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before a new public a work to a great extent forgotten, and most assuredly 

 not deserving forge tfulness." Athenaum. 



" Nothing can be better than the introductory chapter, and the notes and 

 genealogical tables show that care for minute accuracy which is the fashion 

 of the present day, and a very good fashion too." Westminster Review. 



" A book that people who like to saunter along the by-paths of history 

 will revel in. As, at the present time, there are thousands of people who 

 only care to read the gossip and scandal in 'society journals,' so there are 

 readers of history who chiefly delight in the gossip and scandal of bygone 

 days. From such people ' The Fortunate Lovers ' is certain to meet with a 

 hearty welcome, while even the more serious students of history will rise 

 from its perusal with a fuller and better knowledge of the times it deals 

 with." Literary World. 



" Many of the stories are not particularly edifying. . . . Has a distinct 

 value as a contribution to historical literature." Court Circular. 



Crown 8vo, pp. viii. and 260, Cloth gilt, 6s. 



Charles Dickens and the 



Stage. 



A RECORD OF HIS CONNECTION WITH THE DRAMA AS 

 PLAYWRIGHT AND CRITIC. 



BY T. EDGAR PEMBERTON. 



WITH NEW PORTRAITS, IN CHARACTER, OF Miss JENNIE LEE, 

 MR IRVING, AND MR TOOLE. 



CONTENTS : The Stage in his Novels Dickens as a Dramatist Dickens as an Actor 

 Adaptations and Impersonations The Stage in his Speeches The Stage in his Letters 

 Dickens as a Dramatic Critic. 



"The book is readable, as anything about Dickens is sure to be." 

 Scotsman. 



" A CHARMING WORK. Mr Pemberton has spared no pains to look up all 

 sorts of details, and has added a full and excellent index." Birmingham 

 Post. 



"He has done his work so completely that he has left little or nothing for 

 anyone who should desire to follow in his steps." Literary World. 



" BRIMFUL OF ANECDOTE AND REMINISCENCES of a generation now passing 

 away, the book is stimulating as well as useful." Publisher's Circular. 



" An example of book-making that will not be viewed with disfavour by 

 lovers of Dickens. . . . The book shows diligent research in many 

 directions. " Saturday Review. 



