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10 S. XL JUNE 26, 1909.] NOTES AND QUERIES. NOW READY.

Crown 4to, with 8 Illustrations, 10s. 6d. net.

NOTES BY THE WAY.

WITH

MEMOIRS OF

JOSEPH KNIGHT, RS.A.,

DRAMATIC CRITIC,

AND

EDITOR OF

NOTES AND QUERIES,

1883.1907,

AND

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

BY

JOHN COLLINS FRANCIS,

Author of ' John Francis and The Athenceum.'

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. Atheneeum His views of Fechter and Irving Knight originates

Queen Victoria Dramatic critic of The Daily Graphic and of The Globe Death of William Terriss Ma f eking night Jeu (F 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 nim a dinner His sorrow at the death of F. G. Stephens His death Funeral at Highgate Cemetery Tributes to his memory.

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