John Patrick, Third Marquess of Bute, K.T. (1847-1900), a Memoir
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- John, third Marquess of Bute, with his Mother aet 9 from a picture at Mount Stuart
- PREFACE
- JOHN PATRICK
- THIRD MARQUESS OF BUTE, K.T.
- (1847-1900)
- CHAPTER I
- EARLY LIFE 1847-1861
- The Marquess of Bute æt 2 from a drawing by R. T. Ross at Cardiff Castle
- CHAPTER II
- HARROW AND CHRIST CHURCH 1862-1866
- THE MARQUESS OF BUTE, ÆT. 17.
- CHAPTER III
- RELIGIOUS INQUIRIES—RECEPTION POSTPONED—COMING OF AGE 1867, 1868
- THE COMMUNION OF ST. MARGARET, QUEEN OF SCOTLAND
- CARDIFF CASTLE.
- CHAPTER IV
- DANESFIELD—RECEPTION INTO CATHOLIC CHURCH 1867-1869
- CHAPTER V
- THE WESTERN MAIL—ROME AND THE COUNCIL—RETURN TO MOUNTSTUART 1869-1871
- CHAPTER VI
- MARRIAGE—HOME AND FAMILY LIFE—VISIT TO MAJORCA 1871-1874
- CHAPTER VII
- WINE-GROWING—LITERARY WORK—THE SCOTTISH REVIEW 1875-1886
- CASTELL COCH, GLAMORGAN
- THE GREAT HALL, MOUNTSTUART
- CHAPTER VIII
- LITERARY WORK (CONTINUED) 1886, 1887
- FALKLAND PALACE.
- CHAPTER IX
- FOREIGN TRAVEL—ST. JOHN'S LODGE—MAYOR OF CARDIFF 1888-1891
- FACSIMILE LETTER FROM THE MARQUESS OF BUTE TO MISS SKENE
- The Marquess of Bute, Mayor of Cardiff, 1890-1891
- CHAPTER X
- FREEDOM OF GLASGOW—BENEFACTIONS TO WALES— LORD RECTOR OF ST. ANDREWS 1891-1894
- CHAPTER XI
- NOTES AND ANECDOTES—SECOND RECTORSHIP OF ST. ANDREWS— PROVOST OF ROTHESAY 1894-1897
- The Marquess of Bute, Lord Rector of St. Andrews University, 1892-1897
- CHAPTER XII
- PLUSCARDEN—BUTE AS ARCHITECT—PSYCHICAL INTERESTS—CONCLUSION 1898-1900
- PLUSCARDEN PRIORY.
- APPENDIX I (p. 2)
- ENGLISH PRIZE POEM
- APPENDIX II (p. 51)
- HYMN ON ST. MAGNUS
- APPENDIX III (p. 51)
- "OUR LADY OF THE SNOWS"
- APPENDIX IV (p. 211)
- A PROVOST'S PRAYER
- APPENDIX V (p. 220)
- RECOLLECTIONS BY SIR R. ROWAND ANDERSON
- APPENDIX VI (p. 225)
- OBITUARY NOTICE BY MR. F. W. H. MYERS
- APPENDIX VII
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX
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