of Paris, who sent me various notes, including an account of
Burton's unfinished translation of Apuleius's Golden Ass, the MS.
of which is in his possession, the Very Rev. J. P. Canon McCarthy,
of Ilkeston, for particulars of "The Shrine of our Lady of Dale,"
Mr. Segrave (son of Burton's "dear Louisa"), Mrs. Agg (Burton's
cousin), and Mr. P. P. Cautley (Burton's colleague at Trieste).
Nor must I omit reference to a kind letter received from
Mrs. Van Zeller, Lady Burton's only surviving sister.[FN#4]

(4) From the Burton collections in the Free Libraries of
Camberwell and Kensington.

(5) From unpublished manuscripts written by Burton's friends.

(6) From the church registers of Elstree. By examination of
these and other documents I have been able to correct many mistakes.

(7) From the manuscripts of F. F. Arbuthnot and the Oriental
scholar, Edward Rehatsek. These are now in the possession of the
Royal Asiatic Society.

(8) From Mr. Arbuthnot's typewritten and unpublished Life of
Balzac now in my possession. This contains many notes throwing
light on the Burton and Arbuthnot friendship.

(9) From the Genealogical Table of the Burtons of Shap,
very kindly sent me by Mr. E. S. Mostyn Pryce.

(10) From various persons interviewed during many journeys.
One of these journeys (June 1905) took me, of course, to the Tomb