James, Sir Henry, Q.C., ii. 308, 310, Lecky, W. Hartpole, ii. 237, 253.
James, Sir Kingston, ii. 1.
Johnson, Rev. E., ii. 21.
Johnston the architect, i. 5, 6; founder
of the Royal Hibernian Academy,
Johnston, Dr. Benjamin, i. 190.
Joly, Dr. J., reminiscences of Lever, i. 193, 194.
Kane, Sir Robert, i. 85; ii. 29, 32. Karr, Alphonse, i. 324; ii. 410. Keane, F. A., i. 39; recollections of Lever by, 139, 143, 144 n., 145. Kelly, Burrowes, i. 43. Kemble, Charles, i. 110. Kenny, M., i. 142.
Keogh, Judge, letter from, ii. 292. Kerry, Knight of, ii. 12, 13. Kiffer, ii. 2, 52.
Kilbride, i. 129 n.
Kildahl, Mr., ii. 53,
KILGOBBIN, LORD, i. 39, ii. G6, 281, 282, 290, 311, 313, 317, 318, 319, 328.
Kilkee, i. 133, 135, 144, 191; ii. 25. Kilkenny, i. 33.
Killarney, ii. 32, 33, 46, 48. Kilrush, i, 133, 140, 143, 183. Kinglake, ii. 125. Kitchener, Dr., i. 123.
Knowles, Sheridan, ii. 23. Kotzebue, ii. 113, 115, 420. Kyle, Dr., Bishop of Cork, i. 44.
Lees, Sir H., i. 121 n.
Leet, Dr. C. H., ii. 397.
Lefanu, J. Sheridan, ii. 239, 256, 420. Lefroy, Chief Justice, i. 266, 267. Leichenstein, Prince, ii. 164.
Leo XIII., Cardinal Pecci, i. 218 n. Leopold, King of the Belgians, i. 217-218.
Lennox, Lord S, i. 243. Letterkenny, ii. 289.
Lever, Charles J., birthday, i. 1; birthplace, 2; schools, 7; his severe schoolmaster, 8; the master flogged, 9; birthday feasts, ib.; his accom- plished master, 10; schoolboy pranks, ib.; genius from his father, 12; his parents, ib.; theatre and audience, 13; talents for mimicry, 14; at the proprietary school, ib.; story-telling, ib.; present to and joke with his mother, ib.; describes departure of George IV., 15; schoolboy battle, 20; in the police office, 21, 22; at book-stalls, 23; theatricals at Innis- tioge, 12; attends the hunt in Kil- kenny, 33; in love, 25; youth con- trasted with that of Dickens, 31; at Portumna, 33; in Trinity College, Dublin, 36; collegiate career, 37; ballad singer, 38; friendship with Robert Boyle, 41; college life, 43; mock address, 48; his first love affair, ii. 395; resemblance to Theodore Hook, i. 49; commendable difference, 50; takes charge of emi- grant ship, 51 (see also Portfolio, ii. 398); reminiscences of voyage, 52 ; Canada and the States, 53; Indian life and residence with the red men, ib.; escape, 56; return and resump-
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tion of medical studies, 59 ; journey to Göttingen, 62; musical festival at Cologne, 64; visit to Blumen- bach, 67 ; a prohibition to trade, 68 ; German students, 70; student life, 71; medical education abroad and at home, 73; meets the subsequent Emperor Napoleon, 74; at Heidel- berg, 75; Vienna, 76; meets Goethe, 77; on professions affording insight to character, 79; return to Ireland, 80; medical studies, 83, 84; debating club, ib.; personates Surgeon Cusack, 88; fails to pass the College of Sur- geons, 91; degrees, 91 n., 118; puns, 96; Burschen Club, 103; appointed president, 105; songs, 107; recol- lections of the club, 109; Irish periodicals, 114; loses his mother, 128; his father, 129; his father's will, 130; practice in Dublin, 131; sent to Kilrush, 133; success in cholera cases, 134; his specific, ii. 297; success accounted for, i. 136; projects "Wild Songs of the West," 152; offered a medical appointment, 153; obtains dispensary at Port- stewart, 154; the hospital at Cole- raine, 156; hard work in Derry, 159; meets W. H. Maxwell, 161; social life at Portstewart, 163, 164; coast scenery of Ulster, 165; mirth and medicine, 166; courtship on the Boyne, 168; his wife's influ- ence, 171 n.; fancy ball, 173; attempt to oust Lever foiled, 175; discharges his duties, faithfully, 180; mirth recommended, 181; companionship of Maxwell, 182; visit, 185; leaps over a turf cart, 187; honeymoon, 188; a doctor's career, 189; in debt, 190; retires to Kilkee, 191; draws out the anec- dotes of old Peninsular cam- paigners, 193; returns to Port- stewart, 194; the "D. U. M." started, ib.; contributes The Black
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Mask, 195; its previous publication accounted for, 197; practice at Portstewart, ib.; CONFESSIONS OF HARRY LORREQUER, 199; published anonymously, 201; literary success, 203; resigns the dispensary, 205; at Brussels, 210; his appointment as physician to the embassy difficult to trace, 210, 211; letters concern- ing him from Sir Hamilton Seymour, 212; difficulty in obtaining permis- sion to practice, 215; noble patients, ib.; success of "Lorrequer," ib. ; re- ceptions at Brussels, 217; practice, 218; loses money lent, 219; contri- butions to Magazine, 220; missing conclusion of "Lorrequer," 221 (see also ii. 341-386); birth of his daughter Julia, 224; the Press on
Lorrequer," 228; illness, 229; CHARLES O'MALLEY commenced, 239; military assistance for the work, 238; remonstrances respect- ing the name, 241; squibs, 245; fire at the printer's, 249; the O'Malley letter-bag projected, 250; consents to extend Charles O'Malley," 251; difficulty in doing so, 252; the original Major Monsoon," 253; failure of his banker, 262; busi- ness arrangements, 263; habits in Dublin, 265; dinner given to him in Kingstown, 266; pleasant fellow- travellers, ib.; postal worries, 270; variable spirits, 273 (see also Mr. Innes' recollections, ii. 395); portrait for JACK HINTON, 276; visitors at Brussels, 277; military eulogies on "Charles O'Malley," 283; at Terveuren, 289; writing "Jack Hinton," 290; asked to join Bentley's Miscellany, 300; reasons for living in Ireland, 301; terms offered by McGlashan, 306; resolves to start for Dublin, 307; loss by sale, ib.; literary projects, 308; relinquishes medicine for editor-
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ship, 309; troublesome duty, 310; his pathos, 319; medical knowledge useful, ib.; the Dutch doctor, and Lever's works, 320; imitators, 321; editorial address, 322; NUTS AND NUTCRACKERS, 324; at the Castle, 324, 325; censures Jullien's Irish Quadrilles, 325; thinks of starting as M.P. for Bandon, 327; publishes "Jack Hinton" with his name, 328; the Kingstown railway, ib.; Templeogue House, 329; lite- rary guests, 330; Thackeray's tra- vesty, 340; doubts the wisdom of giving up his profession as M.D., 341; the gain to the public, 343.
ii. theory of whist, 3; labours as Editor, 5; writing TOM BURKE, 7; military novels, 8; dialogue re- specting, with Major D-.,9; French sympathies, 14; Parisian littéra- teurs, 16; French tales, 17; stage coaches, ib.; "The Irish by Them- selves," 19; ill-health, 20; mis- directed letter and amusing result, 21; worries, 22; zig-zag tour, 24; Dean O'Shaughnessy, 26; Killar- ney, 34; receives the Rev. S. Hayman at Templeogue, 39; anec- dote of Butt, 43; complaints, 44; writing O'DONOGHUE, 48; singular title for illustration, 51; dedication to Professor Wilson, 52; attack on S. C. Hall, 54; affair of honour with, 57; editorial troubles, 58; a cavalcade, 63; expenses at Temple- ogue, 64; success at cards, 65; social talents, 66; Remmy Shee- han's party and plan to silence Lever, 71 n., vide also 411; an un- welcome apology, 73; clerical carica- tures, 75; recollections by his aman- uensis, 78; pugilistic encounter, 81; irregular application to work, 82; religious sentiments, 83 n. ; mode of living, 84; favoured guests, 85; ST. PATRICK'S EVE, 89; disagreement
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with Curry, 90; "O'Donoghue" completed, 91; estimate of Rev. S. Hayman's contributions, 93 n.; finds Ireland unpleasant, 94; Rev. S. Hayman most esteemed friend, 95; in gout and disappointed, 96; de- parture attributed erroneously to debt, 100; takes leave of the D. U. Magazine, 101; life in Ireland and the Continent contrasted, 102; Bel- gium and the Rhine, 104; meets old Foxes," 106 n.; experience as a journalist, 107; loses at play, 110; life at Carlsruhe, 113; death of Arabian horse, 116; at Reider Schloss, 118; description of the Castle, 120; a home ruler, 128; Italian tour, 131; papers seized, ib.; sensitive disposition, 134; Florence, 135; amateur theatricals, 137; photograph by Mr. Pearce, 138 n.; life at Florence, 144; the Grand Duke's Court, 146; Lucca, 150; writing ROLAND CASHEL, 153; dedicated to G. P. R. James, 158; working hours, 159; on his future biographer, 161; financial troubles, 162; at Spezzia, 164; In- terview with Lord Lyndhurst in London, 165; proposal to conduct the Conservative press, ib.; his boat capsizes, 181; American pro- posals, 182; expensive habits, 188; writes THE DODD FAMILY, 191; preference for the Dodds, 194; re- sembles Smollett, 195; revisits Dublin, 196; sad career and death of his son, 200; love of display, 204; writing two works at same time, 225; with Thackeray at Florence, 227; estimate of Dickens, 228 n.; writing serials, 229; writes ONE OF THEM at Spezzia, 235; Sienna, 236; his boat upset at Spezzia and narrow escape, 237; breakfasts with Garibaldi, 240; bathing a footman, 241; naval offi-
Lever, Charles-continued. cers at Spezzia, 243; why Lever left, 245 n.; Lever and the Tuscan tailor, 247; friendship with Mr. J. G. Adair, 250; fellow travellers, . 251; Lever in Dublin, 252; hearty welcome, 254; courted in London, 257; TONY BUTLER published anonymously, 260; the critics at fault, 261; obesity, 262; makes his will, 263; better raconteur than writer, 264; SIR BROOK Foss- BROOKE written, 266; a nook for work, 267; dissuades his daughter from publishing, 267; invited to represent the Dublin University and declines, 268; contributes to the "St. Paul's Magazine," 269; the BRAMLEIGHS OF BISHOP'S FOLLY first published in the "Cornhill Ma- gazine," 272; writes THAT BOY OF NORCOTT'S, 273; RENT IN A CLOUD, ib.; obtains the consulship at Trieste, 275 n.; illness of Mrs. Lever, 277; Trieste, 278; his daugh- ter Sidney marries, 280; writing LORD KILGOBBIN, 281; lethargic habits, 284; again in Dublin, 285; at the Viceregal Lodge, 286; Morri- son's hotel, 287; a LL.D., 290; cards, 293; dinner at the University Club, 297; at the Viceregal Lodge, 298; anecdote of Dr. Anster, ib.; in London, 299; guest of the Em- peror of Austria, 305; death of friends, 308; adds codicil to will, ib. n.; visit to his daughter, Mrs. S. Smith, 315; praised by the "Saturday Review," 316; death of Mrs. Lever, 316; great depression and want of sleep, 321; letters of condolence from the Bishop of Limerick, ib,; Dr. Graves and his son, 322; an epitaph, ib.; day before death, 325; death in sleep, 326; funeral, 327; assets, 327 n.; regrets, 328; table and chair presented to Trinity College, Dublin, by his
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daughter, Mrs. Neville, 329; list of works, 330; his peculiar style, 333; popular to the last, 337. Lever, Charles, Junior, his pony in the nursery, ii. 424.
Lever, James, an Englishman, 3;
family, ib.; employment, 4; build- ings completed, 5; associated with Johnston, 6; marriage, 7; great social gifts, 7; ii. 391; his ability and energy and powers as a racon- teur, ib.; character and appear- ance, i. 12; builds Moatfield, 59; extracts from day-book, 119 n. ; sudden death of his wife, 128; death, 129.
Lever, Dr. John, A.B., M.R.C.S.E., his recollections of his uncle furnished to the author, ii. 423. Lever, Rev. John, B.A., 7; marriage, 14 n.; assists Charles in studies, 17; curate at Portumna, 33; curacies, 128; preferment, 130; a widow's gratitude addressed to, 281; his opinion of "Jack Hinton," 314; ii. 282, 332 n.; frightened lest Charles should put him in his next, 423. Lieven, Prince, ii. 21. Liston, ii. 159. Lockhart, ii. 264.
Lodge, Mrs. Sophia, recollections of the boy Lever, i. 13. Longfield, Judge, i. 266; ii. 68, 100. LORREQUER, HARRY, i. 52, 78, 103, 116, 131, 138, 139, 142, 143, 144, 145, 172, 176, 186, 189, 195, 199, 201, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 232, 233, 234, 260, 320, 341, 342; ii. 39, 109, 122, 147, 211, 212; missing chapters of printed at last, ii. 341-386. Louche, Mr., i. 6.
Louche, Mrs., recollections of Lever, i. 113, 128.
Louis Philippe, ii. 11, 12. Louis XVI., ii. 12. Lucca, baths of, ii. 138, 173. Lukin, Major, ii. 203.
Lyndhurst, Lord, ii. 165.
Lytton, Lord, ii. 138, 210, 258, 300, 301, 304.
Lytton, Lord, now Viceroy of India, 66 a fine hearted fellow," ii. 183.
Macaulay, T. B., i. 274; ii. 72, 305,326. Macartney, Dr., i. 83, 119.
MacCarthy, Florence, i. 9, 10, 32. Macready, ii. 167 n.
Macdonnell, Capt., ii. 40.
Maddyn, Daniel Owen, i. 303. Magee, Archbishop, i. 159.
Maginn, Dr., i. 37, 44, 47, 228, 233,
312 n., 313, 339 n.; ii. 14, 69. McGlashan, James, i. 1,82, 195, 200, 201, 221, 224, 226, 227, 228, 231, 234, 239, 243, 253, 260, 261, 265, 271, 272, 278, 279,301,302; offers terms, 306; ii. 19, 21 n., 22 n., 33, 39, 41, 42, 46, 49, 50, 67, 91; offer of terms when Lever ceased to be editor, 100, 102, 107, 117, 131, 149, 160, 161, 166, 173, 174, 175, 176, 178, 179, 180, 182, 183, 191, 196, 209, 213, 214, 215, 217, 218 n., 219, 220, 423.
Maggiore, Lago di, ii. 251.
Magrath, Mr., the police magistrate,
McGrotty, R., i. 117, 118.
Maguire, Father, i. 312, 313.
McHale, Archbishop, i. 202; ii. 206. McIntyre, Dr., i. 181.
McMahon, Inspector, i. 146, 209. Macmillan, ii. 68.
Mahaffy, Prof., on Lever, ii. 285. Mallet, Robert, F.R.S., i. 20. Malmesbury, Lord, ii. 138, 168. Mansion House, Dublin, Ball, i. 127.
Marengo, ii. 174.
Marryatt, Captain, i. 51, 54, 57. Marsh, Sir H., M.D., ii. 42.
Martin, Dick, original of "Godfrey
O'Malley," i. 257; the family of Martin, 283 n.
MARTINS, THE, ii. 37, 141, 222. Martineau, Miss, ii. 19.
Mason, Mr. G., ii. 214. Matthew, Father, ii. 35.
Maturin, Rev. Mr., i. 198; ii. 242. Maunsell, Dr., i. 59, 74, 105; ii. 3, 236, 319.
Maxwell, Rev. W. H., account of, i. 110; Lever's acquaintance with, 161, 177; founder of the military novel, 181; Lever's model, 184; as raconteur, 185; death, 186.; Maynooth, Thackeray's visit to, ii. 416; James Lever's contract at, and anec- dote, ii. 391.
Mayo, ii. 30, 31.
Mayo, Lord, ii. 327.
Melbourne, Lord, ii. 3.
Methuen, Lord, THE DALTONS in- scribed to, ii. 225.
Metternich, ii. 3.
Milton, i. 26; ii. 158, 159. Minto, Lord, ii. 176.
Missolonghi, ii. 39.
Mitford, Miss, i. 286, 338 n., 340; ii. 248.
Moatfield, i. 60, 62.
Moher, Cliffs of, ii. 25.
Molière, ii. 14, 30, 159, 320.
"Monsoon, Major," i. 254, 272 n., 299.
Montague, Mr., Lever's dancing-
master, i. 28; described in "Jack Hinton," 30.
Montaigne, ii. 14.
Moore, i. 279; ii. 263, 324.
Moring, Field Marshal, i. 21, 28 n. "Morning Herald," i. 183.
Morony, the mysterious stranger at Göttingen, afterwards Napoleon III., i. 74.
Morrison's Hotel, ii. 287.
Morton, Madison, i. 230.
Muckross Abbey, ii. 37. Murillo, i. 257.
Mulgrave, Lord, ii. 167. Muskerry, Lord, ii. 3.
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