. Kings of the platform and pulpit ... : personal reminiscences and anecdotes of noted Americans. 1 I ^?1 1. AKTEMUS WAEDS PAITOEAMA. (ILLUSTBATED A8 DELHTEBED AT EGTPTIAH HALL, LGITOON.) PREFATORY NOTE. BT MELVTLLB D. LANDON (ELI PERKINS). The fame of Artemus Ward culminated in his last lectures at Egyptian Hall,Piccadilly, the final one breaking off abruptly on the evening of the 23d of January,1867. That night the great humorist bade farewell to the pubUc, and retired fromthe stage to diel His Mormon lectures were immensely successful in England. Hisfame became the talk of journalists, sava
. Kings of the platform and pulpit ... : personal reminiscences and anecdotes of noted Americans. 1 I ^?1 1. AKTEMUS WAEDS PAITOEAMA. (ILLUSTBATED A8 DELHTEBED AT EGTPTIAH HALL, LGITOON.) PREFATORY NOTE. BT MELVTLLB D. LANDON (ELI PERKINS). The fame of Artemus Ward culminated in his last lectures at Egyptian Hall,Piccadilly, the final one breaking off abruptly on the evening of the 23d of January,1867. That night the great humorist bade farewell to the pubUc, and retired fromthe stage to diel His Mormon lectures were immensely successful in England. Hisfame became the talk of journalists, savants and statesmen. Every one seemed to beaffected differently, but every one felt and acknowledged his power! The Honora-ble Robert Lowe, says P. Hingston, Artemus Wards bosom friend, attendedthe Mormon lecture one evening, and laughed as hilariously as any one ia the next evening Mr. John Bright happened to be present. With the exception ofone or two occasional smiles, he listened with grave attention. The London Standard, in describing his first lecture in London, aptly said,Artemus dro
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