...supplied post-horses to the coaches before the railways came ; my father was the son of the head-gardener of Lord de Lisle at Penshurst Castle, in Kent. They...pay to see, and which, therefore, affords a living for professional players. His shop was unsuccessful, and my mother, who had once been a lady's maid,...

...the railways came ; my father was the son of the head gardener of Lord de L'Isle at Penhurst Place in Kent. They had various changes of fortune and position....my father kept a little shop in a suburb of London. His shop was unsuccessful, and my mother, who had been a lady's maid, became, when I was twelve years...

...born. My mother was the daughter of an innkeeper at a place named Midhurst, who supplied post horses to the coaches before the railways came; my father...pay to see, and which, therefore, affords a living for professional 5 players. His shop was unsuccessful, and my mother, who had once been a lady's maid,...

...born. My mother was the daughter of an innkeeper at a place named Midhurst, who supplied post horses to the coaches before the railways came; my father...pay to see, and which, therefore, affords a living for professional players. His shop was unsuccessful, and my mother, who had once been a lady's maid,...

...supplied post-horses to the coaches before the railways came; my father was the son of the head-gardener of Lord de Lisle at Penshurst Castle, in Kent. They had various changes of fortune and position; for the most of his life my father kept a little shop in a suburb of London, and eked out his resources...