Publisher's Synopsis
These little records of some excursions made by what Mr. James called a visiting mind" first saw the light of public countenance in the pages of various publications. "On Going to Art Exhibitions" has been much expanded since its appearance in Vanity Fair. In The Unpopular Review the original title of "That Reviewer 'Cuss'" was brought into harmony with the dignity of its setting by being changed to "The Hack Reviewer. " "A Clerk May Look at a Celebrity" was printed in the New York Times under the head "Glimpses of Celebrities. " This paper has been included in this collection at the request of several distinguished gentlemen who have been so unfortunate as to lose their newspaper clippings of the article. "
