MEMOIR OF FLEEMING JENKIN
| CHAPTER I | |
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The Jenkins of Stowting—Fleeming’s grandfather—Mrs.Buckner’s fortune—Fleeming’s father; goesto sea; at St. Helena; meets King Tom; servicein the West Indies; end of his career—The Campbell-Jacksons—Fleeming’smother—Fleeming’suncle John | [165] |
| CHAPTER II 1833-1851 | |
Birth and childhood—Edinburgh—Frankfort-on-the-Main—Paris—TheRevolution of 1848—The Insurrection—Flightto Italy—Sympathy withItaly—The insurrection in Genoa—A student inGenoa—The lad and his mother | [184] |
| CHAPTER III 1851-1858 | |
Return to England—Fleeming at Fairbairn’s—Experiencein a strike—Dr. Bell and Greek architecture—TheGaskells—Fleeming at Greenwich—TheAustins—Fleeming and the Austins—Hisengagement—Fleeming and Sir W. Thomson | [203] |
| CHAPTER IV 1859-1868 | |
Fleeming’s marriage—His married life—Professionaldifficulties—Life at Claygate—Illness of Mrs. F.Jenkin—and of Fleeming—Appointment to theChair at Edinburgh | [220] |
| CHAPTER V | |
Notes of Telegraph Voyages, 1858-1873 | [231] |
| CHAPTER VI 1869-1885 | |
Edinburgh—Colleagues—Farrago vitæ—I. The familycircle—Fleeming and his sons—Highland life—Thecruise of the steam-launch—Summer in Styria—Rusticmanners—II. The Drama—Privatetheatricals—III. Sanitary associations—Thephonograph—IV. Fleeming’s acquaintance witha student—His late maturity of mind—Religionand morality—His love of heroism—Taste inliterature—V. His talk—His late popularity—Letterfrom M. Trélat | [260] |
| CHAPTER VII 1875-1885 | |
Mrs. Jenkin’s illness—Captain Jenkin—The goldenwedding—Death of Uncle John—Death of Mr.and Mrs. Austin—Illness and death of the Captain—Deathof Mrs. Jenkin—Effect on Fleeming—Telpherage—Theend | [293] |