THE LIFE OF THE RT. HON.
Reading edition
SIR CHARLES W. DILKE
BART., M.P.
BEGUN BY STEPHEN GWYNN, M.P.
COMPLETED AND EDITED BY
GERTRUDE M. TUCKWELL
LITERARY EXECUTRIX OF SIR CHARLES DILKE
WITH PORTRAITS AND ILLUSTRATIONS
IN TWO VOLUMES
VOL. II.
CONTENTS OF VOL. II.
CHAPTER
XXXIV. HOME AFFAIRS (OCTOBER, 1883, TO DECEMBER, 1884)
XXXV. EGYPT (1884)
XXXVI. FRANCHISE AND REDISTRIBUTION (JULY TO DECEMBER, 1884)
XXXVII. FOREIGN AFFAIRS IN 1884
XXXVIII. DIVIDED COUNSELS (JANUARY AND FEBRUARY, 1885)
XXXIX. THE FALL OF KHARTOUM AND THE PENJDEH INCIDENT
XL. REDISTRIBUTION: COERCION AND DEVOLUTION (1885)
XLI. FALL OF ADMINISTRATION (JUNE TO JULY, 1885)
XLII. OUT OF OFFICE (JULY, 1885)
XLIII. THE TURNING-POINT (JULY, 1885, TO JULY, 1886)
XLIV. THE RADICAL PROGRAMME VERSUS HOME RULE (JULY TO DECEMBER, 1885)
XLV. BEGINNING OF THE HOME RULE SPLIT (DECEMBER, 1885, TO FEBRUARY, 1886)
XLVI. THE FIRST HOME RULE BILL (FEBRUARY TO JULY, 1886)
XLVII. LADY DILKE—76, SLOANE STREET
XLVIII. FOREIGN POLICY
XLIX. PUBLIC LIFE AND RETURN TO PARLIAMENT (1886-1894)
L. INDIA AND FRANCE—RHODES AND BISMARCK (1886-1892)
LI. PERSONAL LIFE—IN OPPOSITION (1895-1904)
LII. LABOUR (1870-1911)
LIII. WORK FOR NATIVE RACES (1870-1911)
LIV. THE BRITISH ARMY
LV. IMPERIAL DEFENCE
LVI. ARMY AND NAVY IN PARLIAMENT
LVII. DEATH OF LADY DILKE—PARLIAMENT OF 1905
LVIII. FOREIGN AFFAIRS (1890-1910)
LIX. THE LAST YEARS
LX. LITERARY WORK AND INTERESTS
LXI. TABLE TALK
INDEX
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS TO VOL. II
SIR CHARLES W. DILKE IN THE YEAR 1908 From a drawing by W. Strang.
MRS. MARK PATTISON From a photograph taken about 1878.
SIR THOMAS WENTWORTH, 1ST BARON WENTWORTH (DIED MARCH 3RD, 1550-51) From a painting ascribed to Theodore Bernardi.
BISMARCK From a photograph given by him to Sir Charles W. Dilke.
SIR CHARLES W. DILKE ROWING From a photograph reproduced by permission of the Daily Mirror.
DOCKETT EDDY From photographs.
PYRFORD ROUGH From photographs.
LADY DILKE IN THE YEAR 1903 From a photograph by Thomson.