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[Illustration: book's cover]BEFORE AND AFTER WATERLOO
[Illustration: Le courier du Rhin perd tout en revenant de la foire de Leipsig. ]
BEFORE AND AFTER WATERLOO
LETTERS
FROM
EDWARD STANLEY
SOMETIME BISHOP OF NORWICH
(1802; 1814; 1816)
EDITED BY JANE H. ADEANE AND MAUD GRENFELL
LONDON
T. FISHER UNWIN
ADELPHI TERRACE MCMVII
( All rights reserved. )
ECHOES OF PAST DAYS
AT
ALDERLEY RECTORY
[Illustration: Edward Stanley D.D.
Bishop of Norwich
n. 1780 ob. 1849 ]
CONTENTS
PAGE
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF EDWARD STANLEY 9
CHAPTER I NEW FRANCE AND OLD EUROPE 25
CHAPTER II AFTER NAPOLEON'S FALL 73
CHAPTER III UNDER THE BOURBON FLAG 97
CHAPTER IV ON THE TRACK OF NAPOLEON'S ARMY 144
CHAPTER V THE LOW COUNTRIES 199
CHAPTER VI THE WATERLOO YEAR 235
CHAPTER VII AFTER WATERLOO 247
The originals of most of the letters now published are, with the drawings that illustrate them, at Llanfawr, Holyhead.
Some extracts from these letters have already appeared in the "Early Married Life of Maria Josepha, Lady Stanley," but are here inserted again by kind permission of Messrs. Longman, and complete Bishop Stanley's correspondence.
Portions of letters quoted in Dean Stanley's volume, "Edward and Catherine Stanley," have also been used with Messrs. Murray's consent.
In addition to the MSS. at Llanfawr, Lord Stanley of Alderley has kindly contributed some original letters in his possession.
J.H.A.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
"LE COURIER DU RHIN" Frontispiece
Sketch brought to England 1814 by General Scott of Thorpe, one of the detenus in France for ten years after the rupture of the Peache of Amiens, mentioned page 73.
BISHOP STANLEY To face page 2
By John Linnell. From a drawing in the possession of Canon J. Hugh Way, Henbury.
MARGARET OWEN, LADY STANLEY " 10
From a miniature in the possession of Lady Reade Carreglwyd, Anglesey.
"FLIGHT OF INTELLECT" " 17
Humorous sketch by E. Stanley.
EDWARD STANLEY, 1800 " 25
By P. Green. The original in the possession of Lord Stanley of Alderley, at Penrhos, Anglesey.
THE PRISON OF THE TEMPLE " 31
Sketch by E. Stanley, 1802.
THE GUILLOTINE AT CHALON SUR SAÔNE " 43
Sketch by E. Stanley,
LORD SHEFFIELD " 73
By Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A. From an engraving in the possession of J.H. Adeane, Lanfavar, Holyhead.
KITTY LEYCESTER, MRS. EDWARD STANLEY " 82
From a drawing by H. Edridge, A.R.A., at Alderley Park, Cheshire.
PARIS, 1814. OLD BRIDGE AND CHÂTELET " 108
E. Stanley.
PARIS, LA POMPE, NOTRE DAME " 115
E. S.
PARISIAN AMUSEMENTS " 141
E. S.
THE CATACOMBS, PARIS " 143
E. S.
LAON. HOUSES AND TOWER, 1814 " 161
E. S.
BERRY AU BAC " 164
E. S.
VERDUN. BRIDGE " 168
E. Stanley.
FRENCH DILIGENCE " 193
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