XXVIII. My Eightieth Birthday. PREFACE The interest my family and friends have always manifested in the narration of my early and varied experiences, and their earnest desire to have them in permanent form for the amusement of another generation, moved me to publish this volume. I am fully aware that its contents have no especial artistic merit, being composed partly of extracts from my diary, a few hasty sketches of my travels and people I have met, and of my opinions on many social questions. The story of my private life as the wife of an earnest reformer, as an enthusiastic housekeeper, proud of my skill in every department of domestic economy, and as the mother of seven children., may amuse and benefit the reader. The incidents of my public career as a leader in the most momentous reform yet launched upon the world--the emancipation of woman--will be found in "The History of Woman Suffrage." New York City, September, 1897 Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Mrs. Stanton in this book, in her inimitable way, relates anecdotes of, and experiences with, a number of the leading women, statesmen, authors, and reformers of the last sixty years. The following are a few names selected at random from the INDEX OF NAMES. Beecher, Rev. Henry Ward. Bradlaugh, Hon. Charles, M. P. Bright, Hon. Jacob M. P. Bright, Hon. John, M. P. Browning, Robert. Bryant, William Cullen. Curtis, George William. Cobbe, Frances Power. Clarkson, Thomas. Charming, Rev. William Ellery. Carlisle, Lord and Lady. Byron, Lady. Cushman, Charlotte. Dana, Charles A. Douglass, Frederick. Emerson, Ralph Waldo. Fry, Elizabeth. Fuller, Margaret. Garrison, William Lloyd. George, Henry. Grant, General Ulysses S Greeley, Horace. Grevy, President Jules. Holmes, Oliver Wendell. Hyacinthe, Pere. Ingersoll, Robert G. Kingsley, Canon Charles. Krapotkine, Prince. Lowell, James Russell. Martineau, Harriet. Mill, John Stuart. Mott, Lucretia. O'Connell, Daniel. Owen, Robert Dale. Parker, Rev. Theodore. Parnell, Hon. Charles Stuart, M. P. Phillips, Wendell. Seward, Governor William H. Shelley, Percy Bysshe. Smith, Hon. Gerrit. Stanton, Hon. Henry B. Stepniak. Stone, Lucy. Stowe, Harriet Beecher. Sumner, Hon. Charles. Whittier, John G. Willard, Emma. Willard, Frances E. See Press Comments on following pages. This book will be sent, mail prepaid, on receipt of price, by European Publishing Company, W Broad Street, New York City. PRESS COMMENTS. It is a very readable book.--Albany Times-Union. The Reminiscences are delightful.--The Louisville Dispatch. The tale is as interesting as any romance or drama.--N. Y. Mail and Express. A bright, entertaining tale, and one which contains much valuable information.--N. Y. Herald. We know of no other autobiography which will command more profound interest.--The Rocky Mountain News. It is the life story of a genuine American woman and will excite wide interest.--The Minneapolis Tribune.