[1] See page 212.
Contents
| [CHAPTER I] | PAGES |
Anthony Bek, Bishop of Durham—The Papal Legate and the OxfordClergy—Henry III. and the Earl of Leicester—Prince Henry—TheAuthor of Philobiblon—Edward III.—Thomas Hatfield—HenryVIII.—Cuthbert Tunstall—Cranmer at Durham House—AnneBoleyn—Henry VIII. and Anne of Cleves feast at Durham House—Dudley,Duke of Northumberland—Lady Jane Grey—Queen Mary—QueenElizabeth—Philip Sidney—Sir Walter Raleigh—ElizabethThrogmorton—Glanville v. Courtney—Thomas Egerton—Fire atDurham House—Raleigh and his Pipe | [1]-20 |
| [CHAPTER II] | |
The New Exchange—The Earl of Salisbury proprietor—Opened byJames I.—Popular Allusions—The First Edition of Othello publishedHere—Samuel Pepys a Frequent Visitor—Henry Herringman—Otway—Etherege—Wycherley—Dryden—Addison—Durham House Decay—Acquired by the Earl of Pembroke—Various PublicOffices in Durham Yard—Charles II. helps to extinguish a FireHere—Archbishop Le Tellier—Godfrey Kneller—David Garrick,wine merchant—Dr Johnson—Voltaire—Murder in the NewExchange | [21]-48 |
| [CHAPTER III] | |
The Romantic Story of the White Milliner, otherwise the Beautiful FrancesJennings, Duchess of Tyrconnel—Her Youthful Escapade—HerConnection with the New Exchange the subject of a Play by DouglasJerrold—Its Failure and the Author's Disappointment—"Nan"Clarges, afterwards Duchess of Albemarle, sells Wash-balls in theNew Exchange—Her Burial in Westminster Abbey—Sir WilliamRead, the Quack, cures "Wry Necks" in Durham Yard—Demolitionof the New Exchange—A Noted Book-shop—Ambassadorsreside Here | [49]-74 |
| [CHAPTER IV] | |
Enter the Brothers Adam—Their Marvellous Transformation of the Ruinsof Durham House and Yard into the Present Adelphi—The Magnitudeof the Project—Opposition of the City—Defeated by SpecialAct of Parliament—The Adelphi Buildings only completed by Aidof a Lottery—The Adams explain their Position—Robert Adam:His History—His Death—James Adam—Some Poor Wit, includinWalpole's, at the Expense of the Architects | [75]-99 |
| [CHAPTER V] | |
The Society of Arts—Its Foundation—Its Removal to the Adelphi in1774—James Barry and his Famous Paintings—Visited in John Streetby Burke and Johnson—The Latter's opinion of his Genius—Descriptionof his Pictures for the Society—The Work of the Society—"Spot"Ward, the Inventor of "Friar's Balsam"—Johnson speaksin the Great Room—Forsaken by his "Flowers of Oratory" | [100]-122 |
| [CHAPTER VI] | |
David Garrick—His Residence in the Adelphi—Founds the Drury LaneFund—His Last Appearance on the Stage—Honoured by Parliament—TheFriendship of Mr and Mrs Garrick for Hannah More—TheirCorrespondence—Garrick helps the Production of Percy—Presentshis Buckles to Hannah More—The Production of Percy—Garrick'sPrologue gives Offence—Garrick brings Hannah More's Dinner fromthe Adelphi to the "Turk's Head"—The Literary Club—His LastIllness and Death | [123]-144 |
| [CHAPTER VII] | |
Garrick's Funeral from the Adelphi—Johnson's Opinion of Garrick: "ALiberal Man"—His Death "Eclipsed the Gaiety of Nations"—TophamBeauclerk and Johnson—Mrs Garrick's famous DinnerParty—Johnson and other Celebrities Present—Described by HannahMore and Boswell—Johnson's Morning Visit to Adelphi Terrace—HannahMore's Life Here—Another Dinner Party—Death of MrsGarrick—Shakespeare's Gloves sent to Mrs Siddons from theAdelphi—Goldsmith writes from a Sponging-House to Garrick inthe Adelphi—Becket, the Bookseller | [145]-171 |
| [CHAPTER VIII] | |
The celebrated Quack, Dr Graham—His Temple of Health in theAdelphi—Satirised by Colman and Bannister—"Vestina, the RosyGoddess of Health"—Emma Lyon, Lady Hamilton—Osborn's Hotel—TheKing and Queen of the Sandwich Islands—Their Death in theAdelphi—Isaac d'Israeli—The Earl of Beaconsfield—Thomas Hill,the Original of Paul Pry—Thomas Hood and Charles Dickens—DavidCopperfield and Pickwick—Ivy Lane—The Fox-under-the-Hill—TheAdelphi "Dark Arches" | [172]-191 |
| [CHAPTER IX] | |
The First Bankers—Middleton & Campbell, predecessors of Coutts & Co.,"at The Three Crowns in the Strand"—Patrick and John Coutts—Patrickand Thomas Coutts in London—Death of James Coutts—EnterThomas Coutts—Letter by Him—His Stern Character—Marriedto Harriot Mellon—Susan Starkie and "The Three Graces"—SirFrancis Burdett—Angela Georgina Burdett—The Duchess ofSt Albans—Anecdotes of Thomas Coutts—His Personal Appearance—Interiorof the Bank—The Chinese Wall-Paper—The AdelphiChapel—Illustrious Customers of Messrs Coutts—Partners in theFirm—The Wills of Thomas Coutts and the Duchess of St Albans—TheSavage Club—Thomas Hardy—E.L. Blanchard | [192]-217 |
| [CHAPTER X] | |
York House—Francis Bacon—The Great Seal taken from Him—LordKeeper Egerton—The Duke of Buckingham, King James' "Steenie"—Magnificenceof his Entertainments—Contemporary Descriptions—BishopGoodman's Praise—The Second Duke—Dryden's Revenge—The"Superstitious Pictures" of York House—Buckingham's Marriage—Spanish,Russian, and French Ambassadors Here—Visits by Pepysand Evelyn—Duke of Buckingham sells York House—His CuriousCondition of Sale—The Duke's Litany | [218]-234 |
| [CHAPTER XI] | |
The York Water-Gate—Inigo Jones' Beautiful Work—Built for the Dukeof Buckingham—The Proposal for its Removal—Satires on theSubject—The Gate Neglected—Its Restoration—The Water Tower—TheWest-end supplied with Water from Here—The SteamEngine—Samuel Pepys resides in Buckingham Street—WilliamEtty and Clarkson Stanfield—Peter the Great Lodges Here—HisLove of Strong Drink—The Witty Earl of Dorset—David Hume andJean Jacques Rousseau—Moore writes to his Publisher Here—TheFather of Modern Geology—A Great Actor dies Here—The Originalof Smollett's Hugh Strap—David Copperfield's Chambers—Evelynlives in Villiers Street—Sir Richard Steele—Zara acted Here—MrsCibber—Misstatement by "Anthony Pasquin" | [235]-248 |
| [CHAPTER XII] | |
The Strand in 1353—St Mary Rounceval—Northampton House—Earl ofSurrey, the Poet—Suffolk House—Suckling's Ballade upon aWedding—Algernon Percy, Earl of Northumberland—The Restorationplanned at Northumberland House—Lady Elizabeth Percy—HerRomantic Marriages—Murder of "Tom of Ten Thousand"—The"Proud" Duke of Somerset—Edwin and Angelina—Goldsmith atNorthumberland House—Fire Here—Dr Percy's Library saved—TheFamous Lion—Demolition of the House—The Duke's Lament—NorthumberlandAvenue—Craven Street—Benjamin Franklin—SirJoshua Reynolds—Heinrich Heine—The Author of RejecteAddresses—J.S. Clarke | [249]-272 |
| [APPENDIX] | |
| Samuel Pepys and the Adelphi | [273]-284 |
| Hannah More and Garrick's Funeral | [284]-285 |
| [INDEX] | [286]-294 |
List of Illustrations
[The Terrace, York Buildings, Adelphi] Frontispiece
[The Adelphi (Durham Yard and the New Exchange) and Charing Cross in 1755]
[Durham House. Salisbury House. Worcester House]
[The New Exchange, Strand]
["The Buildings called the Adelphi," 1777]
[The Society of Arts, John Street, Adelphi]
[Garrick's House, 5 Adelphi Terrace]
[Adam Street, Adelphi]
[Adelphi Terrace in Garrick's Time]
[The Thames, from the Water Works, York Buildings, Adelphi]
[York Stairs and the Water Tower]
[The Society of Arts distributing its Awards]
[The Strand Entrance to Durham Yard]
[Ivy Lane, Strand (the boundary of the Duchy of Lancaster and the City of Westminster)]
[Entrance to the Adelphi Arches]
[The Fox-under-the-Hill]
[York House, York Stairs, and Durham House]
[York Stairs and Water Works]
[Pepys' Library, Buckingham Street, Adelphi]
[St Mary Rounceval, the Original Site of Northumberland House]
[Suffolk (subsequently Northumberland) House]
T[he Strand Front of Northumberland House in 1752]
[Northumberland House, from the Gardens]
[The Ball-room, Northumberland House]
[The Drawing-room, Northumberland House]
[Charing Cross, before the building of Northumberland Avenue]
[The Lion, Northumberland House]
AN ADAM DOOR.
The Literary History of the Adelphi and its Neighbourhood