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CONTENTS.
David Salomons—Moses Montefiore—Baron Rothschild—Medal to Lord John Russell—Efficiency of Jewish schools—Jewish ethics146-160
CHAPTER VIII.
The Leisure Hour—W. & R. Chambers—Cassell & Co.—Clifford's Inn—Owens College Jubilee—Newspapers at the time of the Coronation of Queen Victoria—Chorley's Hymn on the birth of King Edward VII.—The British Academy: charter granted by the King—Philip James Bailey161-178
CHAPTER IX.
The Globe—The Field—Lord Brougham's reported death in 1839—First Christmas card—Longest telegram—'The Newspaper Press Directory'—The Daily Telegraph 179-199
CHAPTER X.
The Saturday Review—G. J. Holyoake—Elizabeth Barrett Browning—The Post Office 200-225
CHAPTER XI.
LONGFELLOW.
His father—First poem—Visits Italy—Marries Mary Storer Potter—Her death—He considers his poetic career finished—'Voices of the Night'—Marries Frances Elizabeth Appleton—Death of his father—Great success of 'Hiawatha'—Death of his second wife—His last visit to Europe—Enthusiastic reception in England—Visits Tennyson—Returns home—Children celebrate his birthday—Death and funeral—Sorrow in America and England—Bust in the Abbey226-240
CHAPTER XII.
The City Press—The Thames Embankment—London's roll of fame—Black Friday—Goschen converts the 3 per Cents—Dr. Reginald R. Sharpe—Guildhall Library—Lord Mayor's precedence—City Temple pulpit—Report on Coronation privileges—The Fire Brigade241-259
CHAPTER XIII.
Hodgson & Sons—Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge—Puttick & Simpson—Earl Howe's Shakespeare Quartos and Folios—The Indian Mutiny—The Bookseller—Trade Dinners—The Simpkins—Long-
