"All the swift criticisms and unpremeditated comments that this indefatigable diarist has recovered from her treasures make it clear that Meredith's wit was as spontaneous as it was characteristic."--_Saturday Westminster._ "Lady Butcher deserves very hearty thanks for this little volume of her charming memories."--CLEMENT SHORTER in _The Sphere_. FREDERICK LOCKER LAMPSON. By the Rt. Hon. AUGUSTINE BIRRELL. Illustrated. Fcap. 4to. 25s. net. *** 100 copies on hand-made paper, bound in white and gold and signed by the author, were also issued. "Life is more than politics, and if we deal with a book this week it is because we have found in it an ironic and reconciling charm to make us more content with existence as it is. We are restored to the forgotten grace of letters, and Mr. Birrell has done this with that way of his own which is like no other man's. This little quarto with the rough edges, perfect in form and texture to a book lover's eye, written with a deep-laid negligence, makes us surer that Mr. Birrell will be remembered when more ponderous reputations have foundered.... A collector can see at a glance that the book lovers of posterity will always gather this volume like amber.... This character sketch, followed by a little masterpiece of editing applied to family letters and a book list, makes us regret the fate that lured Mr. Birrell from writing and wasted him on political clubs.... He is a cross between Dr. Johnson and Charles Lamb."--_Observer._ "Nothing that Mr. Birrell has previously written has been conceived in so happy a vein as this monograph.... A charming little quarto."--_Daily Chronicle._ "The book to delight the heart of every one who really cares for literature. Written with a manly and tender affection and with the reverence which the subject demands. The publishers have done their part admirably."--CLAUDIUS CLEAR in _The British Weekly_. GEORGE MEREDITH: His Life, Genius, and Teaching. By S. C. PHOTIADES. Rendered into English by ARTHUR PRICE. Extra Crown 8vo. 6s. net. W. E. HENLEY. By L. COPE CORNFORD. (Modern Biographies Series. See p. 9.) HERBERT SPENCER. By HUGH S. ELLIOT. (Makers of XIX. Century Series. See p. 4.) THE MIDDLE YEARS: Reminiscences. By KATHERINE TYNAN. Demy 8vo. 10s. 6d. net. THE YEARS OF THE SHADOW. By KATHERINE TYNAN. Demy 8vo. 15s. net. THE EDUCATION OF HENRY ADAMS. With an Introduction BY HENRY CABOT LODGE. 21s. net.