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‘ Scholarly, London.’ 
41 and 43 Maddox Street, 
Bond Street, London, W., 
September , 1908. 
Mr. Edward Arnold’s 
List of New Books. 
THE REMINISCENCES OF 
LADY RANDOLPH CHURCHILL. 
By Mrs. GEORGE CORNWALLIS WEST. 
Demy 8 vo. With Portraits. 15s. net. 
The title of this delightful book gains point from its contents. 
Mrs. George Cornwallis West is unable to bring her recollections 
down to the immediate present, and so she brings them to a close 
when she ceased to be Lady Randolph Churchill. But that was only 
a few years ago, and it is doubtful whether any volume of reminis¬ 
cences of Society has ever described the life of the interesting and 
distinguished people so close to our own day. 
Lady Randolph Churchill’s earliest experiences were in Paris 
during the last gay days of the Empire and the horrors of the 
Franco-German War. Then came her marriage and introduction to 
all that was best and highest in English Society. In 1876 Lord and 
Lady Randolph accompanied the Duke of Marlborough to Dublin, 
and her account of life at the Viceregal Court is full of entertain¬ 
ment. Then come recollections of political society in London, of the 
formation of the Primrose League, and anecdotes of well-known 
politicians, such as Mr. Balfour, Sir William Harcourt, Mr. 
Chamberlain, and others. 
Lady Randolph visited the Royal Family both at Windsor and 
at Sandringham : she has also many interesting glimpses to give 
of Continental Society, including an audience of the Czar in Russia, 
Court functions at Berlin, a dinner-party with Bismarck, a friendship 
with General Boulanger. Such are some of the varied items that 
catch the eye as one turns over the pages. They are samples from 
a mine of well-chosen topics, handled with tact, courage and grace. 
LONDON : EDWARD ARNOLD, 41 & 43 MADDOX STREET, W. 
