CONTENTS. 



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Subject " Gull "-pie Various Correspondents : Curious, Incredulous, 

 and Indignant "A Believer in Human Food" and his Views funny 

 Folks on Rat-pie Advertising the Lectures Securing an Agent 

 Division of Labour Drawing up the Syllabus Construction of a 

 Drawing- frame Value of Impromptu Chalk Sketches How the Frame 

 was made Lectures at the "Polytechnic" Limitations of Time 

 Lectures at the Crystal Palace The Baby Gorilla Meeting it at the 

 Railway Station The Crystal Palace by Night Unpacking the 

 Gorilla Its Companion, the Chimpanzee The Gorilla's Death-blow 

 Post-mortem Examination Lectures at Forest School Boys and the 

 Sketch-Lectures The First Season and its Engagements Unfavour- 

 able Report of Newbury An Enterprising Reporter A Special 

 Lecture to Carters Result of the Season ... .127 



CHAPTER X. 

 THE SKETCH-LECTURES (continued). 



Defects in the Drawing-frame A Series of Experiments The Canvas 

 Screen, and how it was constructed Stretching the Canvas Paint- 

 ing and "Flatting" The Packing-case Stopped by the Railway 

 Officials " Lord Crawford " Labour of erecting the Frame Hostile 

 Hall-keepers Extreme Measures Taking the Frame down Con- 

 stant Repairs and Alterations Practising the Drawings Dr. Wen- 

 dell Holmes' opinion The Marlburian on the Sketch -Lectures 

 Criticism in the Altrincham and Bou'don Guardian Experiments and 

 Failures Difficulty of obtaining the Coloured Pastils Variety of 

 Hues Taking a Hint from a Scene-painter A Natural Talent for 

 Drawing Illustrations of College Life Footlights and their Uses 

 The Combat of the Ants " Ars est celare artem" . . . 146 



CHAPTER XI. 

 THE SKETCH-LECTURES (continued). 



The Lecture Season of 1880-81 Series of Lectures at Forest School- 

 Accidents to the Drawing-frame Further Alterations and Improve- 

 mentsA Model Hall-keeper Scotch Tour Summary of the Season 

 An Enterprising Correspondent The Season of 1881-82 A 

 Feminine Hall-keeper Lecture at the London Institution Quarrel 

 with the Peterborough Hall-keeper A " Sulky and Peppery Female " 

 Series of Lectures at the Crystal Palace Letter from the Manager 

 School Lectures Proceeds and Expenses The Season of 1882-83 

 Private Lectures Sketch- Lectures to the Blind ! Invitation to 

 America Doubts and Decision Preparations for Departure Em- 

 barkation at Liverpool. . . . ^ . . j '. .161 



