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prominent member of the Beaufort Hunt ; better known and still more 

 popular in London as a banker, as a leader in every philanthropic enterprise, 

 as a member of the council of University College, on the committee of 

 the Bible Society, the Anti-Slavery Society, the Aborigines Protection 

 Society, the London City Mission, and a host of other religious and charitable 

 agencies; M.P. for the City of London; and for two consecutive years 

 Lord Mayor. Few men have served their generation better, and even 

 amidst the torrent of modern lives and memoirs the Life of Sir Robert 

 Fowler is welcome to Wiltshiremen. 



The book has been reviewed in the Guardian, January 31st, 1894 ; the 

 Standard, and other papers. 



The Life of George Herbert, of Bemerton, S.P.C.K., London, 1893, 

 is a well got up and well printed post Svo volume of 328 pages. It is 

 aa open secret that the author — whose name is not given — is the rector 

 of a North Wilts parish. The contents of the book are as follows : — a 

 short historical sketch of the Herbert family, and of Montgomery Castle, 

 G. Herbert's own home circle — his life at Westminster School and at 

 Trinity College, Cambridge — his early work, " Epigrammata Apologetica " 

 — his restoration of Leighton Church — his mother's life at Chelsea as the 

 wife of Sir John Danvers, her death and burial, and his " Parentalia " 

 written in her memory — his friend. Dr. John Donne — his residence in Sir 

 Henry Herbert's home at Woodford— his marriage to Jane Danvers and 

 her home at Baynton— his stay at Dauntsey — his institution to Fugglestone 

 and Bemerton and his connection with Wilton House— the building of 

 Bemerton Eectory and his life and ministry there— his death, will and 

 portraits — Nicholas Ferrar, the Little Gidding community and the publication 

 of "The Temple"— his brothers and sisters — Izaac Walton, Bishop Ken, 

 and Barnabas Olney — the chained books at Cherbury — the MS. volume of 

 his poems in the Williams Library and its contents — a list of the Rectors 

 of Fugglestone and Bemerton and index. The book is written in a spirit 

 of intense veneration for its subject as a poet and a man. It is scholarly 

 and interesting, and bestows considerable attention on the surroundings of 

 George Herbert's life, his different homes, his friends and relatives. 

 Favourable reviews have appeared in The Athenceum, March 10th, 1894 ; 

 The Salisbury/ Diocesan Gazette, February, 1894; Salisbut'i/ Journal, 

 May 26th, 1894; and Devizes Gazette, February 15th, 1894. 



Some old "Wiltshire Homes, illustrated by S. Johu Elyard, with 

 short notices on their Architecture, History, and Associations. 

 London : Charles J. Clark, 4, Lincolns Inn Fields, W.C, 1894. Imp. 4to, 

 pp. xi. and 88. Price 25*. (15*. to subscribers). This is the most notable 



