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 NOTES AND QUERIES. [io s. XL MAY 29, im

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NOTES BY THE WAY.

WITH

MEMOIRS OP

JOSEPH KNIGHT, F.S.A.,

DRAMATIC CRITIC,

AND

EDITOR OF

NOTES AND QUERIES,

1883=1907.

AND

THE REV. JOSEPH WOODFALL EBSWORTH, F.S.A.

Editor of the Ballad Society's Publications. BY

JOHN COLLINS FRANCIS,

Author of 'John Francis and The Athenaeum' JOSEPH KNIGHT.

His father and mother His education His first poem" King of the College "Joins Edward Hewitt in founding a Mechanics' Institute in Leeds Gives a lecture before the Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society on ' The Fairies of English Poetry ' The Leeds Wits Friendships for W. E. Forster and the Marquis of Ripon Dr. Reynolds minister at East Parade Chapel and his friendship for the Knights Knight's marriage Leaves for London Feels capable of either editing The Times or commanding the Channel Fleet Writes for Literary Gazette under John Morley Succeeds J. A. Heraud as dramatic critic of The AthenceumTlis views of Fechter and Irving Knight originate* Banquet to the Come"die Franqaise Reviews the French Academy's Dictionary in The Atherueum Also ' Hypnerotomachia Poliphili ' Writes obituary notice of Philip James Bailey His sonnet 'Love'& Martyrdom ' Becomes Editor of Notes and Queries Writes article on its jubilee, also on death of Queen Victoria Dramatic critic of The Daily Graphic and of The Globe Death of William Terriss Mafeking night Jeu d'esprit on the Radical defeat in 1895 in St. James's Gazette, ' The Bannerman's Lament' List of his contributions to the ' Dictionary of National Biography ' Writes Life of Rossetti Writes article on Cyrano de Bergerac for The Fortnightly Review M. Coquelin His. " Sylvanus Urban " papers in The Gentleman's Magazine His friendship for the publisher Mr. Andrew Chatto Writes in The Idler on the Laureateship Sunday evenings with the Marstons Tom Purnell Knight's friendship for Ebsworth Dramatic profession give him a dinner His sorrow at the death of F. G. Stephens His death Funeral at Highgate Cemetery Tributes to his n

to his memory.

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Published Weekly by JOHN C. FRANCIS and J. EDWARD FRANCIS, Bream's Buildings. Chancery Lane. B.C. ; and Printed by J. EDWARD FRANCIS. Athenaeum Press, Bream's Buildings, Chanory Lane, B.C. Saturday, May 29, 1909.