MR. LANG'S LIFE OF LOCKHART.
[TO THZ EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."1
Sin,—In your review of this book in the Spectator of October 24th, occurs this passage,—" He tried his hand at a novel called Valeritts," no mention being made of a far more remarkable work of fiction, "Adam Blair," which was, I believe, published at first anonymously, but which was well- known to be by Lockhart, and highly estimated by his con- temporaries, though now almost forgotten. It was the father of "The Scarlet Letter" (and in some respects a finer work), of "The Silence of Dean Maitland," and lastly, of the clever but unfortunate play, "Michael and his Lost Angel," produced this year. As I have not read Mr. Lang's "Life," I do not know if he mentions the book, but your reviewer's omission seems to demand that its existence should be recognised.
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