The Romany Rye: a sequel to "Lavengro"

· 1881

LONDON WARD, LOCK AND CO. LIMITED WARWICK HOUSE, SALISBURY SQUARE, E.C NEW YORK AND MELBOURNE It having been frequently stated in print that the book called "Lavengro" was got up expressly against the popish agitation, in the years 1850-51, the author takes this opportunity of saying that the principal part of that book was written in the year '43, that the whole of it was completed before the termination of the year '46, and that it was in the hands of the publisher in the year '48. And here he cannot forbear observing, that it was the duty of that publisher to have rebutted a statement which he knew to be a calumny; and also to have set the public right on another point dealt with in the …

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