A book is a portion of the eternal mind caught in its progress through the world stamped in an instant, and preserved for eternity.--_Lord Houghton_ (1809-1885) THE AUTHOR is indebted to the _Atlantic Monthly_ for permission to reprint as the first chapter of this volume an essay which originally appeared in that magazine; to the _Christian Science Monitor_ for permission to use, in quite different form, certain material which has been drawn upon in literary editorials written by him for its columns; to Alban Dobson, _Esq._, G. Bernard Shaw, _Esq._, Henry James, _Esq._, _Mrs._ Anne Cobden-Sanderson, and others, for permission to print personal letters and photographs.…
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