∵ _This book, which appeared anonymously in 1838, created an enormous
sensation, and was fiercely criticised by Thackeray and in the Reviews
of the time. There is no doubt that it was founded on the diary of Lady
Charlotte Bury, daughter of the 5th Duke of Argyll, and Lady-in-Waiting
to the unfortunate Caroline of Brunswick, when Princess of Wales. It
deals, therefore, with the curious Court of the latter and with the
scandals that occurred there, as well as with the strange vagaries of
the Princess abroad. In this edition names left blank in the original
have been (where possible) filled up, and many notes are given by the
Editor to render it useful to the ever-increasing number of readers
interested in the later Georgian Period._
JUNIPER HALL: Rendezvous of certain illustrious Personages during the
French Revolution, including Alexander D’Arblay and Fanny Burney.
Compiled by Constance Hill. With numerous Illustrations by Ellen G. Hill,
and reproductions from various Contemporary Portraits. Crown 8vo. 5_s._
net.
JANE AUSTEN: Her Homes and Her Friends. By Constance Hill. Numerous
Illustrations by Ellen G. Hill, together with Reproductions from Old
Portraits, etc. Cr. 8vo. 5_s._ net.
THE HOUSE IN ST. MARTIN’S STREET. Being Chronicles of the Burney Family.
By Constance Hill, Author of “Jane Austen, Her Home, and Her Friends,”
“Juniper Hall,” etc. With numerous Illustrations by Ellen G. Hill, and
reproductions of Contemporary Portraits, etc. Demy 8vo. 21_s._ net.
STORY OF THE PRINCESS DES URSINS IN SPAIN (Camarera-Mayor). By Constance
Hill. With 12 Illustrations and a Photogravure Frontispiece. New Edition.
Crown 8vo. 5_s._ net.
NEW LETTERS OF THOMAS CARLYLE. Edited and Annotated by Alexander Carlyle,
with Notes and an Introduction and numerous Illustrations. In Two
Volumes. Demy 8vo. 25_s._ net.
_Pall Mall Gazette._—“To the portrait of the man, Thomas, these letters
do really add value; we can learn to respect and to like him the more
for the genuine goodness of his personality.”
_Morning Leader._—“These volumes open the very heart of Carlyle.”
_Literary World._—“It is then Carlyle, the nobly filial son, we see in
these letters; Carlyle, the generous and affectionate brother, the
loyal and warm-hearted friend, . . . and above all, Carlyle as the
tender and faithful lover of his wife.”
_Daily Telegraph._—“The letters are characteristic enough of the
Carlyle we know: very picturesque and entertaining, full of extravagant
emphasis, written, as a rule, at fever heat, eloquently rabid and
emotional.”
THE NEMESIS OF FROUDE: a Rejoinder to “My Relations with Carlyle.” By Sir
James Crichton Browne and Alexander Carlyle. Demy 8vo. 3_s._ 6_d._ net.
_Glasgow Herald._—“. . . The book practically accomplishes its task of
reinstating Carlyle; as an attack on Froude it is overwhelming.”
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