| A Sketch of Mr Burden—from memory | [Frontispiece] |
| Mr Burden’s Nephew, Hildebrand Worthing, whose inheritance of gentle blood sadly unfitted him for a commercial life | To face page | [7] |
| Mrs Burden at the age of forty-three. From a miniature | ” ” | [12] |
| Spiritual anxiety of Mr Legros. An impression from the pencil of a friend and pastor, whose house he would frequent for the solution of doctrinal doubts | ” ” | [15] |
| Mrs Burden. An interpretation by Miss McKee, long a governess in the family | ” ” | [16] |
| Cosmo Burden. From the only photograph which adequately renders the restrained but permanent sadness of his features | ” ” | [23] |
| Mr Capes. (A chance study made for the publishers of “Rural England.” No other portrait was obtainable) | ” ” | [34] |
| Mr Harbury | ” ” | [42] |
| Mr Ashington, from a portrait—(under his country name of Mr Curlew)—in “Hosts and Hostesses of Rutlandshire” | ” ” | [53] |
| Lord George Hampton, Pioneer and Explorer, of whom mention is made on page [60]. (From a sketch very kindly communicated by the artist, his sister, Lady Oona Hampton) | ” ” | [55] |
| Captain Ronald. (By the kind permission of the Author and Publisher of “Rulers of Men”) | ” ” | [60] |
| A “Moro-Kanu,” or member of the upper class of the Yaba. This class possesses most of the land, and obtains all the political direction of the Delta. Indeed it is from their domination of a closely aristocratic policy that the principal hopes of an imperial education of that province depend | ” ” | [62] |
| Lord Lambeth (Mr Barnett). From the portrait by Sir Henry Moseley, R.A., K.V.O. | ” ” | [67] |
| The Editor of “The Doctrinaire.” (As he appeared reading his paper—“Causes of our success in South Africa,” to the Royal Society) | ” ” | [95] |
| Lord Benthorpe preventing the disruption of the Empire | ” ” | [116] |
| Mrs Warner’s retreating figure | ” ” | [149] |
| Lord Benthorpe recognising the importance of business men to the Empire | ” ” | [151] |
| The Smile | ” ” | [158] |
| The Bishop of Shoreham (the Honourable the Rev. Peregrine Mauclerc) sitting as an assessor at the trial of Canon Cone for heresy, piracy, conspiracy and schism. An excellent likeness, which we take from the “Cone Trial Illustrated Supplement” of “Christian Soldiers” | ” ” | [169] |
| Mr Burden offering to subscribe whatever may be necessary | ” ” | [181] |
| The Rev. Charles Gapworthy, B.A. (From a block very kindly lent by “The St Lazarus Hys Hostel Magazine: a Review of Social Progress”) | ” ” | [183] |
| Canon Cone in repose, discussing matters unconnected with dogma at the Duchess of Lavington’s. (A sketch purchased from her Grace’s secretary at the time, now door-keeper at the Variety, Bismark, P.A., U.S.A.) | ” ” | [184] |
| Canon Cone delivering his chivalrous attack upon the Incarnation. (A thumbnail sketch taken by the reporter of “Christendom,” and called by him, “Canon Cone in Action”) | ” ” | [184] |
| Dr Mohl. From the oil painting presented to the University of Dorpott by His Majesty William II., Emperor and King | ” ” | [187] |
| Baron Bloch. (From a photograph by M. M. Ballaru et Cie, 147 bis, Rue St Loup. Les Clichés sont la propriété exclusive de la Maison) | ” ” | [188] |
| Major Pondo. (An extract from the picture of the reception at Barnett House. By the courtesy of the proprietors of “Social Sketches,” a weekly magazine) | ” ” | [192] |
| “Competition, sir! competition!” | ” ” | [199] |
| Mr Barnett thoroughly at home | ” ” | [211] |
| The Porter of the M’Korio Delta Development Co. (From a group) | ” ” | [221] |
| “And then the band played” | ” ” | [250] |
| The Three Doctors | ” ” | [258] |
| The unexpected Appearance of Mr Burden | ” ” | [268] |
| Mr Burden in his last unfortunate fit of passion. (From a sketch very kindly provided by Mr Harbury) | ” ” | [297] |
| The serious indisposition of Mr Burden in the train | ” ” | [302] |