Review of reviews and world's work . rterly Review. While unsigned, its author-ship is generally ascribed by the British press toLord Esher, one of the best informed men inEngland on the reigns of Victoria and Edward,The real topi( of the essay is how the char-acter of King Edward was shaped. Three-fourths of the artii le is devoted to a descriptionof the excessive care taken by Queen Victoriaand the Prime Consort in educating their sonand heir for his high vocation. Its concludingpages describe the result d this elaborateprot ess of intensive culture as illustrated in thecharacter of the King
Review of reviews and world's work . rterly Review. While unsigned, its author-ship is generally ascribed by the British press toLord Esher, one of the best informed men inEngland on the reigns of Victoria and Edward,The real topi( of the essay is how the char-acter of King Edward was shaped. Three-fourths of the artii le is devoted to a descriptionof the excessive care taken by Queen Victoriaand the Prime Consort in educating their sonand heir for his high vocation. Its concludingpages describe the result d this elaborateprot ess of intensive culture as illustrated in thecharacter of the King. Lord Esher writes alittle bit more as a courtier than as a historian,and his article is perhaps more of a eulogiumthan a criticism. Even so, he cannot deny thefact—on the contrary, he expressly admits itmore than once—that the system of educationadopted with such anxious thought, pursuedwith such steady perseverance by his parents,was a mistake, although, like many other mis-takes, it did not work out so badly in the long Ill K It is amazing that the King did not turn outa frightful prig, hut he was. no doubt, delivifrom this by the fact that he inherited from hisancestors a large proportion i inal sin. The old Adam in him was strong even .child of three and a half years old, for lib .erness describes him as very intelligent, gener-ous, and good-tempered, with a le dona!ions and stampings i n then he wasmost exemplary in politeni Nothing—not the smallest thi \ - lift to chance. Not a week, not a day, not an hour of thetime of this pre >us youth could safeb or properlyin wasted. Other lads might illy run in the springtime, and f< boys it might be legitimate to plunge into the nromance. But for this boy the- ; en of Sir Walter Scott were closed, and he must concen-trate, ever concentrate, upon modern languafupon history, upon the , almost hourly, thi 1 and the Prince kept watch and ward over those entrusted with thecare of their son. He was never
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