Produced by Jane Hyland, Eric Hutton, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS, FROM EARLY LIFE TO OLD AGE, OF MARY SOMERVILLE. WITH Selections from her Correspondence. BY HER DAUGHTER, MARTHA SOMERVILLE. FIFTH THOUSAND. LONDON: JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET, 1874. [_The Right of Translation is reserved._] WORKS BY MRS. SOMERVILLE. * * * * * THE MECHANISM OF THE HEAVENS. 8vo. 1831. THE CONNECTION OF THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES. _9th Edition._ Post 8vo. 9_s._ 1858. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY. _6th Edition._ Post 8vo. 9_s._ 1870. MOLECULAR AND MICROSCOPIC SCIENCE. 2 vols. Post 8vo. 21_s._ 1869. [Transcriber's Note: commentary by the author, with the exception of her opening and closing words are enclosed in square brackets. In the original text, only an open square bracket was used.] CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. PAGE INTRODUCTION--PARENTAGE--LIFE IN SCOTLAND IN THE LAST CENTURY--EARLY EDUCATION--SCHOOL 1 CHAPTER II. FREEDOM--RELIGIOUS EDUCATION--JEDBURGH 24 CHAPTER III. EDINBURGH--YOUTHFUL STUDIES AND AMUSEMENTS--POLITICS--THE THEATRES OF THE TIME 41 CHAPTER IV. EDINBURGH SUPPER PARTIES--TOUR IN THE HIGHLANDS--MUTINY IN THE FLEET--BATTLE OF CAMPERDOWN 61 CHAPTER V. FIRST MARRIAGE (1804)--WIDOWHOOD--STUDIES--SECOND MARRIAGE 73 CHAPTER VI. SOMERVILLE FAMILY--DR. SOMERVILLE'S CHARACTER--LETTERS--JOURNEY TO THE LAKES--DEATH OF SIR WILLIAM FAIRFAX--REMINISCENCES OF SIR WALTER SCOTT 83 CHAPTER VII. LIFE IN HANOVER SQUARE--VISIT TO FRANCE--ARAGO--CUVIER--ROME 104 CHAPTER VIII. EDUCATION OF DAUGHTERS--DR. WOLLASTON--DR. YOUNG--THE HERSCHELS 127 CHAPTER IX. SOCIETY IN LONDON--CORONATION OF GEORGE IV.--LETTER TO DR. SOMERVILLE 140 CHAPTER X. DEATH OF MARGARET SOMERVILLE--LETTER FROM MRS. SOMERVILLE TO THE REV. DR. SOMERVILLE--LIFE AT CHELSEA--THE NAPIERS--MARIA EDGEWORTH--TOUR IN GERMANY 152 CHAPTER XI.