LAYS OP IND. By Aliph Cheem. 



COMIC, SATIRICAL, AND DESCRIPTIVE 



^oems JElIustratiije of ^nsto^^Inlifan %iiz. 



Illustrated by the Author, Lionel Inglis, R. A. Sterndale, and others. 



Eighth Edition. Cloth, gilt. Rs. y-Z. {los. 6d.) 



REVIEWS OF PREVIOUS EDITIONS. 



"This is a remarkably bright little book. 'Aliph Cheem,' supposed to be the 

 nom de plume of an officer in the i8th Hussars, is, after his fashion, an Indian Bon 

 Gaultier. In a few of the poems the jokes, turning on local names and customs, 

 axe somewhat esoteric ; but, taken throughout, the verses are characterized by high 

 animal spirits, great cleverness, and most excellent fooling." — The World. 



" Aliph Cheem presents us in this volume with some highly amusing ballads and 

 songs, which have already in a former edition warmed the hearts and cheered the 

 lonely hours of many an Anglo-Indian, the pictures being chiefly those of Indian 

 life. There is no mistaking the humour, and at times, indeed, the fun is both 'fast 

 and fiu-ious.' Many portions remind us of the ' Bab Ballads.' One can readily 

 imagine the merriment created round the camp fire by the recitation of ' The Two 

 Thumpers,' which is irresistibly drolL . . . The edition before us is enlarged, 

 and contains illustrations by the author, in addition to which it is beautifully printed 

 and handsomely got up, all which recommendations are sure to make the name of 

 Aliph Cheem more popular in India than ever." — Liverpool Mercury. 



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