The Fair Haven: an ironical work, purporting to be "in defence of
the miraculous element in our Lord's ministry upon earth, both as
against rationalistic impugners and certain orthodox defenders,"
written under the pseudonym of John Pickard Owen with a memoir of the
supposed author by his brother William Bickersteth Owen. This book
reproduces--the substance of his pamphlet on the resurrection: MS.
at Christchurch, New Zealand.

1874. "Mr. Heatherley's Holiday," his most important oil painting,
exhibited at the Royal Academy Exhibition, now in the National
Gallery of British Art.

1876. Having invested his money in various companies that failed,
one of which had its works in Canada, and having spent much time
during the last few years in that country, trying unsuccessfully to
save part of his capital, he now returned to London, and during the
next ten years experienced serious financial difficulties.

First meeting with Henry Festing Jones.

1877. Life and Habit: an Essay after a Completer View of Evolution:
dedicated to Charles Paine Pauli: although dated 1878 the book was
published on Butler's birthday, 4th December, 1877: MS. at the
Schools, Shrewsbury.

1878. "A Psalm of Montreal" in the Spectator: There are probably
many MSS. of this poem in existence given by Butler to friends: one,
which he gave to H. F. Jones, is in the Fitzwilliam Museum,
Cambridge.