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Excerpt from Henry Irving
The Chronological History gives a complete record of the life of Irving. This, together with the list of parts acted by him (the first portion of which was furnished to me direct by Irving himself in 1883) shows at a glance the salient points in his long career, and gives some idea of the enormous amount of work which he accomplished. For some of the information concerning Irving in America which is contained in the Chronological History, I am indebted to my friend, William Winter, the doyen of American critics. I also reprint Mr. Winter's Appreciation, which appeared in The New York Tribune. The portrait of Sir Henry in private life is from his favourite photograph, taken by Messrs. Window and Grove. The reproduction of part of the original proof, with the additions in Sir Henry's own handwriting, speaks for itself. Finally, I have to thank Mr. Clement Shorter for his ready kindness in giving me permission to print Mr. C. A. Buchel's excellent portraits of Sir Henry as Dante and Becket.
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