"In these two volumes, which may be considered as supplementary to my Notes from a diary, I have collected some biographical papers, most of which have appeared in ... periodicals."--Advertisement, v. 1 v.1. Chesterfield as an educator. Some recollections of Oxford, 1847-1850. Senior's "Conversations." Manning and the Catholic reaction of our times. The Dilettanti society. The Club. Some recollections of the House of commons, 1858-1881.--v.2. Walter Bagehot, his life and works, 1826-1877. The life of Arthur Stanley, 1815-1881. Matthew Arnold, 1822-1888. Lord Arthur Russell, 1824-1892. Count de Hübner, 1811-1892. Henry Reeve, 1813-1895. The Duke of Argyll, 1823-1900. The Empress Frederick, 1840-1901. The Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, 1826-1902. The Earl of Kimberley, 1826-1902. Lord Acton, 1834-1902. Address to the Royal institution of Great Britain: Epitaphs