The Hampstead Annual. Edited by Grenville E. Matheson and Sydney
C. Mayle. (S. C. Mayle. 2s. 6d. net.)-The place of honour in this number of the Annual is rightly occupied by a notice- contributed by two writers-of Alfred Ainger. He was identified with Hampstead. He lived there for nearly twenty years, from 1876 to 1895, when he had to occupy the official residence in the Temple ; he continued to take a great interest in the place, showing it notably by contributing to the Annual (started, we may remind our readers, in 1897). The frontispiece to the present number is an admirable photograph of the Canon. Hampstead is, indeed, rich in notable personalities. This year we have an account of three publishers of high repute, George Bell, George Smith, and Charles Knight. The first did honour to his occupation by his integrity and his enterprise ; the second and third were public benefactors. Then, again, Dr. Garnett tells us about William Blake and P. F. Poole, RA., a Hampstead painter of note in his day. Among the illustrations are a land- scape on Hampstead Heath dated 1799, and a fine portrait of Mrs. Siddous (Sarah Kemble), reproduced in colour and inserted by permission of the Connoisseur.
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