AUTHOR'S NOTE 



The text which describes the illustrations (as far as the repro- 

 ductions of oil-paintings are concerned) is taken direct from the 

 catalogue of Goodwood pictures which was compiled by my mother 

 during the last few years of her life. 



And my sincere thanks are due to my friend, Mr. W. J. Koberts, 

 for having so willingly placed at my disposal his skill and knowledge 

 of both indoor and outdoor photography, the results of which 

 appear in these pages. To him, and also to Mr. Elkin Mathews, 

 I beg to tender my complete and grateful appreciation of the 

 interest they have evinced in my venture from the outset, and of 

 the friendly advice (the outcome of their professional knowledge) 

 which has done so much towards lightening my task. 



