2 FEBRUARY 1901, page 14

[to The Editor Op The "spectator."] Sir,—thackeray,...

lecture on George IV., asked of his audiences : " What is it to be a gentleman ? Is it to have lofty aims, to lead a pure life, to keep your honour virgin ; to have the esteem......

[to The Editor Op The "spectator."]

&R.—Surely there can be but one definition ? A " gentleman " is a man of gentle birth, a member of the gentry, a member of a family " untainted by trade " (as the expression......

Links With The Past. [to The Editor Op Tub "

SPECTATOR. "] Sis.,—May I contribute to your "links with the past" P In the following anecdotes and narrative it is my grandmother, Pamela, Lady Campbell, who is speaking. She......