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more memorable articles being the " French Tour," 

 the "Life of John Mytton," the "Crack Riders of 

 England," " Hunting: Counties and Masters of 

 Hounds," " INIy Horses," a "Tour in the Midlands," 

 a " Memoir of John Ward," and the " Life of a 

 Sportsman." The last named of these was the only 

 work of fiction Nimrod ever attempted, and this is 

 the fiction of fact, for almost all the incidents em- 

 bodied in the story occurred either to his friends or 

 himself. Profusely illustrated, it makes a very hand- 

 some volume, and indeed nearly all his papers of 

 any length have been republished in a separate form. 



Another great hit during Nimrod's banishment, 

 was his engagement with the " Quarterly Review," on 

 which he entered so soon as he was in a position to 

 do so. The appearance of such papers in such a 

 place tended still to increase his reputation, and 

 Nimrod's name became more famous than ever. 

 But the authorship was not for a time known, and 

 the article on the "Chase" was, in the first instance, 

 attributed to Lord Alvanley ; though a critic, on run- 

 ning his eye over the " Road," confidently declared, 

 "Either the devil or Nimrod wrote this!" The 

 effect was quite sensational. Country rectors wrote 

 to the Editor in remonstrance ; and Bishops in 



