TAILIEUCHUNG - Christopher Crayon's Recollections

In 1837 Lord Melbourne was Prime Minister--the handsomest, the most cultivated, the most courteous gentleman that ever figured in a Royal Court. For his young mistress he had a loyal love, whilst she, young and inexperienced, naturally turned to him as her guide, philosopher and friend. The Whigs were in office, but not in power. The popular excitement that had carried the Reform Bill had died away, and the Ministry had rendered itself especially unpopular by a new Poor-Law Bill, a bold, a praiseworthy, a successful attempt to deal with the growing demoralisation of the agricultural population. Lord Melbourne was at that time the only possible. | Christopher Crayon s Recollections by J. 1 Christopher Crayon s Recollections by J. The Project Gutenberg eBook Christopher Crayon s Recollections by J. Ewing Ritchie This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title Christopher Crayon s Recollections The Life and Times of the late James Ewing Ritchie as told by himself Author J. Ewing Ritchie Release Date June 14 2010 eBook 32806 Language English Character set encoding ISO-646-US US-ASCII START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK CHRISTOPHER CRAYON S RECOLLECTIONS Transcribed from the 1898 James Clarke Co. edition by David Price email ccx074@ Picture J. Ewing Ritchie from a photo by The Parade Studio Leamington Spa CHRISTOPHER CRAYON S RECOLLECTIONS Christopher Crayon s Recollections by J. 2 The Life and Times of the late JAMES EWING RITCHIE As told by Himself. London JAMES CLARKE CO. 13 14 FLEET STREET. 1898. CONTENTS. CHAPTER PAGE 3 CHAPTER PAGE I. East Anglia in 1837 3 II. A Life s Memories 33 III. Village Life 51 IV. Village Sports and Pastimes 65 V. Out on the World 83 VI. At College 95 VII. London Long Ago 105 VIII. My Literary Career 127 IX. Cardiff and the Welsh 151 X. A Great National Movement 171 XI. The Old London Pulpit 185 XII. Memories of Exeter Hall 207 XIII. Men I Have Known 217 XIV. How I Put Up for . 229 XV. How I was Made a Fool Of 241 XVI. Interviewing the President 253 XVII. A Bank Gone .

• Tiếng Anh thương mại
• Ewing Ritchie
• Village Sports
• Pastimes
• Lifes Memories
• My Literary Career
• A Bank Gone