Part 41

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Musicians Wit, Humour, and Anecdote: Being on Dits of Composers, Singers, and Instrumentalists of All Times.

By Frederick J. Crowest,

Author of “The Great Tone Poets,” “The Story of British Music”; Editor of “The Master Musicians” Series, etc., etc.

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Landseer, Sir Edwin. By the Editor.

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Reynolds, Sir Joshua. By Elsa d’Esterre-Keeling.

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Turner, J. M. W. By Robert Chignell, Author of “The Life and Paintings of Vicat Cole, R.A.”

Romney, George. By Sir Herbert Maxwell, Bart., F.R.S., M.P.

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Wilkie, Sir David. By Professor Bayne.

Constable, John. By the Right Hon. Lord Windsor.

Raeburn, Sir Henry. By Edward Pinnington.

Gainsborough, Thomas. By A. E. Fletcher.

Hogarth, William. By Prof. G. Baldwin Brown.

Moore, Henry. By Frank J. Maclean.