CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME. The house of Oliphant-The Oliphants of Condie-Sir Anthony's letter-The judge and the officer-The Chief-Justice's ideal— His unusual education-Revolution in Italy-At the Bar-Life in Ceylon-Diverse counsellors-Letters to his mother-Friends in India-Receiving the natives-Young ladies-Elephant-hunting THE BAR-THE EXPEDITION TO RUSSIA. Voyage to England-Letters to his father-Social life-The Exhibi- minster-A vacation ramble-Something to write about-Letters AMERICA AND CANADA. - - -The The Russian Shores of the Black Sea '-Preparations for war-] In suspense-Departure for the Crimea―Therapia—Letter to his -Sent to Circassia-"Lots of tin ". Love of theological discussion—“An independent swell "—" Did - denial-The Jesuits and the missionaries—Taking a town- Japan-Occasional gaieties-" Worse than a colony Setting up his reason"-Death of his father-Impatient merit-The weakness of the flesh-On revolution intent-In Turin-At Nice -Appointed chargé d'affaires at Yedo-Intolerable conditions— The Prince of Wales-In unknown lands-English consuls and colonists Gives up the diplomatic service-The Poles in the field-The downfall of the Poles-Schleswig-Holstein-A citizen of the world-His occupations at home-The British Association —At Greenock—“Papa” in Stirling—“A walk with the lassies” -Norman Macleod a trump-Mother and son-The Stirling burghs-A new development-A little dinner-The Owl'— Ithuriel's spear-' Piccadilly '-The wholly worldly and worldly MEMOIR OF THE LIFE OF LAURENCE OLIPHANT. CHAPTER I. HIS PARENTAGE AND CHILDHOOD. THE subject of this memoir, Laurence Oliphant, was a man so unique in himself, so entirely individual and distinct in his generation, that it is more than ordinarily unnecessary to distinguish him by the mild and modest honours of the family of Scotch country gentlemen from which he sprang. I may be permitted, however, the natural weakness of some brief notice of the race of which he has proved one of the most distinguished members, and to which I also belong, both by birth on the mother's side and by marriage. The VOL. I. A |