GIPSY SMITH -- HIS LIFE AND WORK

This story of my life is sent forth to the world with a diffidence amounting almost to reluctance on my part, but I have often been urged to tell the tale of my not unromantic career in full, and these persistent requests are my justification for the present volume.
I gladly acknowledge the invaluable literary help which I have received from my friend Mr. W. Grinton Berry, M. A., in its preparation.
I do not pose as a practical or skilled author, and Mr. Berry's help has been simply indispensable.
G.S.