A Noble Rake : The Life of Charles, Fourth Lord Mohun. Being a Study in the Historical Background of Thackeray's "Henry Esmond"

PREFACE CONTENTS ILLUSTRATIONS I . LORD MOHUN ENTERS II. A CAREER BEGINS III. A YOUNG MAN ABOUT TOWN AND ELSEWHERE IV. LORD MOHUN VISITS CASTLEWOOD V. A DUEL IN LEICESTER FIELDS VI. THE DEATH OF LORD CASTLEWOOD VII. COLONEL AND BRIGADIER VIII. MAN OF TON IX. STATESMAN X. TWO DUELS IN A NOVEL XI. LAWSUITS XII. A QUARREL AND A CHALLENGE XIII. THE LAST DUEL XIV. FACT AND FICTION APPENDICES APPENDICES A. ADELAIDE DUCHESS OF SHREWSBURY APPENDICES B. LIEUTENANT GENERAL GEORGE MACCARTNEY APPENDICES C. LIEUTENANT GENERAL THOMAS MEREDYTHA APPENDICES D. PAMPHLETS, ETC., ON THE HAMILTON-MOHUN DUEL APPENDICES E. ROYAL PROCLAMATIONS APPENDICES F. LETTERS OF THE EARL OF SUTHERLAND AND COLONEL JOHN HAMILTON INDEX