Chapter IX: The Whitefriars Club

Of all the institutions with which I have been associated, not one has given me so much pleasure, or of which I feel so proud in belonging to, as The Whitefriars Club. This Club was founded in 1865, and is a survival of the old Bohemian life of London; it knows no sect or politics, and its ambition is to create true fellowship amongst its members.

The Club has a room and meets at Anderton's Hotel in that highway of letters, Fleet Street. During the autumn and winter months it has always been their custom to hold meetings each Friday to hear an address from some distinguished publicist upon a subject of common interest and importance. After the introductory speech by the guest of the evening, the subject is open to discussion, and each member is invited to express his views and convictions as freely as possible. While listening to these speeches, I have often wished that reporters had been allowed to be present, as I am sure those connected with newspapers would have found these debates of more interest than those taking place in a building of a greater national importance. During the temporary retirement of our present excellent secretary, Mr. W.N. Shansfield, I had the honour and pleasure of acting as the Club's secretary for three years. At the end of my term of office, I was delighted to receive a beautiful pair of candelabra as a present from the Club, the greatly revered Lord Roberts being the guest of the evening on this occasion. I can safely say that this presentation was one of the most interesting events in my life, as after it had been made, Lord Roberts rose from his seat, came round to me, shook hands, and uttered some pleasant words of congratulation. To me the occasion was a memorable one. There are, however, so many interesting associations connected with this Club that I must go back to 1901, the year of my becoming a member.

At the time of my joining the Hon. Secretary was Sir Arthur Spurgeon, who has always been most loyal and helpful to members of the Club, and to whom every one is deeply indebted for the interest and support he has given to it. He it was who helped to develop the Club and made it one of the great centres of journalistic and literary London. The Club can never have a better or more thorough and efficient officer than the present secretary, my good friend, Mr. W.N. Shansfield. He is always at his post, and by his many amiable qualities greatly stimulates and carries on the friendly intercourse at which the Club aims. Every member of the Club is entitled to the distinction of being a Friar, and the one who presides at our festivities is for the evening the Prior, so that discipline and order among the Brotherhood is a foregone conclusion.

The following toast is always given at each meeting by the Prior and is heartily responded to by the Friars and guests present: "Friars and Guests,--By this wine we commemorate the White Friars of old, fortified with spirit--the spirit of admiration for their services to charity and good learning--and sweetened by sympathy for those who, broken by fortune, dwell in Alsatia. It is left for me, as Prior of the day, to add the cordial--a cordial welcome to the guests of the Brotherhood assembled at our board. Gentlemen, I bid a hearty welcome to you all, and invite you to join with the Brothers of a gracious order in drinking to the prosperity of the Whitefriars Club."

Among the Priors who have presided at our gatherings memory calls up many who were leaders in the world of Literature and Journalism, such as William Senior, Richard Whiteing, G. Manville Fenn, Sir F. Carruthers Gould, Sir J. Foster Fraser, Sir Arthur Spurgeon, Sir Anthony Hope, G.B. Burgin (who also edits "The Whitefriars Journal"), Edward Clodd, Clement K. Shorter, Sir W. Robertson Nicoll and Sir William Treloar, who have all distinguished themselves by their aptitude and eloquence. It would be a breach of the rules of our Order to give any account of the various nobles and gentlemen who have honoured the Club by their presence. Sufficient to say that, be the invited guest ever so exalted, the Club's invitation is seldom declined. Many times I have heard from a guest what a delightful evening he has spent and the enjoyment he has experienced in the good fellowship which dominates the members and the proceedings of the Club.

On two occasions during the year, we have what is termed "Ladies' Nights." This may appear strange to those who think that the monastic order is carried out in its entirety, but I am sure the evening is always as enjoyable to the ladies as it is to the Friars. On these occasions, we have the toast of "Mere Man," proposed by a lady, and, as a set off, the toast of "Sov'ram Woman," of course proposed by a Friar; and each is equally appreciated. A volume which would be of great interest to the public generally, might easily be compiled of extracts from the Journals of the Club, but as it is understood by the members that no reporters are present at our meetings, and that the proceedings are for the members only and that no publicity is given to them, I must not depart from this order of secrecy.

One of my early associations with the Club was on the visit of Mark Twain to this country. He was invited to accompany some of the members to Lambeth Palace, to hear an address from the Librarian upon the many beautiful MSS. which the Library contained. This was most interesting, as was also the visit to the Lollards' Tower, with its many religious associations. After our visit to the Palace we were invited to take tea, if I remember rightly, at the Authors' Club. Here a number of notable authors and others were assembled to welcome the American guest, among them being Dr. Stubbs, Bishop of Oxford, and Canon Barnett. I was one of a group who were narrating some of their interesting experiences, when the Rev. Canon told a story which greatly amused his hearers and especially the members of our Club. The story caused shouts of laughter and the Bishop held up his hands in apparent surprise, and made some remark respecting it. I happened to suggest that the rev. gentleman should be called to order by the Bishop, but he again held up his hands and said, "Not in my Diocese," a retort which caused more laughter than the story.

There is one association in connexion with the Whitefriars Club which I shall not be breaking their rules by mentioning. This is our "Summer Outing" in June or July, to which ladies were always invited. One of these "Outings"--and certainly to me the one in which I found my greatest anticipations realized--was that made to the home of our great novelist, George Meredith, in 1902. I give, therefore, the following sketch from notes made by myself and a small extract from the Club's Journal.

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It was on a cloudy, windy, but exhilarating day that a company of "Whitefriars" started on a pilgrimage to Burford Bridge and Box Hill to visit one of England's greatest novelists, George Meredith. The railway journey proved far too short, as we spent the time in discussing with some of our gifted fellow-travellers questions social and political, one topic being "Would England become peopled by an effeminate race should it cease to foster a jingo or warlike spirit." Needless to say, no final discussion upon this stupendous subject was reached before arriving at our destination. At Burford Bridge a capital lunch had been provided, after which the Prior for the day, Mr. Robert Leighton, proposed the health of Friar George Meredith. Other toasts were proposed or responded to by Madam Sarah Grand, Mr. T.P. O'Connor, M.P., and Friar Sir Arthur Spurgeon.

After luncheon, a short walk over one of Surrey's most beautiful hills brought us to the haven of our desires. Here, nestled under the shade of hill and foliage, stood Flint Cottage, the charming but unpretentious residence of Friar George Meredith.

Above the house stands the Châlet, the workshop of the great novelist, eloquent in its stillness and solitude. In this Châlet many of his masterpieces have been written.

Every one at some period in their lives has probably experienced that extreme tension of feelings when they are about to realize that which a vivid imagination has created and built up until it has become a veritable brain picture.

We entered the grounds surrounding Flint Cottage, passing in single file along the paths of a well-kept garden to a rustic seat in a small meadow-like enclosure where the great novelist sat. With a hearty shake of the hand as each visitor was introduced and a cheery word of greeting to many an old friend, we passed before our host, then stood about in groups or sat buoyantly expectant of what was to follow.

While waiting for the sound of a voice that will never be forgotten, time was given to reflect upon our first impression of the man whose name is honoured wherever English literature is known or read. To the mind which admires all that is great in the world of reality or imagination, it almost savours of sacrilege to attempt to describe or analyse that which one looks up to and venerates. It is therefore with the greatest humility that reference is here made to that lofty embodied intelligence which until then had been known only through the medium of George Meredith's writings.

Judging from appearances, the world-renowned novelist was quite an ordinary-looking man of between sixty and seventy years of age. He was dressed in a dark blue holiday suit, with a red tie, and held a grey wideawake hat in his hand. His white but luxuriant hair partly covered a high and noble forehead, which indexed a striking and characteristic personality. All these details, however, were the outside man. It was when he began to talk that our attention became riveted, for in the deep resonant flexibility of his voice one became almost electrified. Its penetration, as it conveyed the measured periods of the speaker, immediately attracted attention, and a hush of expectancy stole over the listening company. Early in the proceedings, Prior Robert Leighton read the following address:

"Friar George Meredith,--We, members of the Whitefriars Club and our friends, are gratefully conscious of the honour you accord to us in permitting us a second time to call upon you here at your home. Be assured we come to you to-day not with any feeling approaching vulgar curiosity to invade and peep within the sanctities of your chosen seclusion. We come with the reverence of pilgrims journeying to a hallowed shrine; content if you do but allow us to enter at your gates to offer you our respectful homage, to take your hand and listen for some moments to the living voice of one to whom we individually and the world in general owe so much.

"The work that you have done has become a part of English life and of our own personal lives. It represents the highest blossom of the tree of civilization, and it has come to mean so much that to-day no man or woman can attain to a maturity of culture without having absorbed your teaching and your spirit. You have taught us to appreciate everything that is good in life, enhancing its sparkle and flavour. You have sharpened our wits, polished our manners, advanced our happiness by widening our comprehension. You have given us a new perception of the social structure, and especially have you given us a key to the maze and mystery of women's souls.

"You yourself, sir, in your splendid solitude, can hardly apprehend what the name of George Meredith means to the best intelligences of your era. It is a name honoured and venerated above all titles, signifying to us, your disciples, the sum of all your imaginative genius and your noble example have conferred. We, men and women alike, who are privileged to see you to-day, are sensible of the added understanding which comes of personal association with you, and we shall remember the privilege as one of the most cherished benefits of our lives."

Friar George Meredith said: "I cannot rise, but I wish to speak and say: Ladies and Gentlemen, after a shower of honey from the busiest bees of the bees around me, my wings are clogged, and I cannot fly. I have no words to thank you. But look at the tops of those trees: from that short height the measure of us is seen to be pretty equal. Each does his work in his own way. I find so many people in different walks that can do what I cannot do. Respect is a very great thing, but I think we are in the habit of falling into a kind of delirium in regard to men who after seventy years or more have made a name. We take them as brandy--(laughter)--it is better to make a kind of dilution, and therefore I mix a considerable amount of water with your compliments. (Laughter.) However, I thank you heartily for coming to see me. If I had the eloquence of that true Irishman, Mr. T.P. O'Connor, I should be making an impression now--(laughter)--but I am only half Irish--half Irish and half Welsh--I halt therefore rather on one leg. The Welsh are admirable singers, but bad dancers. Mr. O'Connor would say not only the words most appropriate, but his language would flow on, and you would not be able to stop him. (Laughter.) I have not that gift, I can only thank you for your kindness. (Loud applause.)"

Some of the visitors left their host to visit the Châlet, which, judging from its dusty appearance, now rarely received a visit from its master. This literary workshop consists of two rooms, one for work and the other for rest and refreshment. The former contained a well-selected library of English and foreign books, all exhibiting the appearance of having been well used. Brockhaus's Great Lexicon was a prominent feature in the library, which also contained first editions of several of Meredith's own books and various autograph presentation works from some of his literary friends. On the writing table there were many well-used quill pens and scraps of MS., which to the relic hunter were objects of great temptation, but reverence forbad sacrilege. Through fear of our tiring a body which Nature has made far too weak for such a mind, the pilgrimage had to be brought to an early close, so with minds stimulated and trying to hold some of the wise thoughts and expressions which had fallen from the great novelist's lips, we returned to our hotel.

After the tea provided by our always practical secretary, a few short and thoughtful speeches were delivered by the Prior, Sir William Treloar and the Rev. W.J. Dawson; then, with cordial farewells and those pleasing amenities which help so much in making such outings as these doubly enjoyable, we journeyed back to the station and to town. So ended what to others beside myself will always be remembered as one of the red-letter days of our lives.

Another delightful outing was to Colchester and Constable's country. There, we were not entertained with "Oysters and Erings Roots," but with the historical memorials for which this town and district are famous. After going over the Abbey, the Town Hall, and admiring the four bronze Ravens which are supposed to be relics of the tenth century, we drove through the Constable country, visiting "The Vale of Dedham," passing the Elizabethan Grammar School where John Constable was educated, "Willy Lotts House" and "Flatford Mill." During another summer, our journey was to the Dickens country. After alighting at Sole Street station and visiting the Leather Bottle, with its numerous Dickens relics, and Cobham Church, we drove to Rochester and lunched at the celebrated Bull Hotel, so humorously associated with Mr. Winkle. Later on in the day we visited the Cathedral and Dean Hole's delightful garden of roses.

The House of the Seven Poor Travellers fascinated us greatly, as here we were shown Dickens' signature when he spent the night getting material for his Christmas story of the "Seven Poor Travellers." We also inspected the outbuildings in which he and the other travellers slept. Among other journeys of very great interest, was one by train to Oxford and from thence by boat up the Thames to Goring: the scenery through which we passed is well known for its bewildering beauty.

Most interesting to me, as I happened to be at the time the Hon. Secretary, was our pilgrimage to Hatfield House. Upon arriving at Hatfield House and being received with a kindly shake of the hand by the Countess of Salisbury, she showed us through the rooms in which are located many wonderful historical treasures. More especially to be admired was the collection of arms, many of which had been captured from the Spanish Armada. The great library and the wonderful pictures by Holbein, Van Dyck, Reynolds, and others, fascinated us all, but perhaps the most interesting were the various relics connected with Queen Elizabeth: the oak-tree under which she was seated when the news came of Queen Mary's death and of her own accession to the throne; the cradle once occupied by Elizabeth; and a pair of her silk stockings, and a garden bonnet which she wore when walking in the surrounding woods.

On leaving Hatfield House we drove over to St. Albans, where we visited the old and delightful Cathedral, rich in its historical associations, and, after an enjoyable dinner at one of the hotels, returned home with minds full of the events which have helped to make the greatness of England.

I might mention other delightful "outings" and events, but those which I have given show the many fascinating episodes associated with the Whitefriars Club.

INDEX

Agricultural Hall, 47

Alexandra Palace, 41

"Alice in Wonderland," 75

"A.L.O.E.," 76

Amberley School (Glos.), 14 _et seq._

American Copyright, 92

"Annual Register," 184

Appleton & Co., 93

Arber, Edward, 169 _et seq._

"Argosy, The," 74

Arnold, E., 86

Arnold, Matthew, 153

Arnold, Mr. W.H., 160

"Arthur Bonnicastle," 92

Ashenden Press, 190

Asquith, Right Hon. H.H., 128

Astley's Theatre, 39, 40

"Aunt Judy's Magazine," 74

Authors' Club, 204

Ave Maria Lane, 57, 178

Baldwin, Cradock & Joy, 115, 183

Balfour, Lord, 126, 137

Ballantyne, R.M., 76

Baring-Gould, Rev. S., 76

Barnett, Canon, 204

Baxter, Richard, his "Saints Rest," 67, 174-5

Baxter, Mr. Wynne, 130

Baynes' "Lyra Anglicana," 58

Beaconsfield, Lord, 120, 124

Beale's "Sixpenny Library," 73

Beecher, Henry Ward, 58

"Belgravia," 74

Bellew, Rev. J.C.M., 44

Bennett, A.W., 83

Bennett, J., 83

Bentley & Son R., 84, 174, 177, 181

Bentley's "Standard Library," 73

Bible: Caxton Celebration Edition, 96

Bible: Revised Version, 93

Biblical Cabinet, The, 66

Bickers, Messrs., 181

Bickersteth, Rev. Edward, 65-6

Bickersteth, Rev. Robert, 66

Blackmore, R.D., 91

Blackwood & Sons, William, 77

Blake, William, 194

Blondin, 41

Bohn's "Libraries," 73, 181

Bonar, Rev. Horatius, 64

Book Auction Sales, 175 _et seq._

Booksellers' Association, 110, 138 _et seq._

Booksellers' Provident Institution, 131 _et seq._

Booksellers' Provident Retreat, 131 _et seq._

Booksellers' Society, London, 142

"Bookseller, The," 140, 143

Booth, L., 84

Boston's "Crook in the Lot," 67

Bosworth, Thomas, 141

Bradbury, Evans & Co., 83

Braddon, Miss, 76, 83, 84, 92

Brassey, Lord, 137

Brewer, E.C., "Guide to Knowledge," 71

Bright, John, 45

"British Almanac and Companion," 84

"Broadway, The," 74

Brook, Mrs. Carey, 76

Brockhaus, F., his "Great Lexicon," 213

Brontë, Charlotte, 91

Browning, Mrs. E.B. 88

Browning, Robert, 88

Bryce, Lord, 137

Bucknell, Mr., 19, 20

Buffon, George, his "Natural History," 184

Bunyan, John, 174

Burgin, G.B., 202

Burns, Robert, 194

Butter's "Spelling Book," 72

Byron, Lord, 88

Cadell & Davies, 182

Caine, Mr. W.S., 127

Caine, Sir T. Hall, 85

Cambridge University Press, 87, 94

Campbell, Lord, 139

Camps' Library, The, 104

Caradoc Press, 191

Carnegie Trust, 129

Carpenter, Bishop, 67

Cassell & Co., 84

Catalogues of Books, The term, 171 _et seq._

Caxton Celebration, 97

Caxton, William, 100, 138

Chatto & Windus, 83, 86, 89, 181

"Child's Guide to Knowledge, The," 71

Christian Biography, The Library of, 66

Christian Classics, Pickering's, 67

Christian's Fireside Library, The, 66

Churchill, A. & J., 174

City Temple, 44

Clark, Mr. John, 19, 26, 28-9

Clark, Mrs., 26

Clavel, Robert, 178

Clodd, Edward, 202

Colburn, H., 83

Colenso, Bishop, 71

Collins & Son, W., 85, 174

Collins, Wilkie, 91

Constable & Co., 86, 183

Constable, John, R.A., 214

Cooper, Sidney, 75

Copyright, 92

Cornwell's "Geography," 71

"Cottage Library," 73

Cowper, William, 73, 115

Craik, Mrs. (Miss Muloch), 16, 92

Creed Lane, 57

Cremorne Gardens, 41

Crockett, S.R., 91

Crosby, Benjamin, 113-4

Crosby, Lockwood & Co., 114

Crystal Palace, 41

Cummings, Dr., 25, 26, 58

"Daily Courant," 174

Dale, Rev. R.W., 45

Dalziel, The Brothers, 75

Daniel's Press, Canon, 191

Dante, 190

Darton & Harvey, 39, 182

Darwin, Charles, his "Origin of Species," 90

Dawson, George, 26

Dawson, Rev. J.W., 213

Day & Sons, W., 83

Dent, J.M., 86

Derby, The, 48-9

Dickens, Charles, 50, 76, 91, 214-5

Dilke, Sir Charles, 127

Doré, Gustave, 74

Dove Press, 191

Doyle, Richard, 75

Drury Lane Theatre, 33

Du Chaillu, Paul, his "Land of the Midnight Sun," 186

Duckwork & Co., 86

Dulac, Edmund, 190

Early Closing Association, 119, 120

Edward VII, 49, 134, 136

Elementary Education Act, 79

Eliot, George, 76

"Encyclopædia Britannica," 106, 136, 184

"Enquire Within," 83

Eragny Press, 191

Erckmann-Chatrian, 80

"Essays and Reviews," 69, 90

Essex House Press, 191

"Everyman's Library," 86

Family Prayers, 70

Farringdon Street, 192 _et seq._

Faulkner & Co., C.W., 119

Fenn, G. Manville, 202

Figuier, 80

Finsbury Park, 42

Fisher, Mr. Paul Hawkins, 21

Forster, Rt. Hon. W.E., 79, 124

"Fortnightly Review, The," 74, 106

Foster, Birket, 74

Fraser, Sir J. Foster, 202

Free Libraries, 105, 129

Frowde, H., 87

Gatty, Mrs., 76

George V, 130, 135

George, Right Hon. D. Lloyd, 128

Gilbert and Sullivan, 26

Gilbert, Sir John, 75

Gladstone, Right Hon. W.E., 63, 69, 97; 124-5, 192

"Good Words," 74

Gore, Canon, 69

Gould, Sir F.C. Carruthers, 202

Gouldburn, Dean, 63

Grace's Court, 57

Grand, Madam Sarah, 206

Grant, James, 76

Greenaway, Kate, 75

Griffin, C., 84

Griffith & Farran, 83

Griffiths, William, 80

Groombridge & Co., 83

Grossmith, George, 26

Grote, George, 139

Guthrie, Dr., 58

Hall, Rev. Newman, 64

Hamilton, Rev. James, 64

Hamilton Adams & Co., 142, 186

Hampton Court, 50

Hampton, Dame Alice, 12

Hannay's Almanac, 56-7

Harcourt, Sir William, 137

Hardwick, 84

Hardy, Thomas, 84, 91

Harris, Mrs. Elizabeth, 178

Harrup, G., 86

Harte, Bret., 83

Hatchards, 186

Hatfield House, 215, 216

Havergal, Francis Ridley, 65

Hawker's "Daily Portion," 70

Hearn, Tom, 46

Heenan, J.C., 22, 23, 38

Heinemann, W., 85

Helmore, Mr., 24

Helmore, Rev. T., 24

Her Majesty's Theatre, 37-8

Highbury Barn, 41

Highbury Congregational Church, 45

Hodder & Stoughton, 86

Holywell Street, 192

"Home and Colonial Library," 73

Hope, Sir Anthony, 202

Horsman, Edward, M.P., 22

Hospital Fund, King Edward's, 134 _et seq._

Hotten, J. Camden, 83, 89

Houghton, A.B., 75

Houlston & Wright, 83

Howitt, William and Mary, 76

Hughes, Arthur, 75

Hugo, Victor, 80

Humphreys, Noel, 75

Hunt, W., 83

Hurst & Blackett, 73

Hutchinson & Co., 86

Huxley, Professor, 44, 45, 90

Iddesleigh, Lord, 122

Ivy Lane, 57

Janes, Rev. John Angell, 64

Jay, Rev. W., 64

Jenkins, H., 86

Johnson's "Dictionary," 184

Johnson, Joseph, 115, 182

Keats, John, 88

Keble, John, 69

Keith, Dr., 99

Kelmscott Press, 190

Ken, Bishop, his "Divine Love," 67

Kent & Co., W., 81, 186

Kingsley, Charles, 76, 91

Kit's Coty House (Kent), 50

Knight, Charles, 84, 147

Lady's Closet Library, The, 66

Lamb, Charles, 193-4

Lambe's "Constitutional Diseases," 18

Lambeth Place, 204

Lane, John, 86

Langford, J.A., "The Praise of Books," 197

Lardner, Nathaniel 66

Lardner's "Scientific library," 73

Laurie, T. Werner, 86

Law, C., 183

Law, William, his "Serious Call," 67

Layton, C., 93

Leighton, Robert, 206, 209

Leighton, T., 75

Lever, Charles, 91

Lewes, G.H., 74

Library of Puritan Divines, 67

Liddon, Canon, 44

"Line upon Line," 72

London County Council, 126, 128, 130

"London Society," 74

Longfellow, H.W., 73, 88

Longmans, Green & Co., 77, 83, 177, 179, 181-2

Lyall, Edna, 92, 93, 94

Lytton, Lord, 91

Macduff, Rev. J.R., 62-3

McGregor, John, 120

Mackay, Mr. Charles, 19

MacKenzie, Mr. A.W., 129

Mackintosh, W., 83

Macmillan & Co., 84, 140-1, 177, 181

Macmillan, Sir Frederick, 144

Magazines, 73

Magee, Archbishop 67

Marconi, Chevalier, 121 _et seq._

Marriott, Miss, 32

Marsh, Miss, 64

"Mary Powell," 76

Mary, Queen, 135

Masters, J., 83

Mathews, Elizabeth, 184

Maurnan, Joseph, 183

Mavor, William F., his "Voyages and Travels," 184

Maxwell, John, 83

Melrose, A., 86

Menken, Adah Isaacs, 38

Meredith, George, 84, 91, 205 _et seq._

Merriman, H.S., 91

Methuen & Co., 85

Miles, Messrs. John, Frederick and William, 55, 115

Miles, John, 80, 115

Milford, Humphrey, 87

Millais, Sir J.E., 75

Miller, Hugh, 76

Miller, W., 183

Milman, Dean, 139

Milner, Joseph, 66

Milner, Lord, 127

Milton, John, 88, 174

Minchinhampton Common, 12

Montgomery, James, 66

Moore, George, 86

Moore, Thomas, 73

Morley, Lord, 127

Morris, Lewis, 88

Morris, W., 88, 190

Moxon, E, 27, 83, 88, 89, 174

Mozley, Henry, 182

Mozley, J. & C., 84

Mudie's Library, 186

Muloch, Miss. _See_ Mrs. Craik.

Murray & Highley, 182

Murray, John, 84, 181-2

Nash, Eveleigh, 86

Nelson & Son, T., 77, 84

Newbery, John, 83

Newby, J.C., 83

Newgate, 36

Newgate Market, 77

Newman, Cardinal, 69

New Vagabond Club, 131

Nicholl, Sir W. Robertson, 202

Nicholson, John, 178

Nimmo, J.C., 83

"Nineteenth Century, The," 106

Northcote, Sir Stafford. _See_ Iddesleigh.

Nunn, James, 114

O'Connor, T.P., M.P., 206, 212

Old Bailey, 31-2

Old Moore's Almanac, 55

Oliphant, Mrs., 92

Osborne, Thomas, 177 _et seq._

Oxenden, Ashton (Bp. of Montreal), 58, 63-4

Oxford Bible Warehouse, 77

Oxford University Press, 77, 87, 93

Paley, William, his "Evidences," 67

Parker, Dr., 43-4

Parkinson, Thomas, 175

"Parlour Library," 73

Paternoster Row, 57, 77, 178 _et seq._

Paternoster Square, 77

Patti, Carlotta, 40

"Peep of Day", 72

"Penny Cyclopædia, The," 84

"Pepys's Diary," 171

Perks, Sir Robert, 121

Phelps, Samuel, 33

Phillips, Sir Richard, 182

"Pickering's Christian Classics," 67

Pinder, Peter, 184

Pinnock's "Catechisms," 71

Pinwell, G.J., 75

Playgoers' Club, 131

Pope, Alexander, 185

"Practical Christian's Library," 67

Priestley, Joseph, 115

Publishers Association, 110, 144 _et seq._

"Publishers' Circular," 145

Pusey, Dr., 69

Quaritch, Bernard, 181

Rackham, Arthur, 190

Radcliffe, Ann, her "Mysteries of Udolpho," 184

"Railway Library," 73

Reade, Charles, 91

Reader, Mr. William, 177

Reeves, Sims, 40

Reid, Captain Mayne, 76

Ritchie, Lord, 124-5

Rivington & Co., 83, 179, 182

Roberts, Lord, 200-1

Robinson, G. & J., 114, 183

Rochester Cathedral, 50, 215

Rosebery, Lord, 126

Rose Cottage (Mrs. Craik's residence), 16

Routledge & Sons, George, 181

Ruddiman, Thomas,his "Rudiments," 183

Ruffhead, Owen, his "Statutes," 18

"Run and Read Library," 73

Russell, Lord John, 22

Ryle, Rev. J.C., 76

Sacred Family Library, 67

Sadlers Wells Theatre, 32-3

St. Albans, 216-7

St. George's Chapel, 51

St. Paul's Cathedral, 41, 44, 57

Santley, Kate, 40

Saunders & Ottley, 83

Sayers, Tom, 22-3

Scotcherd & Letterman, 183

Scott, Sir W., 76, 194

Scrope, G. Poulet, M.P., 22

Seeley & Burnside, 181

Seeley, Sir J.R., his "Ecce Homo," 69

Select Library of Fiction, 73

Selous, 75

Selwyn & Blount, 86

Senior, William, 202

Sewell, Mrs., 76, 92

Shakespeare, 174, 185, 189, 194

Shakespeare, Cassell's edition of, 33-4

Shakespeare, Globe edition of, 140-1

Shakespeare, his "Hamlet," 32 _et seq._

Shaylor, Joseph, his contributions and publications, 106-7

Shansfield, Mr. W.N., 199, 200

Shelley, P.B., 88

Sheraton, Thomas, his "Cabinet Makers' Drawing Book," 184

Shorter, Clement K., 202

Sidgwick & Jackson, 86

Simpkin, Marshall & Co., 52 _et seq._, 80, 81, 112 _et seq._, 186

Smiles, Samuel, 76

Smith & Son, W.H., 186

Smith, Dr. Pye, 66

Smith, Dr. William, his "Educational Works," 71, 186

Smith, Elder & Co., 84

Smith, J. Russell, 83

Smith, Sir Christopher, 121

Smithfield, 35, 36, 46

Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 72

Southey, Robert, 66

Spencer, Herbert, 90

"Spiritual Library, The," 67

Spurgeon, Rev. C.H., 43, 64

Spurgeon, Sir Arthur, 200, 202, 206

Stalker, Mr., 114

"Statesman's Year Book, The," 72

Stationers' Hall, 56, 94, 169 _et seq._

Stationers' Hall Court, 45, 53 _et seq._, 81, 82, 116 _et seq._

Stationers, Worshipful Company of, 133

Stockdale, J., 182

Stoke Newington, 128 _et seq._

Strahan, A., 84, 88

Stroud Valley (Glos.), 11 _et seq._

Stubbs, Dr., Bp. of Oxford, 204

"Sunday Magazine, The," 73

Suttaby, R. & A., 84

Sutton's "Learning to Live," etc., 67

Swinburne, A.C., 83, 88, 89

Tait, Dr., Abp. of Canterbury, 51

Tate, Mr. Henry, 136

Taylor, Jeremy, "Holy Living and Dying," 67

Tegg, W., 84, 181

Tenniel, Sir John, 74

Tennyson, Lord, 27, 83, 88

Thackeray, W.M., 76, 91

Thumb, General Tom, 41

Timbs, John, 76

Tinsley Brothers, 84

"Tinsley's Magazine," 74

Tonson, Jacob and Richard, 179

Tractarian Movement, The, 69

"Travellers' Library," 73

Treloar, Sir William, 202, 213

Trollope, Anthony, 74, 76, 91, 120

Trübner, N., 84

Tupper, Martin, 27, 73, 88

Twain, Mark, 83, 203

University Extension, 121

Unwin, T. Fisher, 86

Ussher, Archbishop, 175

Vale Press, 191

Valentine, Edward, 179

Vaughan, Dr., 58

Verne, Jules, 80

Vernor & Hood, 183

Victoria, Queen, 30, 134

Virtue & Co., 84

Vizetelly, Henry, 85

Vyse's "Spelling Book," 72

Waddy, Mr. S.D., 127

Walker, John, 182

Walpole, Right Hon. Spencer, 34-5

Walton & Maberley, 83

Walton, Lawson, 121

Ward, Artemus, 76, 83

Ward Lock & Co., 181

Warne & Co., Frederick, 181

Warren, Minnie, 41

Warwick Court, 175

Warwick Lane, 36-7

Watson, Bishop, and his "Apology," 67

Watts, Dr., 175

Weale's "Series," 71

Weaver, Richard, 58

Webb, Mrs., 76

Welsh, Mr. Charles, 130

Whitaker's Almanac, 56

Whitefriars Club, 198 _et seq._

Whiteing, Richard, 202

Whitfield, George, 12

Whittaker & Co., 81, 177, 181

Wilberforce, Bishop, his "Life," 186

Williams & Co., Henry, 119

Williams, Mr. Carvel, 128

Wilson, Bishop, his "Sacra Privata," 70

Wilson & Spence, 182

Wilson's "Catechisms," 71

Winslow, Dr., 58

Wolseley, Lord, 137

Wood, Mrs. Henry, 92

Woodchester (Glos.), 17

Y.M.C.A., books sent to the troops by, 104

Yonge, Miss C.M., 76, 92