... Me. Conuway, F. H. Cowen, Earl of Desert, Trans Dickaee, R.A., B. L. FMarjeou, Arch- deacon Fsarrr, P.D., Sydnery rundy, Thomas Hardy, Professor Huxley, ?? Henry Arthur Jones, Henry Irving, W. B. E1. Leoky, Mrs. Lynn Linton, Edna Lyall, Sir A. C. Maohenrio ...

... last picture painted by the late Lord Leighton. The Christmas number of the I/lush-a/ed London Nlews contains stories by Thomas Hardy, Grant Allen, and F. Marion Crawford. That by the first-named, ' A Committeeman of ' The Terror,' is a quaintly conceived ...

... By LADY VIOLET GREVILLE OSCAR WI'LDE'S IOKEA MALE authors, with few exceptions, such as Balzac, Shakespeare, Thackeray, Thomas Hardy, and Alexandre Dumas have never understood women's characters. The truth is that women are inconsequent by nature, and ...

... the long cool room of the latter it was delightful to give furtive caresses to copies of the works of George Meredith and Thomas Hardy. I even opened a few volumes to see how admirably they bore the attempt of the fierce sunlight outside to get in through ...

... the Salford Baths, New Blackfriare. sereef, on Monday, Mr. J. R. Gordon in the chair.- In the course of an address Mr. Thomas Hardy said the public house wes the demoraliser and destroyer of the people. To ?? about - compensating men whso were engaged ...

... attendance of tho neighbouring gen- try. Amongst these were Claptaini Granvills(chilef Consptable of the County), and Mr. Thomas Hardy, thie novelist. Represontativea of mem- bers of the Royal family were also present. On the arrival of a train at Brighton ...

... possessed sees the phantasm of the wit b, and strikes it, Lhe actual witch proves to be injured. Story leads to story. and Mr. Thomas Hardy somewhere tells one to this efect. A farmers wife, a woman of some education fell asleep in the afternoon and dreamed that ...

... persuades and dissuades, who organises demonstrations of 100,000 or of 500,000. Schadhorstizzatois a word to treasure. Mr. Thomas Hardy the novelist has been telling something about his home and method of work to an American interviewer. If he turns out 3 ...

... Ecoleston, 1y William Valiant Ircher, aged 54. a PRESTON.-Bulxials since our lest :-Riehard Scaleg, ,, Byron-street, aged 70; Thomas Hardy, Fletcher- a- road, 42; Reuben Hand, Dover. street, 51; Sophia lY Kellett, Springfield-stroet, 71; AT oraham Wilcoek, St ...

... are Mr. Asquith Mir. T. M. Barris, Mr. Hugh BeUI, Proesor A. C. Braley, Sir Wm. artin Coaway, Dr. Richard Garnett, Mr. Thomas Hardy, MHa Juie Harrison, Mr. WWiaim Heinemnau, Mr. Hery James, Dr. George Macdonald, Profenior G. Murruy, Mr. Claude Phillips ...

... R, DMWS ilt vairs OF late the public has had no cause to complain of neglect from its favourites. Thomas Hardy, George Mer edith, Rider Haggard, and J. M. Barrie, within the past few months have in turn captured the reading ,Aoild; and now, while the ...

... that thaewhole subject shall have his attention. 'Yesterlay a deputation from the Utsited Kingdom Alliance, gearted by Mr. Thomas Hardy, of Fenton, ?? upon Mr. Ilersrsrso, at the central offices in Stafford, for the purpose of obtaining his views. In reply ...