Category: Biographies

The Days Before Yesterday

Early days--The passage of many terrors--Crocodiles, grizzlies and hunchbacks--An adventurous journey and its reward--The famous spring in South Audley Street--Climbing chimney-sweeps--The story of Mrs. Montagu's son--The sweeps' carnival--Disraeli--Lord John Russell--A child'...

Chapters

14. Chapter 14

A new departure--A Dublin hotel in the "sixties"--The Irish mail service--The wonderful old paddle mail-boats--The convivial waiters of the Munster--The Viceregal Lodge-Indians...

17. Chapter 17

Brunswick--Its beauty--High level of culture--The Brunswick Theatre--Its excellence--Gas vs. electricity--Primitive theatre toilets--Operatic stars in private life--Some operas...

20. Chapter 20

Canada--The beginnings of the C.P.R.--Attitude of British Columbia--The C.P.R. completed--Quebec--A swim at Niagara--Other mighty waterfalls--Ottawa and Rideau Hall--Effects of...

21. Chapter 21

Calcutta--Hooghly pilots--Government House--A Durbar--The sulky Rajah--The customary formalities--An ingenious interpreter--The sailing clippers in the Hooghly-Calcutta Cathedra...

13. Chapter 13

The "swells" of the "sixties"--Old Lord Claud Hamilton--My first presentation to Queen Victoria--Scandalous behaviour of a brother--Queen Victoria's letters--Her character and s...

16. Chapter 16

Mme. Ducros--A Southern French country town--"Tartarin de Tarascon"--His prototypes at Nyons--M. Sisteron the roysterer--The Southern French--An octogenarian pesteur--French ind...

19. Chapter 19

The Foreign Office--The new Private Secretary--A Cabinet key--Concerning theatricals--Some surnames which have passed into everyday use--Theatricals at Petrograd--A mock-opera--...

15. Chapter 15

Chittenden's--A wonderful teacher--My personal experiences as a schoolmaster--My "boys in blue"--My unfortunate garments--A "brave Belge"--The model boy, and his name--A Spartan...

12. Chapter 12

Early days--The passage of many terrors--Crocodiles, grizzlies and hunchbacks--An adventurous journey and its reward--The famous spring in South Audley Street--Climbing chimney-...

18. Chapter 18

Some London beauties of the "seventies"--Great ladies--The Victorian girl--Votaries of the Gaiety Theatre--Two witty ladies--Two clever girls and mock-Shakespeare--The family wh...

22. Chapter 22

Matters left untold--The results of improved communications--My father's journey to Naples--Modern stereotyped uniformity--Changes in customs--The faithful family retainer Some...

9. Chapter 9

Canada--The beginnings of the C.P.R.--Attitude of British Columbia--The C.P.R. completed--Quebec--A swim at Niagara--Other mighty waterfalls--Ottawa and Rideau Hall--Effects of...

6. Chapter 6

Brunswick--Its beauty--High level of culture--The Brunswick Theatre--Its excellence--Gas vs. Electricity--Primitive theatre toilets--Operatic stars in private life--Some operas...

2. Chapter 2

The "swells" of the "sixties"--Old Lord Claud Hamilton--My first presentation to Queen Victoria--Scandalous behaviour of a brother--Queen Victoria's letters--Her character and s...

8. Chapter 8

The Foreign Office--The new Private Secretary--A Cabinet key--Concerning theatricals--Some surnames which have passed into everyday use--Theatricals at Petrograd--A mock-opera--...

3. Chapter 3

A new departure--A Dublin hotel in the "sixties"--The Irish mail service--The wonderful old paddle mail-boats--The convivial waiters of the Munster--The Viceregal Lodge--Indians...

4. Chapter 4

Chittenden's--A wonderful teacher--My personal experiences as a schoolmaster--My "boys in blue"--My unfortunate garments--A "brave Belge"--The model boy, and his name--A Spartan...

5. Chapter 5

Mme. Ducros--A Southern French country town--"Tartarin de Tarascon"--His prototypes at Nyons--M. Sisteron the roysterer--The Southern French--An octogenarian pasteur--French ind...

7. Chapter 7

Some London beauties of the "seventies"--Great ladies--The Victorian girl--Votaries of the Gaiety Theatre Two witty ladies--Two clever girls and mock-Shakespeare--The family who...

1. Chapter 1

Early days--The passage of many terrors--Crocodiles, grizzlies and hunchbacks--An adventurous journey and its reward--The famous spring in South Audley Street--Climbing chimney-...

10. Chapter 10

Calcutta--Hooghly pilots--Government House--A Durbar--The sulky Rajah--The customary formalities--An ingenious interpreter--The sailing clippers in the Hooghly--Calcutta Cathedr...

11. Chapter 11

Matters left untold--The results of improved communications--My father's journey to Naples--Modern stereotyped uniformity--Changes in customs--The faithful family retainer--Some...