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of Wales-Her Royal Highness at Strawberry Hill-An intimacy springs up between the Princess and Mary Berry-The Battle of Vimiera-The Hon. Caroline Howe-Lady Charlotte CampbellMary Berry's edition of the letters of Madame du Deffand-The Rev. Sydney Smith-The Rev. G. O. Cambridge-Lord Carlisle— Lord Dudley-The Hon. Mrs. Damer-Mary Berry at Wimpole, Christmas 1811-Agnes Berry to Mary Berry-Lady Charlotte Campbell's letters-The assassination of Spencer Percival-The grief of the Princess of Wales-The Battle of Salamanca-The Princess of Wales visits the Berrys at Tunbridge Wells, August 1812 -Little Strawberry Hill leased to Alderman Wood-The Berrys in London, 1812-1815-Mary Berry goes to Paris in 1816 to stay with the Hardwickes-Sir Charles and Lady Stuart-Her correspondence with her sister-John William Ward-Lord Rosebery— The Greffulhes-Sir Robert Wilson's trial-Admiral Linois and General Boyer-Mdlle. George-Talma-The Duke of Wellington -Mdlle. Duchenois-The Duc de Richelieu-Pozzo di BorgoTalleyrand-Mdlle. Mars-French society-Henry Luttrell-A letter from Maria Edgeworth-Letters from Mary to Agnes Berry. 286

SECTION VII

THE LATER LIFE OF THE BERRYS (1817-1852) The Berrys at Genoa-Society in that town-The Duke of DevonshireLord John Russell-The letters of Lady Russell-The death of Lady Glenbervie-The death of Robert Berry-Mrs. Damer's tribute to him-The death of Madame de Staël-Lucca BathsProfessor Playfair-Lady Carlisle-The death of Princess Charlotte -Lady Charlotte Campbell's second marriage-John WhishawThe publication of The Life and Letters of Rachel, Lady RussellThe Countess of Albany-Lady Hardwicke-Lord Colchester-The Berrys' movements, 1822-5-They move to Curzon Street-Mary Berry begins to prepare her edition of the correspondence of Horace Walpole-Lady Charlotte Lindsay-The Comparative View of Social Life in France and England-The death of Mrs. DamerLord Dover-The Reform Bill-"The quiet of gunpowder". Macaulay-Richard Westmacott, R.A.-English art in 1834Charades-The Berrys at Paris in 1834-Harriet, Lady Granville -William Beckford's Italy, with Sketches of Spain and PortugalBuckingham Palace-The Duke of Sutherland-The resignation of Sir Robert Peel, 1835-Lord Melbourne again becomes Prime Minister-Lord Jeffrey-Lord Carlisle on Jesse's George Selwyn and his Contemporaries-Sarah Austin-Madame Récamier-The Duchesse de Praslin-Chateaubriand-Stratford Canning-The state of Europe in 1848-Kate Perry-Dean Milman-RuskinLast years-Death of Agnes Berry-Death of Mary BerryEpitaph.

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ILLUSTRATIONS

MARY BERRY AND AGNES BERRY. From miniatures by George Engleheart in the Pierpont Morgan Collection. From a photograph lent by Dr. Williamson .

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JOHN WILLIAM WARD, FIRST EARL OF DUDLEY. From a contemporary sketch by E. Berens

HORACE WALPOLE. From an engraving by T. Evans after Lawrence
THE HONBLE. MRS. DAMER. From an engraving by Hopwood after a
bainting by G. C..

LADY SARAH LENNOX. From a painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds
EDWARD JERNINGHAM. From an engraving by F. Thomson after
Shee. From the Collection of John Lane.

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LADY DUNCANNON. From an engraving by Mackenzie after Walker in the Collection of A. M. Broadley, Esq.

LADY CHARLOTTE Campbell. From an engraving by G. Wilkin after Hoppner.

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MRS. CLIVE'S HOUSE AT TWICKENHAM. (CLIVEDEN OR LITTLE
STRAWBERRY HILL.) From an engraving in the Collection of A.
M. Broadley, Esq., by H. S. Storer, from the original drawing by
the same artist.

ORIGINAL DRAWING FOR MRS. DAMER'S BOOKPLATE BY AGNES
BERRY. Reproduced by kind permission of Mr. Tregaskis

JOHN PLAYFAIR, F.R.S. From an engraving by R. Cooper after
Raeburn. From the Collection of John Lane.

MARY BERRY. From the Collection of A. M. Broadley, Esq.
MADAME DE STAËL

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THE SIXTH Duke of DevonSHIRE. From an engraving by Edward
Scriven after G. Hayter
MARY BERRY. From a contemporary engraving in the "Town and
Country Magazine" in the Collection of A. M. Broadley, Esq.
SAMUEL ROgers. From an engraving by C. W. Sherborn after
Hoppner in the Collection of A. M. Broadley, Esq. .

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THE DOWAGER MARCHIONESS OF DONEGAL. From an engraving by
Mackenzie after Craig in the Collection of A. M. Broadley, Esq.
PHILIP, EARL of HardwickE. From an engraving in the Collection
of A. M. Broadley, Esq. .

MLLE. MARS. From the Collection of A. M. Broadley, Esq.

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MLLE. GEORGES IN THE PART OF PHÈDRE. From an engraving by
Leroy after Libourd in the Collection of A. M. Broadley, Esq.
TALLEYRAND.

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LORD JEFFREY. From an engraving after W. H. Lizars. From the
Collection of John Lane
RICHARD WESTMACOTT. From an engraving by Thomson after J.
Derby. From the Collection of John Lane

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MRS. SARAH AUSTIN. From a drawing on stone by Weld Taylor after
H. P. Briggs, R.A.

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MARY BERRY AT THE AGE OF 86. From the Collection of A. M.
Broadley, Esq.

LETTER FROM MARY BERRY TO CHARLES DRUMMOND. From the
Original in the Collection of A. M. Broadley, Esq. .

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PETERSHAM CHURCH. From a contemporary water-colour drawing in the Collection of A. M. Broadley, Esq.

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THE BERRY PAPERS

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