NOTE. KNOWING that my Husband spoke at one time of recasting and reprinting these Essays, I give them now to the public exactly as they at first left his hand. Messrs Blackwood, in whose Magazine they originally appeared, have kindly given their consent. I have also to thank Messrs Longmans, Green, & Co. for permission to reprint the article on the Gladstones. ELIZA H. VEITCH. |