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Contents Introduction ix Prologue 1 part i: the heir Chapter 1 1846–64: “I do not at all despair of seeing him grow up a gentleman” 11 Chapter 2 1864–74: “Julian inherits the princely disposition of his father” 41 part ii: the hack Chapter 3 1874–81: “My reputation is much sounder than my bank account” 71 Chapter 4 1881–86: “My chief annoyance is that I should have to write in order to live” 99 Chapter 5 1887–96: “The literary profession is no sinecure” 123 part iii: the shadow Chapter 6 1897–1907: “I did a few things for them and gave them some sage counsel” 149 Chapter 7 1908–14: “Whatever disgrace attaches to this affair belongs not to me” 183 Chapter 8 1915–34: “I am an old man and I know the world” 201 Epilogue 215 Notes 217 Index 243 ...