The International library of famous literature, selections from the world's great writers, ancient, mediaeval, and modern with biographical and explanatory notes and critical essays by many eminent writers . ads of Policeman X, PrizeKovelists, etc., from Punch; and The Rose and the Ring. Vanity Fair,Pendennis, Henry Esmond, and The Newcomes, his four great master-pieces, all came in the six years 1848-1854. His lectures on English Humor-ists and The Four Georges followed; then The Virginians (sequel toEsmond), Lovel the Widower, Philip, and the imfmished DenisDuval, contributed to the Cornhill
The International library of famous literature, selections from the world's great writers, ancient, mediaeval, and modern with biographical and explanatory notes and critical essays by many eminent writers . ads of Policeman X, PrizeKovelists, etc., from Punch; and The Rose and the Ring. Vanity Fair,Pendennis, Henry Esmond, and The Newcomes, his four great master-pieces, all came in the six years 1848-1854. His lectures on English Humor-ists and The Four Georges followed; then The Virginians (sequel toEsmond), Lovel the Widower, Philip, and the imfmished DenisDuval, contributed to the Cornhill Macjazine, which ho edited 1859-1862, andwhich contained also The Roundabout Papers.] Thojsias Newcome sings his Last Song. The earliest comers were the first mate and the medicalofficer of the ship in which the two gentlemen had come toEngland. The mate was a Scotchman; the doctor was a Scotch-man ; of the gentlemen from the Oriental Club, three wereScotchmen. The Southrons, with one exception, were the last to arrive,and for a while we stood looking out of the windows awaitingtheir coming. The first mate pulled out a penknife, and By permission of Smith, Elder & Co. (Crown Svo.,price 3«. 6d.). Wil>LlAM MAKEPEACE IllAClvEKAY THE XEWCOMES. 5665 arranged liis nails. The Doctor and Mr. Binnie talked of theprogress of medicine. Binnie had walked the hospitals ofEdinburgh before getting his civil appointment to India. Thethree gentlemen from Hanover Square and the Colonel hadplenty to say about Tom Smith of tlie Cavalry, and Harrj^ Hallof the Engineers: how Tophani was going to marry poor littleBob Wallis widow; how many lakhs Barber had broughthome, and the like. The tall gray-headed Englishman, whohad been in the East too, in the kings service, joined for awhile in this conversation, but presently left it, and came andtalked with Clive. I knew your father in India, said thegentleman to the lad; there is not a more gallant or respectedofficer in that service. I have a boy too
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