This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: S. Sonnenschein, Lowrey & co. in 1887 in 460 pages; Subjects: Novelists, English; Biography & Autobiography / General; Biography & Autobiography / Historical; Biography & Autobiography / Literary; Biography & Autobiography / Political; Biography & Autobiography / Royalty; History / Europe / Great Britain; Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh;