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| I. | BIRTH, PARENTAGE AND FAMILY | [1] |
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| II. | LIFE IN A DOCKYARD—FRIENDS, FAVOURITES AND RETAINERS | [15] |
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| III. | MY FIRST PLAY—MARRIAGE OF THE DUKE OF CLARENCE—DEPARTURE FOR SHEERNESS | [25] |
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| IV. | EARLY DRAMATIC RECOLLECTIONS—RESIDENCE AT HAMPTON COURT | [33] |
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| V. | LIFE AT HAMPTON COURT | [41] |
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| VI. | OUR EXTRA HOMES | [51] |
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| VII. | MY GRANDMOTHER’S MAID | [64] |
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| VIII. | OUR HOUSEHOLD | [73] |
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| IX. | BRIGHTON—SCHOOLDAYS | [80] |
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| X. | VISITS IN CUMBERLAND AND LEICESTERSHIRE—ACCESSION OF WILLIAM IV. | [92] |
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| XI. | FIRST CONTINENTAL TRAVELS—TURIN AND GENOA | [103] |
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| XII. | SUMMER AT THE BATHS OF LUCCA | [115] |
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| XIII. | SHORT SOJOURN IN FLORENCE | [125] |
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| XIV. | SUMMER AT NAPLES | [134] |
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| XV. | PISA AND FLORENCE | [145] |
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| XVI. | RETURN TO ENGLAND—ACCESSION OF QUEEN VICTORIA—HER CORONATION | [158] |
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| XVII. | MILLARD’S HILL—TENBY—CHARLES YOUNG AND A COURT BALL | [163] |
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| XVIII. | 1844. TRIP TO THE CHANNEL ISLANDS | [170] |
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| XIX. | WHITTLEBURY | [179] |
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| XX. | MUNICH—SECOND VISIT TO ITALY | [187] |
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| XXI. | ARRIVAL IN ROME, 1846—OCTOBER FESTIVALS AND “POSSESSO” | [194] |
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| XXII. | SUMMER OF 1847—FLORENCE, VILLA CAREGGI | [201] |
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| XXIII. | RESIDENCE IN FLORENCE—CHARLES LEVER—REVOLUTION, AND THE BROWNINGS | [210] |
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| XXIV. | LAST DAYS AT FLORENCE—RETURN TO ENGLAND—MILLARD’S HILL, LONDON, 1848 | [221] |
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| XXV. | ROCKINGHAM CASTLE—CHARLES DICKENS | [229] |
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| XXVI. | PROTECTIONIST PARTY AT BURGHLEY | [244] |
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| XXVII. | ALTHORP | [253] |