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CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
PAGE
The Whist Parties-Lord Muskerry—“Tom Burke"-Major D— 's
Recollections continued-Trip to Paris–Apoplectic Threatenings
-Blunders—G. P. R. James-A Zig-zag Tour-Adventures and
Anecdotes-Serenaded by Amateur Bands-A Droll Duel-Kil-
larney-Canon Hayman's Recollections—“The O'Donoghue"-A.
Runaway and Smash . .
. . . . . .
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CHAPTER II.
Affair of honour with Mr. S. C. Hall, and others—Mr. Hall's recol-
lections—How Surgeon-General Sir Philip Crampton cured Lever
of monologue–The Menagerie Dinners— Tiff with Archbishop
Whately-A stinging retort—" Threatens to cut the cable” and
leave Ireland_“Blue-devilled " . . . . . . . 54
CHAPTER III.
Recollections of Lever by his Amanuensis, Mr. Stephen Pearce—“St.
Patrick's Eve "_" The O'Donoghue"—He again threatens to tear
up the roots which his life had sown in the soil of Ireland. i 78.
CHAPTER IV.
Off to the Continent–Lever as a Journalist-Excites a sensation at
Carlsruhe-Loss at the Baden tables-Collapse of a projected
Novel-Rents the Reider-Schloss—“ The Knight of Gwynne ”-
Phiz—Como – Venice—Rome-His papers seized by the Austrian
authorities . . . . . . . . . . . 104
CHAPTER V.
Florence—Lever on the Cascine—The observed of all observers—Court
of the Grand Duke of Tuscany—Mrs. Trollope—The Bagni di
Lucca—Roland Cashel—Declines to write his own life-Maurice
Tierney-Anster-Heavy pecuniary losses-Florence like a slum-
bering Volcano-Flight to Spezia-Stung by an electric fish-
Eliot Warburton-Lever summoned to London as Director of the
Conservative Press Collapse of the negotiation with Lord Lynd-
hurst-Lord Normanby. . . . . . . . . 135
CHAPTER VI.
“ Con Cregan ”—“Sir Jasper Carew”—Baron Ward's Reprise—Pro-
posal of office from America--Alarming Accidents-Swell Guests
-Visit of the Duke of Wellington and Thiers—“ The Day's Ride”
- Thackeray prescribes thrift for Lever—“The Dodd Family
Abroad ”—Parallel between Lever and Smollett –His dislike of
Revision—The guest of Lord St. Germans in Dublin—The Career
and Death of Charles Lever, Junior-Described by his Brother
Officers, The Father's strong Sense of Manly Rectitude-His
love of Display-Prompt to resent and to be reconciled . . 169
CHAPTER VII.
“ The Fortunes of Glencore "-Startling change observed in Lever's
style-Wreck of a Mentor's mind-Spezzia-Death of McGlashan
- Lever wishes to return to Ireland—“The Martins of Cro-
Martin ”-Appointed Vice-Consul at Spezzia—“The Daltons ”-
“Sir Jasper Carew ”—Major D- 's recollections resumed-
Objections to the three-volume novel-Comical speeches . . 208
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CHAPTER VIII.
PAGI
“Davenport Dunn ”—“One of Them”—“Gerald Fitzgerald "-Sienna
- Lever and his daughter capsized in the Bay of Spezzia—Their
narrow escape-Garibaldi visits him for a political end-Hurls a
rude fellow into a reservoir-Action taken against Lever by a
Tuscan-Stinging retort to Sir H. E- :-A gossiping neighi-
bourhood . . . . . . . . . . . 234
CHAPTER IX.
An important friendship formed-J. G. Adair, Esq., D.L.-A delight-
ful tour-His lavish hand—Thrift tried once more—Visit to the
Dublin Exhibition-He leaves men of Herculean mould weak from
laughter-Effect of his wit at Lord Lytton's and Lord Houghton's
tables—Writes " Tony Butler," and also writes his Will — Peculiari-
ties of facial expression—"Cornelius O'Dowd ”—“Sir Brook Foss-
brooke ”-A misfortune comes—" The Bramleighs "_" That Boy
of Norcott's ”—“ Rent in a Cloud” . . . . . . 250
CHAPTER X.
Consul at Trieste-A Leap in the Dark—The Dreary Dalmatian Coast
-Excessive Somnolence-A dissolving view of Ireland—Guest for
three days of the Viceroy-Lord Spencer charmed-Anecdotes
and Conversations-Recollections of Lever by his Niece, Judge
Keogh, Bishop Graves, Dr. Shaw, Mr. Dicey, Dr. Stokes, Sir
William Wilde, Major D— and others—The Cosmopolitan Club
-Lord Lytton—Deceived by the Tichborne Claimant . . . 274
CHAPTER XI.
His place of punishment-His last book-Death of his wife—The
finger of Death inscribes “ Finis" on his career-Recollections of
the last scene-His works, worth, and character. . . . 304
THE PORTFOLIO.
THE FOUR MISSING CHAPTERS OF “LORREQUER” NOW PRINTED
FOR THE FIRST TIME . . . . . . . . 341
SOME PAPERS ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF LETER :-
1.-Recollections of Charles Lever's Boyhood by Harry
Innes, Esq. . . . . . . . . . . . 389
II.-Lever's hoax in 1831 . . . . . . . . 401
III.—Lever per onating Cusack to his Class . . . . . 403
IV.- Reminiscences of Lever and Thackeray, by Major D— . 405
V.- Lever's declaration that “Deuville" must have been written
by him . . . . . . . . . 422
VI.—Scme recollections of Lever, by his Nephew, Dr. John
Lever, A.B. · · · · · · · · 423