"The greatest book in the world" -- The ghosts of Gough square -- Shakespeare and the "Old Vic" -- Dialogue between father and son -- "Change cars at Paoli" -- A royal book-collector -- A "divine" and his works -- London in the eighteen-eighties -- Are comparisons odious? -- Colored-plate books -- Sporting-books -- Skinner street news -- The greatest little book in the world -- The last of his race.