Part 52 (1/2)

THE STORY OF

MY LIFE

BY

AUGUSTUS J. C. HARE

AUTHOR OF ”MEMORIALS OF A QUIET LIFE,”

”THE STORY OF TWO n.o.bLE LIVES,”

ETC. ETC.

VOLUME III

LONDON GEORGE ALLEN, 156, CHARING CROSS ROAD

1896

[_All rights reserved_]

_Printed by_ BALLANTYNE, HANSON & CO.

_At the Ballantyne Press_

CONTENTS

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ENGLISH PLEASURES AND ROMAN TRIALS 1 LAST YEARS OF ESMERALDA 233 THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CONSPIRACY 273 LAST YEARS WITH THE MOTHER 314 INDEX TO VOLS. I., II. AND III. 421

LIST OF ILl.u.s.tRATIONS

VOL. III

ANNE F. M. L. HARE. _From Swinton._ (_Photogravure_) _Frontispiece_

PAGE THE CORONATION CHAIR, WESTMINSTER 4 BAMBOROUGH CASTLE 9 THE SUNDIAL GARDEN, FORD 12 THE FOUNTAIN, FORD 13 FORD CASTLE, THE TERRACE 28 ELIZABETH, LADY STUART DE ROTHESAY. _From a miniature_ _by Miss A. Dixon._ (_Photogravure_) _To face_ 32 THE Pa.s.s OF BRACCO 52 AT PORTO VENERE 53 LA SPINA, PISA 62 CONTADINA, VALLEY OF THE SACCO 99 THE BRIDGE OF AUGUSTUS, NARNI 101 THE MEDI?VAL BRIDGE, NARNI 102 VIEW FROM THE BOBOLI GARDENS, FLORENCE 104 HOLMHURST, FROM THE GARDEN 108 LADY AUGUSTA STANLEY. (_Photogravure_) _To face_ 110 ALTON BARNES CHURCH 111 BODRYDDAN 124 S. REMY 137 FROM MAISON S. FRAN?OIS, CANNES 138 BOCCA WOOD, CANNES 140 MAISON S. FRAN?OIS, CANNES 141 MARIA HARE. (_Line engraving_) _To face_ 142 CAGNES 145 ANTIBES 147 LE PUY 150 ROYAT 151 IN THE DEAN'S GARDEN, CANTERBURY 156 ARTHUR PENRHYN STANLEY, DEAN OF WESTMINSTER. (_Photogravure_) _To face_ 158 COURTYARD, DEANERY, WESTMINSTER 160 PALACE GARDEN, PETERBOROUGH 163 FONTAINES 184 ARC DE S. CESAIRE, ALISCAMPS, ARLES 185 AT SAVONA 186 SESTRI 189 CASTLE OF ESTE 227 PETRARCH'S TOMB, ARQUA 230 TOMB OF THE COUNT OF CASTELBARCO, VERONA 231 ESMERALDA'S GRAVE 271 MARY STANLEY. (_Photogravure_) _To face_ 282 JOIGNY 316 PORTE D'ARROUX, AUTUN 321 FORD CASTLE, THE LIBRARY 325 BAR-LE-DUC 334 BRIDGE OF BAR-LE-DUC 335 MANTUA 337 VICENZA 339 VICENZA FROM MONTE BERICO 340 THE PRATO DELLA VALLE, PADUA 341 SIENA 342 S. GEMIGNANO 343 THE H?TEL DE LONDRES DURING THE FLOOD 349 S. ANTONIO, PISA, DURING THE FLOOD 355 VIEW FROM THE VIA GREGORIANA 361 NEMI 369 TIVOLI 371 BRACCIANO 375 GRAVE OF AUGUSTUS W. HARE, ROME 377 FROM THE LOGGIA DEI LANZI 379 PIAZZA S. DOMENICO, BOLOGNA 381 CLUNY 384 CLOISTER OF FONTENAY 385 ST. MARTIN'S, CANTERBURY 394 HENRY ALFORD, DEAN OF CANTERBURY. (_Photogravure_) _To face_ 394 THE CHURCH LANE, HURSTMONCEAUX 410

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