Hall, Mrs. David Prescott, named for Florence Nightingale, 6; 34; instructs author in arithmetic, 46; engagement of, 79, 81; marriage, 86; completes life of Laura Bridgman, 314 “Hamlet”, 237 Hampden, Walter, in “Hippolytus”, 348 Hancock house, regret at demolition of the, 55 Handel and Haydn Society, 41, 309 Hansom cab, author’s liking for, 155, 156 Harcourt, Sir Vernon, 233, 299 Hare, Augustus J. C., 161 Harland, Henry, a brilliant conversationalist, 236 Harland, Mrs. Henry, 236 Harte, Francis Bret, 126; at the Howe home, 127-128; his wit and humor, 128 Harvard Musical Association, builds Boston Music Hall, 40-41 Hattori, Ichizo, commissioner at New Orleans Exposition, 210-211 Havana, 101-104 Hawthorne, Julian, personal appearance, 28; effect of father’s reputation on, 29 Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 26; dislike for housework, 27; “The Scarlet Letter”, 27; influence of his writings on author’s childhood, 28; his children, 28-29 Hawthorne, Una, at Lawton’s Valley, 28 Hay, John, 126, 127, 261 Hazard, Thomas, Vancluse summer home of, 111-114; secures abolition of death penalty, 112; a confirmed spiritualist, 113-114 Hedge, Rev. Frederick, 25 Helbig, Professor and Madame, 171, 173, 329 “Helena Ritchie”, Deland, 202 “Henry VIII”, 237 Herbert, Sir Arthur, 376-377 Higginson, Major Henry, 377 Higginson, Captain Frank, 188 Hill, Arthur, 361 Hilliard, Mrs., gives author music lessons, 47 Hilliard School, author attends, 47-48 “Hippolytus”, belated production of Mrs. Howe’s play, 347-348 Holidays in Italy, demoralizing effect of, 324 Holland, impressions of, 174, 279 Holmes, Dr. Oliver Wendell, 146; his favorite poems, 224; putting up his first “shingle”, 224 Holmes, Justice Oliver Wendell, 336 Homer, the birthplace of, 187 Horn, “Marm”, and her small shop, 48-49 Houghton, Lord, 144 “How They Lived at Hampton”, Hale, 223 Howard, George. _See_ CARLISLE, LORD Howe, Anjie, the author’s cousin, 36 Howe, Edward Compton, author’s great-grandfather, 35; a member of the Boston Tea Party, 35 Howe, Eliza, the author’s aunt, 36; an able housekeeper, 36-37 Howe, Eliza, the author’s cousin, 36 Howe, Florence, the author’s sister. _See_ HALL, MRS. DAVID PRESCOTT Howe, Henry Marion, the author’s brother, 6; elation over the fall of Vicksburg, 21; 34; graduation, 86; student in steel works in Troy, 87; engagement and marriage, 87; death, 87 note Howe, Mrs. Henry Marion, marriage, 87 Howe, Joseph, the author’s uncle, 36; personal appearance, 36; president of Sandwich Glass Co., 36; his home, 36-38; and Boston Theater, 38 Howe, Joseph Neals, the author’s grandfather, 35; his ropewalk, 35 Howe, Julia, the author’s sister. _See_ ANAGNOS, MRS. MICHAEL