Before and after Waterloo - Letters from Edward Stanley, sometime Bishop of Norwich (1802; 1814; 1816)

Edward Stanley, Jane H. (Jane Henrietta) Adeane, Maud [Editor] Grenfell

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Title: Before and after Waterloo
Letters from Edward Stanley, sometime Bishop of
Norwich (1802;1814;1814)
Author: Edward Stanley
Editor: Jane H. Adeane And Maud Grenfell
Release Date: November 29, 2009 [EBook #30564]
Language: English
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BEFORE AND AFTER WATERLOO ***
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BEFORE AND AFTER WATERLOO
Le courier du Rhin perd tout en revenant de la foire de
Leipsig.
[1]
BEFORE AND AFTER
WATERLOO
LETTERS
FROM
EDWARD STANLEY
SOMETIME BISHOP OF NORWICH(1802; 1814; 1816)
EDITED BY JANE H. ADEANE AND MAUD
GRENFELL
LONDON
T. FISHER UNWIN
ADELPHI TERRACE
MCMVII
[2] (All rights reserved.) [3]
ECHOES OF PAST DAYS
AT
ALDERLEY RECTORY [4]
Edward Stanley D.D. Bishop of Norwich n. 1780 ob.
1849
[5]
CONTENTS
pag

e
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF EDWARD STAN
9
LEY
CHAPTER I
NEW FRANCE AND OLD EUROPE 25 CHAPTER II
AFTER NAPOLEON'S FALL 73
CHAPTER III
UNDER THE BOURBON FLAG 97
CHAPTER IV
ON THE TRACK OF NAPOLEON'S ARMY 144
CHAPTER V
THE LOW COUNTRIES 199
CHAPTER VI
THE WATERLOO YEAR 235
CHAPTER VII
AFTER WATERLOO 247
309
INDEX
FOOTNOTES
[6] The originals of most of the letters now published
are, with the drawings that illustrate them, at Llanfawr,
Holyhead.
Some extracts from these letters have already
appeared in the "Early Married Life of Maria Josepha,
Lady Stanley," but are here inserted again by kindpermission of Messrs. Longman, and complete Bishop
Stanley's correspondence.
Portions of letters quoted in Dean Stanley's volume,
"Edward and Catherine Stanley," have also been used
with Messrs. Murray's consent.
In addition to the MSS. at Llanfawr, Lord Stanley of
Alderley has kindly contributed some original letters in
his possession.
J.H.A.
[7]
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Click on the illustrations to view them full-size.
(note of transcriber.)
Frontispiec
"LE COURIER DU RHIN"
e
Sketch brought to England 1814 by General Sco
tt of Thorpe,
one of the detenus in France for ten years after
the rupture
of the Peache of Amiens, mentioned page 73.
To face
BISHOP STANLEY 2
page
By John Linnell. From a drawing in the possessi
on of
Canon J. Hugh Way, Henbury.
1
MARGARET OWEN, LADY STANLEY "
0 From a miniature in the possession of Lady Rea
de-Carreglwyd,
Anglesey.
1
"FLIGHT OF INTELLECT" "
7
Humorous sketch by E. Stanley.
2
EDWARD STANLEY, 1800 "
5
By P. Green. The original in the possession of L
ord Stanley
of Alderley, at Penrhos, Anglesey.
3
THE PRISON OF THE TEMPLE "
1
Sketch by E. Stanley, 1802.
THE GUILLOTINE AT CHALON-SUR-SA 4
"
ÔNE 3
Sketch by E. Stanley,
7
LORD SHEFFIELD "
3
By Sir Joshua Reynolds, P.R.A. From an engrav
ing in the
possession of J.H. Adeane, Lanfavar, Holyhead.
KITTY LEYCESTER, MRS. EDWARD ST 8
"
ANLEY 2
From a drawing by H. Edridge, A.R.A., at Alderle
y Park,
Cheshire.
1
PARIS, 1814. OLD BRIDGE AND CHÂT
" 0
ELET
8 E. Stanley.
1
PARIS, LA POMPE, NOTRE DAME " 1
5
E. S.
1
PARISIAN AMUSEMENTS " 4
1
E. S.
1
THE CATACOMBS, PARIS " 4
3
E. S.
1
LAON. HOUSES AND TOWER, 1814 " 6
1
E. S.
1
BERRY AU BAC " 6
4
E. S.
1
[8]VERDUN. BRIDGE " 6
8
E. Stanley.
1
FRENCH DILIGENCE " 9
3
E. S.
1DUTCH SHIPS " 9
9
E. S.
2
DUTCH DILIGENCE ON BOARD A BOA
" 1
T
9
E. S.
2
GOAT CARRIAGE FOR THE LITTLE KI
" 2
NG OF ROME
3
E. S.
2
DUTCH TABLE D'HOTE " 2
6
E. S.
2
OLD HOUSES, SAARDAM " 2
8
E. S.
2
PETER THE GREAT'S HOUSE, SAARD
" 3
AM
0
E. S.
2
DUTCH FISHERMEN " 3
3
E. S.
2
DUTCH CARRIAGE " 3
4 E. S.
2
CORN MILLS AT VERNON " 4
7
E. S.
2
FRENCH CABRIOLET " 6
0
E. S.
2
HOUGOUMONT " 6
3
E. S.
2
INTERIOR OF HOUGOUMONT " 6
5
E. S.
2
LA BELLE ALLIANCE " 6
7
E. S.
2
WATERLOO " 7
0
E. S.
2
GHENT. ST. NICHOLAS " 7
4
E. S.
2