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APPENDIX

A'BECKETT (Arthur William), b. | Love never did run Smooth,' 1858;

1844. [See p. 1.]

Add: Called to Bar at Gray's Inn, 1882. Mem. of Council, Inst. of Journalists, 1896. Editor of John Bull,' 1903. Captain (retired) in Militia. Metropolitan Police Magis

trate.

Works: 'Comic Guide to the Royal Academy' (with his brother Gilbert), 1863-64; The Ghost of Greystone Grange,' 1878; "The Member for Wrottenburgh,' 1895; 'The Modern Adam,' 1899; London at the End of the Century,' 1900; John Bull Handbook,' 1903. A'BECKETT (Gilbert Arthur), 1837. 1891. [See p. 1.]

Add: Comic Guide to the Royal Academy' (with his brother Arthur William), 1863-64.

ACTON (John Emerich Edward Dal

berg), Baron Acton, 1834-1902. [See p. 2.]

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Add: to date of birth, 10 Jan. Created K.C.V.O., 1897. Planned scheme of Cambridge Modern History,' of which vol. i appeared in 1902. Died, at Tegernsee, Bavaria, 19 June, 1902.

AINSWORTH (William Harrison), 1805-1882. [See p. 3.]

Add: Memoir, by W. E. A. Axon,

1902.

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'Pampinea,' 1861; 'Out of his
Head,' 1862; 'Poems' (2 series),
1863, 1865; 'The Story of a Bad
Boy,' 1869; Marjorie Daw,' 1873;
Cloth of Gold,' 1874; 'Prudence
Palfry,' 1874; Flower and Thorn,'
1876; Miss Mehitabel's Son,' 1877;
Rivermouth Romance,' 1877; 'The
Queen of Sheba,' 1877; The Still-
water Tragedy,' 1880; Collected
Poems,' 1882; 'Mercedes,' 1883;
From Ponkapog to Pest,' 1883;
Wyndham Towers,' 1889; 'The
Sisters' Tragedy,' 1891; 'An Old
Town by the Sea,' 1893; 'Two Bites
'Unguarded
at a Cherry,' 1894;
Gates,' 1895; Judith and Holo-
fernes,' 1896 ; 'A Sea Turn, and
other Matters,' 1902.

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He has edited: Herrick's Poems, 1900.

1848-1899. [See p. 6.]
ALLEN (Charles Grant Blairfindie),

Add: Died, at Hindhead, 25 Oct. 1899.

Add to Works': 'The Sole Trustee' [1886]; 'An Army Doctor's Romance,' 1893; Historical Guides' to Florence, Paris, Cities of Belgium, 1897, to Venice, 1898; 'The Type-Writer Girl' (under pseud. 'Olive Pratt Rayner'), 1897; 'An African Millionaire,' 1897; Tom, Unlimited' (under pseud. 'Martin ALDRICH (Thomas Bailey), b. 1836. Leach Warborough'), 1897; The Born, at Portsmouth, N.H., 11 Evolution of the Idea of God,' Nov. 1836. In banking house in New 1897; 'The Incidental Bishop,' 1898; York, 1852-55. On staff of 'New Linnet,' 1898; 'The European York Evg. Mirror,' 'Willis's Home Tour,' 1899; 'Flashlights on Nature,' Journal,' and 'Illustrated News,' 1899; 'Miss Cayley's Adventures,' 1855-65. Contrib. to Putnam's 1899; 'Rosalba' (under pseud. Mag. and Knickerbocker Mag.''Olive Pratt Rayner'), 1899; Editor of Every Saturday,' 1865-Twelve Tales,' 1899.

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74; of Atlantic Monthly,' 1881-90. Posthumous: Hilda Wade' (from Works: 'The Bells' (under initials T.B.A.), 1855; 'The Ballad of Babie Bell,' 1856; Daisy's Necklace,' 1857; The Course of True

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Strand Mag. '), 1900; 'County and Town in England,' 1901; 'In Nature's Workshop,' 1901; Theodore's Guest,' 1902.

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He edited Buckle's Works, 1885; J. Runciman's 'Side Lights,' 1893; White's Natural History of Selborne,' 1900.

Memoir by E. Clodd, 1900. ANSTEY (F.). See, GUTHRIE (Thomas Anstey). ARCHER (William), b. 1856. p. 8.]

[See Add: Study and Stage,' 1899; 'America To-day,' 1900; Poets of the Younger Generation,' 1902.

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ATHERTON (Gertrude Franklin). Born [Gertrude Franklin Horn], at San Francisco. Educated in CaliG. H. Bowen Atherton. Of recent fornia and Kentucky. Married to years has lived much in Europe.

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Works: 'Hermia Suydam,' 1889; 'What Dreams may Come,' 1889; Has edited: Brandes' 'Henrik 'Los Cerritos,' 1890; ' A Question of Ibsen,' 1899; and translated: Ibsen's Time,' 1892; 'The Doomswoman,' 'John Gabriel Borkman,' 1897; 1892; Before the Gringo came,' Brandes' 'William Shakespeare,' 1894; 'A Whirl Asunder,' 1895; 1898; Brögger and Rolfsen's Frid-Patience Sparhawk,' 1897; 'His tiof Nansen,' 1899; Maeterlinck's Fortunate Grace,' 1897; 'American 'Interior,' 1899; Ibsen's When We Dead Awaken,' 1900.

ARNOLD (Sir Edwin), b. 1832. [See p. 8.]

Add: Order of Lion and Sun, Persia, 1893. Married: (i) Katherine Elizabeth Biddulph, 1854; she died, 1864; (ii) Fannie Maria Adelaide Channing; she died, 1889; (iii) Kurokawa Tama, 1897.

Add to Works': The Queen's Justice,' 1899; 'The Voyage of Ithobal,' 1901.

Has translated: Sa'di's 'Gulistan ; Babs. i-iv,' 1899.

ARNOLD (Matthew), 1822-1888. [See p. 9.]

Add: Notebooks,' ed. by Mrs.

Wodehouse, 1902.

Memoirs by H. W. Paul (Men of Letters' series), 1902; by G. E. B. Saintsbury, 1902; by W. C. Brownell,

1902.

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Wives and English Husbands,' 1898; 'The Californians,' 1898; 'The Valiant Runaways,' 1898; A Daughter of the Vine,' 1899; Senator North,' 1900; The Conqueror,' 1902; 'The Splendid Idle Forties,' 1902.

Has edited: 'A few of Hamilton's Letters,' 1903.

AUSTIN (Alfred), Poet Laureate, b. 1835. [See p. 12.]

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BANCROFT-BARING-GOULD

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American Quarterly,' from 1823. Married (i) Sarah H. Dwight, 1827; she died, 1837; (ii) Mrs. Elizabeth Bliss, 1838. Collector of Port of Boston, 1838-41. Secretary of Navy, 1845-46. U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, 1846-49; to Prussia, 1867; to N. German Confederation, 1868 ; to German Empire, 1871-74. Hon. D.C.L., Oxford, 1849; Dr. Jur., Bonn, 1868. In latter years resided at Washington. Died there, 17 Jan. 1891.

1841-44. Prof. of Mathematics and to 'North American Rev.' and Natural Philosophy, Andersonian Univ., Glasgow, 1845-46. Devoted much time to literature. Held post in Board of Trade, London, 1848-60. Married (i) Frances Ann Wilkinson, 1855 (she died 1892); (ii) Barbara Forbes, 1893. Prof. of Logic and English Lit., Aberdeen Univ., 186080; Lord Rector, 1881-87. Hon. LL.D., Edinburgh Univ., 1871. Founded periodical called 'Mind,' 1876, and remained proprietor till 1891. Actively interested in questions of public education. Died, in Aberdeen, 18 Sept. 1903.

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Works: On the applications of Science to Human Health,' 1848; The Senses and the Intellect, '1855; The Emotions and the Will,' 1859; 'On the Study of Character,' 1861; 'English Grammar,' 1863; English Composition and Rhetoric,' 1866 (enlarged edn., 2 vols., 1887-88); Mental and Moral Science' (2 pt.), 1868-72; Logic,' 1870; First English Grammar,' 1872; 'Mind and Body,' 1873; Companion to the Higher Grammar,' 1874; Education as a Science,' 1879; Rectorial Address, Aberdeen Univ.,' 1832; 'James Mill,' 1882; 'John Stuart Mill,' 1882; Practical Essays,' 1884; On Teaching English,' 1887; 'Dissertations on leading Philosophical Topics,' 1903.

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He edited: J. Mill's 'Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human 'Mind,' 1869; Grote's Aristotle,' 1872; Grote's 'Minor Works,' 1873; Grote's' Fragments on Ethical Subjects,' 1876;

N.

Arnott's

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Works: Poems,' 1823; 'Fourth of July Oration,' 1826; 'Oration delivered at Springfield,' 1836; History of the United States' (10 vols.), 1834-74; revised edns., 1876 and 1883-84; Address at Hartford,' 1840; 'Miscellanies,' 1855; 'Oration on the Progress of Mankind,' 1858; Memorial Address on Abraham Lincoln,' 1866; Joseph Reed,' 1867; History of the Formation of the Constitution of the (forming vols. x and xi of the 'History of the United States'), 1882; A Plea for the Constitution of the U.S.A.' 1886; 'Martin Van Buren,' 1889.

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U.S.A.

He translated Heeren's 'Reflections on the Politics of Ancient Greece,' 1824.

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Add: Married Grace Taylor, 1868. Works: A Study of St. Paul,' 1897; 'Guavas the Tinner,' 1897; Elements of Physics,' 1876; G. C. Bladys of the Stewponey,' 1897; Robertson's 'Philosophical Remains,' 1894.

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BANCROFT (George), 1800-1891. Born, at Worcester, Mass., 3 Oct. 1800. At Harvard Coll., 1813-17. Studied in Germany, 1818-21; Ph.D., Gottingen, 1820. Greek Tutor at Harvard, 1822-23. Kept school at Northampton, 1823-30. Began working on his History of the United States' while there. Contrib.

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'Perpetua,' 1897; 'An Old English Home,' 1898; 'The Sunday Round' (4 vols.), 1898-99; Domitia,' 1898; Pabo the Priest,' 1899; 'A Book of the West,' 1899; 'Furze Bloom,' 1899; The Present Crisis,' 1899;

The Crock of Gold,' 1899; ' Winefred,' 1900; 'A Book of Dartmoor,' 1900; 'In a Quiet Village,' 1900; Virgin Saints and Martyrs,' 1900; The Frobishers,' 1901; 'A Book

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BARLOW-BEECHING

of Brittany,' 1901; Royal Georgie,' self to literature. Married Helena 1901; Miss Quillet,' 1902; Nebo Beecher Hayes, 11 July 1826. the Nailer,' 1902; A Coronatiou Became famous as song and ballad Souvenir,' 1902; Brittany,' 1902; writer. Play 'Perfection' produced 'Chris of All Sorts, 1903;A Book by Madame Vestris, 1829. This was of North Wales,' 1903. followed by a number of plays (in all 36). Published various novels. Financial difficulties in 1831, folLived in lowed by bad health. France 1833-36. Died, at Cheltenham, 22 April 1839.

BARLOW (Jane). Born, at Clontarf, Co. Dublin. Educated at home. Has resided all her life in Co.

Dublin.

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Works: Bogland Studies,' 1892; 'Irish Idylls,' 1892; Kerrigan's Quality,' 1894; The End of Elfintown,' 1894; 'Maureen's Fairing,' 1895; 6 Strangers at Lisconnel,' 1895; Mrs. Martin's Company,' 1896; A Creel of Irish Stories,' 1897; From the East unto the West,' 1898; 'From the Land of the Shamrock,' 1901; Ghost Bereft,' 1901; The Founding of Fortunes,' 1902.

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Has translated: Homer's 'Battle of the Frogs and Mice,' 1894. BARRIE (James Matthew), b. 1860. [See p. 19.]

Add: LL.D., St. Andrews. Play, 'Richard Savage' (written with H. Marriott-Watson), produced Criterion theatre, 16 April 1891; 'Ibsen's Ghost,' Toole's theatre, 30 May 1891; 'Becky Sharp,' Terry's theatre, 3 June 1893; The Wedding Guest,' Garrick theatre, 27 Sept. 1900; 'Quality Street,' New York, 1901, Vaudeville, London, 17 Sept. 1902; The Admirable Crichton,' Duke of York's, 4 Nov. 1902; Little Mary,' Wyndham's, 24 Sept. 1903.

Add to Works': Tommy and Grizel,' 1900; The Little White Bird,' 1902.

BAYLY (Ada Ellen). See LYALL (Edna), pseud.

BAYLY (Thomas Haynes), 17971839. Born at Bath, 13 Oct. 1797. Educated at Winchester High School. Began to study law, 1814, and contrib. to periodicals. At St. Mary Hall, Oxford, studying for Church, for three years; gave up idea of Church, 1824. Devoted him

1819;

Works [exclusive of a large number of separate songs and ballads]: 'Parliamentary Letters (anon.) [1818?]; Rough Sketches of Bath (anon.), The Aylmers (anon.), 1827; Psychæ (priv. ptd.), 1829; Fifty Lyrical Ballads (priv. ptd.), 1829; Musings and 1833; 'Kindness in Prosings,'

Flowers of LoveliWomen,' 1837; ness,' 1837; Weeds of Witchery,' 1837.

Collected Works: Songs, Ballads and Poems, with Memoir by his widow' (2 vols.), 1844.

1859. Born, in London, 15 May 1859. BEECHING (Henry Charles), b. Educated at City of London School, and at Balliol Coll., Oxford; B.A.,

1883; M.A., 1887. Ordained Curate of Mossley Hill Church, Liverpool, 1882. Rector of Yattendon, Berks.,

1885-1900. June 1891.

Poem, 1896.

Married Mary Plow, Oxford Sacred Prize

Clark

Select Preacher, Oxford, 1896-97; Camb., 1903. Lecturer, Trin. Coll., Camb., 1899. Chaplain to Hon. Soc. of Lincoln's Inn, 1900. Prof. of Pastoral and

Liturgical Theology, King's Coll., Canon of WestLondon, 1901-03. minster, 1902. Hon. D.Litt., Durham, 1903. Contributor to Quarterly Rev.,' 'Edinburgh Rev.,' 'Cornhill Mag.,''National Rev.,' etc.

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Works: Love in Idleness' (anon., with J. W. Mackail and J. B. B. Nichols), 1883; 'Church and State : an Address,' 1887; 'Love's LookingGlass' (with J. W. Mackail and J. B. B. Nichols), 1891; 'Faith' (sermons), 1892; 'Seven Sermons to Schoolboys,' 1894; 'In a Garden,'

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