The dear Lord's best interpreters

Are humble human souls;

The gospel of a life like hers

Is more than books or scrolls.

From scheme and creed the light goes out,

The saintly fact survives;

The blessed Master none can doubt
Revealed in holy lives.

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-WHITTIER.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

EARLY DAYS-1857-1864.

Birth and Parentage-Ancestors-Family life-First words-

First recollection-Nurse-Childish terrors-Play-Heroes

-Shermanbury-Brighton-Farnham-Bishop Sumner

CHAPTER II.

SCHOOLDAYS-1865-1875.

School-Caterham-Books-Dancing-Charades-Father's and

Mother's death-Boarding school-Schoolfellows-Note-

books-Moody and Sankey-Lincoln.

Writing-Visits

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CHAPTER III.

GIRLHOOD-1876-1879.

Wales - Edith Wynne-Finances-Minster

Yard-Parish work-Gaieties-Won by Waiting-Nom de

plume-Biarritz-Donovan-Their Happiest Christmas-

Mr. Bradlaugh-London

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CHAPTER IV.

FAILURE AND SUCCESS-1880-1883.

Imagination-Problems-The "No"-Light-Rev. J. Vaughan

-Rev. P. Newnham-Rev. C. E. Steward-Italy-Innsbruck

-Reviews on Donovan-Letter from Mr. Gladstone-We

Two success- -Typewriter

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CHAPTER V.

EASTBOURNE-1884-1886.

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- Archdeacon

Home life-Sunday class-St. Saviour's-Canon Whelpton-

In the Golden Days - Humour-Slander

Wilson-Faust-The Autobiography of a Slander-Norway

-Mrs. Mary Davies-The Knight Errant

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"Carlo" and Idealism-Self-sacrifice-Nephews and nieces-

Yachting-Derrick Vaughan-Dr. Walsham How-Norway

again-Provst Kielland-Death of Rev. P. Newnham .

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CHAPTER VII.

ILLNESS-1889-1891.

A Hardy Norseman-Illness-Personal appearance-Christmas

-Death of Mr. Bradlaugh-Letters to Mrs. Bradlaugh

Bonner-Italian Lakes-Max Hereford's Dream-Hampden

House-To Right the Wrong-Ilkley-Bangor-Bishop of

Wakefield

CHAPTER VIII.

POLITICS-1892, 1893.

Influenza-Politics-Mrs. Besant-Women's Liberal Federation

-Election-Mrs. L. B. Walford-Miss Agnes Giberne-

The Lakes-Doreen-Young Authors-Autograph collectors

-Ireland-The Ladies' Gallery-Carriage accident-Change

of publishers-Miss Rowland-Grey

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CHAPTER IX.

BUSY YEARS-1894-1897.

Switzerland-Lady Verney-Scotland-Ireland-Letter from

Mr. Gladstone-Mr. Michael Davitt-Mr. W. O'Brien-

Mr. Ben Greet-Mr. A. S. Homewood-How the Children

Raised the Wind-Armenia-The Sign of the Cross-

Stratford-on-Avon-The Autobiography of a Truth-The

Archbishop of York-Canon Rawnsley-Wayfaring Men-

Women Writers' Dinner-The Burges monument-The

Critic

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CHAPTER X.

WAR-1898-1900.

Reading Societies-Hope the Hermit-Italy-Illness-Mr. J. J.

Green-Dolgelly- Mr. Walford-Mr. C. E. Maurice-

Duelling and war-The Peace Crusade-Friendship—Mr.

Ruskin The War-The play In Spite of All-Mr. Home-

wood's account of it

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CHAPTER XI.

DISAPPOINTMENT AND SORROW-1900, 1901.

"When ae door steeks"-Letter to Miss Ellen Thorneycroft

Fowler-Caterham-The New Forest-Keswick-In Spite

of All-Plymouth-Bosbury-Lady Henry Somerset—G. F.

Watts The Wye-A Friends' meeting-Wales-Suffolk-

Sorrow The Burges Letters

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