[Henry] Austin Dobson (1840-1921) was an English poet, essayist, and biographer. Hugh Thomson was a well-respected and prolific book illustrator known for his illustration work for editions of Jane Austen, J. M. Barrie, Charles Dickens, and Elizabeth Gaskell. Contents: The Ballad of Beau Brocade; A Gentleman of the Old School; A Gentlewoman of the Old School; A Dead Letter; The Old Sedan Chair; The Ladies of St. James's; Molly Trefusis; A Chapter of Froissart; Notes.
