18 SEPTEMBER 1897, Page 23

Pen and Pencil in Parliament. By Harry Furniss. (Sampson Low

and Co.)—These sketches in words and lines both repel and attract. Repel by their vulgarity, and attract by their cleverness. Mr. Furniss is at his best when drawing Mr. Glad- stone, and at his worst when he deals with Sir William Harcourt.