Excerpt from Principles of Biography: The Leslie Stephen Lecture Delivered in the Senate House, Cambridge, on 13 May 1911
I appreciate very highly the honour which the electors have done me in conferring on me the office of Leslie Stephen Lecturer in this University. A word of respectful admiration seems due to the liberality of the electors in bestowing this dignity for the second time in succession on a graduate of the sister University.
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Originally published in 1911, this book presents the content of the Leslie Stephen Lecture for that year, which was delivered by Sir Sidney Lee at Cambridge University. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in biographical writing and its development.
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