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When Charles Lever died (in 1872), his daughters were anxious that his biography should be written by Major Frank Dwyer, but Dwyer was unwilling to undertake the task, and Dr W. J. Fitzpatrick volunteered his services. In 1896 I asked Mrs Nevill, the novelist's eldest daughter, if she would be willing to furnish a new biography of her father. In replying to me, Mrs Nevill said that although she felt "most intensely the utter inefficiency of Mr Fitzpatrick's 'Life,'" she feared her health would not permit her to undertake a task so serious as the one I proposed, but she would willingly give me any help. | Charles Lever His Life in His Letters by Edmund Downey and Charles James Lever 1 Charles Lever His Life in His Letters by Edmund Downey and Charles James Lever The Project Gutenberg EBook of Charles Lever His Life in His Letters Vol. I of II by Edmund Downey and Charles James Lever This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title Charles Lever His Life in His Letters Vol. I of II Author Edmund Downey Charles James Lever Release Date April 13 2011 EBook 35864 Language English Character set encoding ASCII START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK CHARLES LEVER Produced by David Widger CHARLES LEVER His Life in His Letters Charles Lever His Life in His Letters by Edmund Downey and Charles James Lever 2 By Edmund Downey With Portraits In Two Volumes Vol. I. WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS EDINBURGH AND LONDON MCMVI To The Memory of JOHN BLACKWOOD a Member of a House whose transactions with Charles Lever are an object-lesson in the relations which may exist between Author and Publisher. PREFACE. When Charles Lever died in 1872 his daughters were anxious that his biography should be written by Major Frank Dwyer but Dwyer was unwilling to undertake the task and Dr W. J. Fitzpatrick volunteered his services. In 1896 I asked Mrs Nevill the novelist s eldest daughter if she would be willing to furnish a new biography of her father. In replying to me Mrs Nevill said that although she felt most intensely the utter inefficiency of Mr Fitzpatrick s Life she feared her health would not permit her to undertake a task so serious as the one I proposed but she would willingly give me any help in her power either for a new biography or for a revised edition of the existing Life. Mrs Nevill died somewhat suddenly in 1897 and so far as I could ascertain she left no material for a new or for a .