The Letters of the Duke of Wellington to Miss J., 1834-1851

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Duke of Arthur Wellesley Wellington. The Letters of the Duke of Wellington to Miss J., 1834-1851

The Letters of the Duke of Wellington to Miss J., 1834-1851

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CHAPTER II

CHAPTER III

CHAPTER IV

CHAPTER V

CHAPTER VI

CHAPTER VII

CHAPTER VIII

CHAPTER IX

CHAPTER X

CHAPTER XI

CHAPTER XII

APPENDIX

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Duke of Arthur Wellesley Wellington

Edited, with Extracts from the Diary of the Latter

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"A man of great energy, decision, and authority. The Duke is a very hard man; he takes no notice of any of his family, he never sees his mother, has only visited her two or three times in the last few years, and has not now been to see Lady Anne, though she has been in such affliction for the death of her only son, and he passes her door every time he goes to Strathfieldsaye. … He is a very extraordinary man certainly, and with many contradictions in his character. … He will not endure any one who will not be subservient to him."

Several passages in the Duke's letters to Miss J. written when there had been deaths among his friends or in his family, lead one to modify the estimate made of him by Greville, who was always too apt to let his personal prejudices color his statements. M'Carthy declares that while the Duke was cold and brusque in manner, his affections were warm and enduring. This softer side of his nature was evidently that shown to Miss J. The oddest part of the affair was that he should have betrayed it on such short acquaintance.

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