Ghetto Tragedies: With a Chapter From English Humorists of To-day by J. A. Hammerton

＂Ghetto Tragedies＂ is a 1899 novel by British author Israel Zangwill. Contents include: ＂They That Walk In Darkness＂, ＂Transitional＂, ＂Noah’s Ark＂, ＂The Land Of Promise＂, ＂To Die In Jerusalem＂, ＂Bethulah＂, ＂The Keeper Of Conscience＂, etc. Zangwill (1864-1926) was a leading figure in cultural Zionism during the 19th century, as well as close friend of father of modern political Zionism, Theodor Herzl. In later life, he renounced the seeking of a Jewish homeland in Palestine. A notable portion of Zangwill’s work concentrated on ghetto life and earned him the nickname ＂＂the Dickens of the Ghetto＂＂. Other notable works by this author include: ＂Dreamers of the Ghetto＂ (1898), ＂Grandchildren of the Ghetto＂ (1892 ), and ＂Children of the Ghetto: A Study of a Peculiar People＂ (1892).This classic work is being republished now in a new edition complete with an introductory chapter from ＂English Humourists of To-Day＂ by J. A. Hammerton.