BY THE AUTHOR OF "EMMA DE LISSAU," THIRD EDITION. London: PUBLISHED BY NEW YE T. GARDINER AND SON, PRINCES STREET, CAVENDISH SQUARE. SOLD BY HATCHARD AND SON;-SIMPKIN AND MARSHALL, Lenster PREFACE. 1910 THE Jews, dwelling as it were alone, completely isolated by their religious observances and their ancient and deep-seated prejudices, always presenting wherever they are found, the singular spectacle of a nation within a nation, cannot but be objects of peculiar interest and sympathy to the Christian observer. Separated from all but casual intercourse with those among whom they sojourn--and objects, in their turn, of distrust and dislike, equally deep and reciprocal as their own their domestic habits, and relative duties, are but imperfectly known, and lightly appreciated ;-yet how important is an intimate acquaintance with their most minute prejudices to those who would speak to them of Jesus! But it is too common to hear all that is vile and abominable connected with the name of Jew, and to forget that they are men of like passions with others; and that an unregenerate Gentile, how |