapbook—a small publication of up to about 40 pages, sometimes bound with a saddle stitch. It often discusses the superstitions, habits, beliefs, tastes, customs, ideas, amusements, and general social life of the less educated or lower classes of previous times. Some of the works featured in this anthology are 'History of Dr. Faustus', 'The Comical Sayings of Paddy from Cork', and 'Mother Bunch's Closet'.