Chapter I: Preface

With the exception of the last two chapters, these three volumes were printed at the same time with the first three volumes of “The Story of my Life” in 1896, therefore many persons are spoken of in them as still living who have since passed away, and others, mentioned as children, have since grown up.

Reviews will doubtless, in general, continue to abuse the book, especially for its great length. But personally, if I am interested in a story, I like it to be a long one; and there is no obligation for any who dislike a long book to read this one: they may look at a page or two here and there, where they seem promising; or, better still, they can leave it quite alone: they really need have nothing to complain of.

In the later volumes I have used letters for my narrative even more than in the former. Many will feel with Dr. Newman that “the true life of a man is in his letters.... Not only for the interest of a biography, but for arriving at the inside of things, the publication of letters is the true method. Biographers varnish, they assign motives, they conjecture feelings, but contemporary letters are facts.”

AUGUSTUS J. C. HARE.

CONTENTS
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IN MY SOLITARY LIFE 1

LITERARY WORK AT HOME AND ABROAD 162

LONDON WALKS AND SOCIETY 352

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

VOL. IV

AUGUSTUS J. C. HARE. _From a photograph by Hill and Sounders._ (_Photogravure_) _Frontispiece_

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HIGHCLIFFE, THE KING’S ORIEL 9

FRANCIS GEORGE HARE. (_Photogravure_) _To Face_ 20

THE CHURCHYARD AT HURSTMONCEAUX 15

GIBRALTAR FROM ALGECIRAS. (_Full-page woodcut_) _To face_ 34

TOLEDO. (_Full-page woodcut_) _To face_ 38

SEGOVIA. (_Full-page woodcut_) _To face_ 42

FOUNTAIN OF S. CLOUD 45

FROM THE LIBRARY WINDOW, FORD 52

HATFIELD 75

FIDENAE 86

VIEW FROM THE TEMPIETTO, ROME 91

SUBIACO. (_Full-page woodcut_) _To face_ 96

ISOLA FARNESE 96

PONTE DELL’ ISOLA, VEII 97

CASTEL FUSANO 100

CYCLOPEAN GATE OF ALATRI 104

THE INN AT FERENTINO 105

PAPAL PALACE, ANAGNI 106

TEMPLES OF CORI 107

NINFA 108

S. ORESTE, FROM SORACTE 109

CONVENT OF S. SILVESTRO, SUMMIT OF SORACTE 111

SUTRI 112

CAPRAROLA 113

PAPAL PALACE, VITERBO 114

FROM THE WALLS OF ORVIETO 115

PORCH OF CREMONA 120

PIAZZA MAGGIORE, BERGAMO 121

THE HOSPICE, HOLMHURST 130

LANGLEY FORD, IN THE CHEVIOTS 138

RABY CASTLE 146

LAMPEDUSA FROM TAGGIA 167

STAIRCASE, PALAZZO DELL’ UNIVERSITA, GENOA 168

CLOISTER OF S. MATTEO, GENOA 169

COLONNA CASTLE, PALESTRINA 172

GENAZZANO 173

SUBIACO 174

SACRO SPECO, SUBIACO 175

S. MARIA DI COLLEMAGGIO, AQUILA 176

SOLMONA 177

HERMITAGE OF PIETRO MURRONE 178

CASTLE OF AVEZZANO 179

GATE OF ARPINUM 180

TRIUMPHAL ARCH, AQUINO 181

PORTO S. LORENZO, AQUINO 182

FARFA 190

GATE OF CASAMARI 191

LA BADIA DI SETTIMO 195

AT MILAN 197

PARAY LE MONIAL 198

THE GARDEN TERRACE, HIGHCLIFFE 210

THE HAVEN HOUSE 211

THE LIBRARY, HIGHCLIFFE 214

THE FOUNTAIN, HIGHCLIFFE 216

GATEWAY, LAMBETH PALACE 220

THE BLOODY GATE, TOWER OF LONDON 221

COMPIÈGNE 225

HOLLAND HOUSE 227

HOLMHURST, THE ROCK WALK 229

HOLLAND HOUSE (GENERAL VIEW) 231

HOLLAND HOUSE, THE LILY GARDEN 234

COBHAM HALL 238

LOUISA, MARCHIONESS OF WATERFORD. (_Line engraving_) _To face_ 256

THE SECRET STAIR, FORD 257

NORHAM-ON-TWEED 259

THE KING’S ROOM, FORD 263

THE PINETA, RAVENNA 302

IL SAGRO DI S. MICHELE 313

CANOSSA 314

URBINO 315

GUBBIO 316

LA VERNIA 319

CAMALDOLI 320

BOBBIO 321

FRANCES, BARONESS BUNSEN. (_Line engraving_) _To face_ 322

LOVERE, LAGO D’ISEO 322

LAMBETH, INNER COURT 324

DORCHESTER HOUSE 332

CROSBY HALL 337

THE GARDEN PORCH, HIGHCLIFFE 341

THE SUNDIAL WALK, HIGHCLIFFE 342

FOUNTAIN COURT, TEMPLE 361

IN FRONT OF ST. PAUL’S 364

CHAPEL AND GATEWAY, LINCOLN’S INN 372

STAPLE INN, HOLBORN 373

JOHN BUNYAN’S TOMB, BUNHILL FIELDS 377

TRAITOR’S GATE, TOWER OF LONDON 378

THE SAVOY CHURCHYARD 380

RAHERE’S TOMB, ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S, SMITHFIELD 381

THE SLEEPING SISTERS, ST. MARY OVERY 382

CHARLTON HALL 389

COURTYARD, FULHAM PALACE 399

HOLMHURST 405

LOUISA, MARCHIONESS OF WATERFORD. _From a photograph by W.J. Reed._ (_Photogravure_) _To face_ 406

CHURCHYARD OF ST. ANNE, SOHO 413

LONDON BRIDGE FROM BILLINGSGATE 485