------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transcriber’s Note: This version of the text cannot represent certain typographical effects. Italics are delimited with the ‘_’ character as _italic_. Superscripted characters are indicated using a carat (‘^’). If multiple characters are encountered, they are enclosed in brackets ‘{ }’. Footnotes have been moved to follow the paragraphs in which they are referenced. A multi-page manuscript letter was included between page 188 and 189, which are reproduced here. A transcription of the contents is provided in the transcriber’s notes at the end of the text. Minor errors, attributable to the printer, have been corrected. Please see the transcriber’s note for details regarding the handling of any other textual issues encountered during its preparation. THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ARTHUR YOUNG ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Illustration: _Walker & Boutell, phot._ _From a Miniature in the possession of Alfred Morrison Esq.^r_ London Published by Smith Elder & Co 15 Waterloo Place ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ARTHUR YOUNG WITH SELECTIONS FROM HIS CORRESPONDENCE ‘That wise and honest traveller“’—JOHN MORLEY EDITED BY M. BETHAM-EDWARDS WITH PORTRAITS AND ILLUSTRATIONS LONDON SMITH, ELDER, & CO., 15 WATERLOO PLACE 1898 [All rights reserved] INTRODUCTORY NOTE