The German Emperor is just now very much maligned person, particularly by alleged humorous
out exception: seem to be writers of British nationality With. taking an impish delight in pulling the Emperor's leg, as the saying is—a somewhat remarkable achievement, it may be observed, in view of the contention by critics of another class that the Emperor "has't got a leg to stand on." Be that as it may, it is high time these wags were suppressed, for—like the contemptible little army in France—their number may increase to an alarming extent, and they may finally succeed in the wretched task of inducing a whole nation to laugh at the Emperor.
The latest specimen of this kind of work "Swollen-headed William" (Methuen & Ca. 1/-) by Messrs. E. V. Lucas and Georg Morrow, is an adaptation from that well known German nursery classic, Shockheaded Peter. Its very cover is soiled with sacrilegious picture of "the greatest ruler the world has eet cuon') (OP Saaibly it was
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