Upside Down; or, Turnover Traits. From original sketches by the
late William McConnell. (Griffith and Farran.)—Some of these eketches impress us more favourably and give us a higher conception of Mr. McConnell's power than the drawings which he issued during his life- time. But only two or three of these are perfect of their kind. The idea was good and new, save that perhaps it was suggested by Mr. C. H. Bennett's Shadows. Tot, except in the pictures of the deer's head, which, when turned upside down, represents a fair girl, the donkey's head, which gives place to a constant reader of the Times, and perhaps one or two others, the inversions are not sufficiently clear or complete. They suggest too easily what they ought to keep out of sight till it is to be disguised no longer, and when the plate is turned upside down reminiscences of its former aspect obtrude themselves too visibly upon the most credulous children. Remarks that the man has an ape's face painted on his chin and that the horse has pockets are rather humiliating when they proceed from youthful critics. Still, there is some fun to be made out of the book if it is held rightly.
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