Part 25
LODGE’S PEERAGE AND BARONETAGE is acknowledged to be the most complete, as well as the most elegant, work of the kind. As an established and authentic authority on all questions respecting the family histories, honours, and connections of the titled aristocracy, no work has ever stood so high. It is published under the especial patronage of Her Majesty, and is annually corrected throughout, from the personal communications of the Nobility. It is the only work of its class in which, _the type being kept constantly standing_, every correction is made in its proper place to the date of publication, an advantage which gives it supremacy over all its competitors. Independently of its full and authentic information respecting the existing Peers and Baronets of the realm, the most sedulous attention is given in its pages to the collateral branches of the various noble families, and the names of many thousand individuals are introduced, which do not appear in other records of the titled classes. For its authority, correctness, and facility of arrangement, and the beauty of its typography and binding, the work is justly entitled to the place it occupies on the tables of Her Majesty and the Nobility.
LIST OF THE PRINCIPAL CONTENTS.
Historical View of the Peerage.
Parliamentary Roll of the House of Lords.
English, Scotch, and Irish Peers, in their orders of Precedence.
Alphabetical List of Peers of Great Britain and the United Kingdom, holding superior rank in the Scotch or Irish Peerage.
Alphabetical list of Scotch and Irish Peers, holding superior titles in the Peerage of Great Britain and the United Kingdom.
A Collective list of Peers, in their order of Precedence.
Table of Precedency among Men.
Table of Precedency among Women.
The Queen and the Royal Family.
Peers of the Blood Royal.
The Peerage, alphabetically arranged.
Families of such Extinct Peers as have left Widows or Issue.
Alphabetical List of the Surnames of all the Peers.
The Archbishops and Bishops of England and Ireland.
The Baronetage alphabetically arranged.
Alphabetical List of Surnames assumed by members of Noble Families.
Alphabetical List of the Second Titles of Peers, usually borne by their Eldest Sons.
Alphabetical Index to the Daughters of Dukes, Marquises, and Earls, who, having married Commoners, retain the title of Lady before their own Christian and their Husband’s Surnames.
Alphabetical Index to the Daughters of Viscounts and Barons, who, having married Commoners, are styled Honourable Mrs.; and, in case of the husband being a Baronet or Knight, Hon. Lady.
A List of the Orders of Knighthood.
Mottoes alphabetically arranged and translated.
“This work is the most perfect and elaborate record of the living and recently deceased members of the Peerage of the Three Kingdoms as it stands at this day. It is a most useful publication. We are happy to bear testimony to the fact that scrupulous accuracy is a distinguishing feature of this book.”--_Times._
“Lodge’s Peerage must supersede all other works of the kind, for two reasons: first, it is on a better plan; and secondly, it is better executed. We can safely pronounce it to be the readiest, the most useful, and exactest of modern works on the subject.”--_Spectator_.
“A work of great value. It is the most faithful record we possess of the aristocracy of the day.”--_Post._
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WE TWO.
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IN THE GOLDEN DAYS.
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WON BY WAITING.
“The Dean’s daughters are perfectly real characters--the learned Cornelia especially;--the little impulsive French heroine, who endures their cold hospitality and at last wins their affection, is thoroughly charming; while throughout the book there runs a golden thread of pure brotherly and sisterly love, which pleasantly reminds us that the making and marring of marriage is not, after all, the sum total of real life.”--_Academy._
“‘Won by Waiting’ is a very pleasing and well-written tale; full of graphic descriptions of French and English life, with incidents and characters well sustained. A book with such pleasant reading, and with such a healthy tone and influence, is a great boon to the young people in our families.”--_Freeman._
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HIS LITTLE MOTHER. By the Author of “John Halifax, Gentleman.”
“‘His Little Mother’ is one of those pathetic stories which the author tells better than anybody else.”--_John Bull._
“This book is written with all Mrs. Craik’s grace of style, the chief charm of which, after all, is its simplicity.”--_Glasgow Herald._
MY LORD AND MY LADY. By MRS. FORRESTER.
“A very capital novel. The great charm about it is that Mrs. Forrester is quite at home in the society which she describes. It is a book to read.”--_Standard._
“Mrs. Forrester’s style is so fresh and graphic that the reader is kept under its spell from first to last.”--_Morning Post._
SOPHY. By VIOLET FANE.
“‘Sophy’ is the clever and original work of a clever woman. Its merits are of a strikingly unusual kind. It is charged throughout with the strongest human interest. It is, in a word, a novel that will make its mark.”--_World._
A HOUSE PARTY. By OUIDA.
“‘A House Party’ will be read, firstly, because it is Ouida’s, and, secondly, because of the brightness of the conversations and descriptions. It is indeed more like a comedy than any other of the writer’s books.”--_Globe._
OMNIA VANITAS. By MRS. FORRESTER.
“This book is pleasant and well meant. Here and there are some good touches. Sir Ralph is a man worth reading about.”--_Academy._
“This tale is well and cleverly written; the characters are drawn and sustained with considerable power, and the conversation is always bright and lively.”--_Glasgow Herald._
BETRAYAL OF REUBEN HOLT. By BARBARA LAKE.
“This novel shows considerable power of writing. There are some striking scenes and incidents.”--_Scotsman._
“This tale displays elevation of thought and feeling, united to no little grace of expression.”--_Post._
THE BRANDRETHS. By the Right Hon. A. J. B. BERESFORD HOPE, M.P.
“The great attraction of this novel is the easy, conversational, knowledgeable tone of it; the sketching from the life, and yet not so close to the life as to be malicious, men, women, periods, and events, to all of which intelligent readers can fit a name. The political and social sketches will naturally excite the chief interest among readers who will be attracted by the author’s name and experience.”--_Spectator._
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ST. BRIAVELS. By MARY DEANE, Author of “Quatrefoil,” &c. 3 vols.
“The authoress throughout writes with moderation and consistency, and her three ample volumes well repay perusal.”--_Daily Telegraph._
“‘St. Briavels’ is a story replete with variety, and in all developments of her plot the author skilfully maintains an unabated interest.”--_Morning Post._
A LILY MAID. By WILLIAM GEORGE WATERS. 3 vols.
“A story of the keenest interest. Mr. Waters’ plot is neat, and his style is bright and pleasing.”--_Daily Telegraph._
“‘A Lily Maid’ is throughout exceedingly pleasant reading.”--_Morning Post._
LIKE LUCIFER. By DENZIL VANE. 3 vols.
“There is some pleasant writing in ‘Like Lucifer,’ and the plot is workmanlike.”--_Academy._
“Denzil Vane has a talent for lively, fluent writing, and a power of tracing character.”--_Whitehall Review._
A DAUGHTER OF THE GODS. By JANE STANLEY. 2 vols.
“‘A Daughter of the Gods’ is very pretty. That is a description which specially suits the easy-flowing, love-making story.”--_Athenæum._
LUCIA. By Mrs. AUGUSTUS CRAVEN, Author of “A Sister’s Story.” Translated by LADY HERBERT OF LEA. 2 vols.
“This is a very pretty, touching, and consoling story. The tale is as much above the ordinary romance as the fresh air of the seaside is better than the stifling atmosphere of the fashionable quarter of the gayest city.”--_St. James’s Gazette._
“‘Lucia’ is as good a novel as has been published for a long time.”--_Academy._
LOVE, THE PILGRIM. By MAY CROMMELIN, Author of “Queenie,” “A Jewel of a Girl,” &c. 3 vols.
“‘Love, the Pilgrim’ is a pretty story, which, beginning quietly, develops into one of very sensational incident indeed.”--_Graphic._
“A tale of thrilling interest.”--_Scotsman._
THE KING CAN DO NO WRONG. By PAMELA SNEYD, Author of “Jack Urquhart’s Daughter.” 2 vols.
“This novel gives evidence of imagination, insight into character, and power of delineation.”--_Athenæum._
“Shows command of exceptional narrative and descriptive power--the story is told with cleverness and force.”--_Scotsman._
THE COURTING OF MARY SMITH. By F. W. ROBINSON, Author of “Grandmother’s Money,” “No Church,” &c. 3 vols.
“One of the finest studies that any of our novelists has produced of late years. To read such a book is to strengthen the soul with a moral tonic.”--_Athenæum._
“The book is full of the truths and experiences of actual life, woven into a romance by an undoubtedly clever novelist.”--_Morning Post._
THRO’ LOVE AND WAR. By VIOLET FANE, Author of “Sophy: or the Adventures of a Savage,” &c. 3 vols.
“‘Thro’ Love and War’ has a succinct and intelligible plot, and is written with a quaint combination of acute perception, veiled sarcasm, and broad fun, which is certain to ensure for it a wide popularity.”--_The World._
PASSAGES IN THE LIFE OF A LADY in 1814, 1815, 1816. By HAMILTON AIDÉ, Author of “Rita,” “Penruddocke,” “Poet and Peer,” &c. 3 vols.
TILL MY WEDDING DAY. By a French Lady. 2 vols.
THE GREEN HILLS BY THE SEA: A MANX STORY. By HUGH COLEMAN DAVIDSON. 3 vols.
VICTIMS. By THEO GIFT, Author of “Pretty Miss Bellew,” “Lil Lorimer,” &c. 3 vols.
THE BROKEN SEAL. By DORA RUSSELL, Author of “Footprints in the Snow,” &c. 3 vols.
“Miss Dora Russell writes easily and well, and she has the gift of making her characters describe themselves by their dialogue, which is bright and natural.”--_Athenæum._
MURIEL’S MARRIAGE. By ESME STUART, Author of “A Faire Damzell,” &c. 3 vols.
“Much of the interest and charm of the story, and both are considerable, are due to the delineations, not merely of the two principal personages, but of the minor characters.”--_Scotsman._
ONCE AGAIN. By Mrs. FORRESTEr, Author of “Viva,” “Mignon,” “My Lord and My Lady,” &c. (_Second Edition_) 3 vols.
“A really fascinating story. Bright and often original as is Mrs. Forrester, her peculiar gifts have never been seen to better advantage than in ‘Once Again.’ An undercurrent of tragedy runs through this startling tale, and this, together with its graphically drawn characters, sets it completely apart from the ordinary society story.”--_Morning Post._
A WILFUL YOUNG WOMAN. By A. PRICE, Author of “A Rustic Maid,” “Who is Sylvia?” &c. 3 vols.
“A very readable story. Mrs. Price has drawn her _dramatis personæ_ with some power and vigour.”--_Academy._
“The story is throughout both sound and high-principled.”--_Literary World._
THE SURVIVORS. By HENRY CRESSWELL, Author of “A Modern Greek Heroine,” “Incognita,” &c. 3 vols.
“There is cleverness in this book, and occasional brilliancy and wit.”--_Academy._
“An amusing comedy of modern life; there are some good situations and striking episodes in the book.”--_Athenæum._
A WICKED GIRL. By MARY CECIL HAY, Author of “Old Myddelton’s Money,” &c. 3 vols.
“The author of ‘Old Myddelton’s Money’ always manages to write interesting stories.”--_Academy._
“The story ‘A Wicked Girl’ has an ingeniously carried out plot. Miss Hay is a graceful writer, and her pathos is genuine.”--_Post._
THE WOOING OF CATHERINE. By E. FRANCES POYNTER, Author of “My Little Lady,” &c. 2 vols.
“The figures are drawn with clear, bold strokes, each individual standing before us with marked personality, while the backgrounds are effective and striking.”--_Literary World._
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II.--JOHN HALIFAX, GENTLEMAN.
“The new and cheaper edition of this interesting work will doubtless meet with great success. John Halifax, the hero of this most beautiful story, is no ordinary hero, and this his history is no ordinary book. It is a full-length portrait of a true gentleman, one of nature’s own nobility. It is also the history of a home, and a thoroughly English one. The work abounds in incident, and many of the scenes are full of graphic power and true pathos. It is a book that few will read without becoming wiser and better.”--_Scotsman._
“This story is very interesting. The attachment between John Halifax and his wife is beautifully painted, as are the pictures of their domestic life, and the growing up of their children; and the conclusion of the book is beautiful and touching.”--_Athenæum._
III.--THE CRESCENT AND THE CROSS.
BY ELIOT WARBURTON.
“Independent of its value as an original narrative, and its useful and interesting information, this work is remarkable for the colouring power and play of fancy with which its descriptions are enlivened. Among its greatest and most lasting charms is its reverent and serious spirit.”--_Quarterly Review._
“Mr. Warburton has fulfilled the promise of his title-page. The ‘Realities of Eastern Travel’ are described with a vividness which invests them with deep and abiding interest; while the ‘Romantic’ adventures which the enterprising tourist met with in his course are narrated with a spirit which shows how much he enjoyed these reliefs from the ennui of every-day life.”--_Globe._
IV.--NATHALIE.
BY JULIA KAVANAGH.
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V.--A WOMAN’S THOUGHTS ABOUT WOMEN.
BY THE AUTHOR OF “JOHN HALIFAX, GENTLEMAN.”
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“This excellent book is characterised by good sense, good taste, and feeling, and is written in an earnest, philanthropic, as well as practical spirit.”--_Morning Post._
VI.--ADAM GRAEME OF MOSSGRAY.
BY MRS. OLIPHANT.
“‘Adam Graeme’ is a story awakening genuine emotions of interest and delight by its admirable pictures of Scottish life and scenery. The plot is cleverly complicated, and there is great vitality in the dialogue, and remarkable brilliancy in the descriptive passages, as who that has read ‘Margaret Maitland’ would not be prepared to expect? But the story has a ‘mightier magnet still,’ in the healthy tone which pervades it, in its feminine delicacy of thought and diction, and in the truly womanly tenderness of its sentiments. The eloquent author sets before us the essential attributes of Christian virtue, their deep and silent workings in the heart, and their beautiful manifestations in the life, with a delicacy, a power, and a truth which can hardly be surpassed.”--_Morning Post._
VII.--SAM SLICK’S WISE SAWS AND MODERN INSTANCES.
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VIII.--CARDINAL WISEMAN’S RECOLLECTIONS OF THE LAST FOUR POPES.
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IX.--A LIFE FOR A LIFE.
BY THE AUTHOR OF “JOHN HALIFAX, GENTLEMAN.”
“We are always glad to welcome Mrs. Craik. She writes from her own convictions, and she has the power not only to conceive clearly what it is that she wishes to say, but to express it in language effective and vigorous. In ‘A Life for a Life’ she is fortunate in a good subject, and she has produced a work of strong effect. The reader, having read the book through for the story, will be apt (if he be of our persuasion) to return and read again many pages and passages with greater pleasure than on a first perusal. The whole book is replete with a graceful, tender delicacy; and, in addition to its other merits, it is written in good careful English.”--_Athenæum._
“‘A Life for a Life’ is a book of a high class. The characters are depicted with a masterly hand; the events are dramatically set forth; the descriptions of scenery and sketches of society are admirably penned; moreover, the work has an object--a clearly defined moral--most poetically, most beautifully drawn, and through all there is that strong, reflective mind visible which lays bare the human heart and human mind to the very core.”--_Morning Post._
X.--THE OLD COURT SUBURB.
BY LEIGH HUNT.
“A book which has afforded us no slight gratification.”--_Athenæum._
“From the mixture of description, anecdote, biography, and criticism, this book is very pleasant reading.”--_Spectator._
“A more agreeable and entertaining book has not been published since Boswell produced his reminiscences of Johnson.”--_Observer._
XI.--MARGARET AND HER BRIDESMAIDS.
BY THE AUTHOR OF “THE VALLEY OF A HUNDRED FIRES.”
“We recommend all who are in search of a fascinating novel to read this work for themselves. They will find it well worth their while. There are a freshness and originality about it quite charming, and there is a certain nobleness in the treatment both of sentiment and incident which is not often found.”--_Athenæum._
XII.--THE OLD JUDGE; OR, LIFE IN A COLONY.
BY SAM SLICK.
“A peculiar interest attaches to sketches of colonial life, and readers could not have a safer guide than the talented author of this work, who, by a residence of half a century, has practically grasped the habits, manners, and social conditions of the colonists he describes. All who wish to form a fair idea of the difficulties and pleasures of life in a new country, unlike England in some respects, yet like it in many, should read this book.”-- _John Bull._
XIII.--DARIEN; OR, THE MERCHANT PRINCE.
BY ELIOT WARBURTON.
“This last production of the author of ‘The Crescent and the Cross’ has the same elements of a very wide popularity. It will please its thousands.”--_Globe._
“Eliot Warburton’s active and productive genius is amply exemplified in the present book. We have seldom met with any work in which the realities of history and the poetry of fiction were more happily interwoven.”--_Illustrated News._
XIV.--FAMILY ROMANCE; OR, DOMESTIC ANNALS OF THE ARISTOCRACY.
BY SIR BERNARD BURKE, ULSTER KING OF ARMS.
“It were impossible to praise too highly this most interesting book, whether we should have regard to its excellent plan or its not less excellent execution. It ought to be found on every drawing-room table. Here you have nearly fifty captivating romances with the pith of all their interest preserved in undiminished poignancy, and any one may be read in half an hour. It is not the least of their merits that the romances are founded on fact--or what, at least, has been handed down for truth by long tradition--and the romance of reality far exceeds the romance of fiction.”--_Standard._
XV.--THE LAIRD OF NORLAW.
BY MRS. OLIPHANT.