PREFACE. 



FOR permission to reprint my husband's latest Essays 

 my sincere thanks are due to the Editors of the follow- 

 ing publications : 



The Fortnightly Rancor. 



Manchester Guardian. 



Pall Mall Gazette. 



Standard. 



English Illustrated Magazine. 



Longman's Magazine. 



St. James's Gazette. 



Art Journal. 



Chambers' s Journal. 



Magazine of A rt. 



Century Illustrated Magazine. 



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