Thomas Constable
Published: 2015-07-21
Total Pages: 538
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Excerpt from Archibald Constable and His Literary Correspondents, Vol. 3 of 3: A Memorial by His Son Mr. Lockhart and the Messrs. Ballantyne - Archibald Constable - The Minstrelsy - Sir Tristrem - Lay of the Last Minstrel - Original Memoirs - Sir Ralph Sadler - Marmion - Review in "The Edinburgh" - Memoirs of Captain Carleton and Robert Carey, Earl of Monmouth - Queenhoo-Hall - Jonathan Swift - Breach with Constable and Co. - Edinburgh Annual Register - John Ballantyne and Co. in 1813, and Examination of their Affairs by Mr. Constable - Application to the Duke of Buccleuch, and his assent - Arrangement with London Bankers - The Quarterly Review - Lottery Ticket - Letters from Messrs. John and James Ballantyne. Sir Arthur Helps, in his Life of Las Casas, has declared it to be "a fearful consideration, that biographers and the people they write about may some day be brought into each others presence." Deeply feeling, as I do, the force of this suggestion, it cannot fail to aid my sense of duty in elaborating this most important section of my filial task. Mr. Lockhart's Memoir of Sir Walter Scott presents a striking biographic instance of consummate skill, while his subject, in breadth and variety of literary interest, transcends all others, certainly for this generation, and perhaps for those that are to come; but although offering a model of excellence hardly to be equalled, it also affords a warning beacon to humble followers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.