In this compelling work, John Alexander Ballantyne offers a passionate rebuttal to Mr. Lockhart's pamphlet entitled "The Ballantyne-Humbug" Handled. Written with intelligence and wit, this book presents a comprehensive and balanced view of the controversy, exploring the issues at the heart of the disagreement. An important read for anyone interested in publishing history and the history of intellectual discourse. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.