3--Letters from Mr.Ellis to Isaac D'Israeli--John Barrow's first connection with the _Quarterly_--Robert Southey--Appearance of No.

4 CHAPTER VII CONSTABLE AND BALLANTYNE Murray's and Ballantyne's joint enterprises--Financial difficulties--Murray's remonstrances--Ballantyne's reckless speculations--And disregard of Murray's advice--Revival of Murray's business with Constable--Publication of the "Lady of the Lake"-- Murray excluded from his promised share of it--Transfers his Edinburgh agency to Mr.William Blackwood--Publication of No.

5 of the _Quarterly_ -- Southey's articles and books--Unpunctuality of the _Review_ -- Gifford's review of "The Daughters of Isenberg"-- His letter to Miss Palmer--Dispute between Murray and Gifford--Attacks on the _Edinburgh Review_ by the _Quarterly_--Murray's disapproval of them--The Ballantynes and Constables applying for money--Nos.

8 and 9 of the _Review_--Southey's Publications--Letters from Scott--His review of the "Curse of Kehama"-- Southey's dependence on the _Quarterly_--His letter to Mr.Wynn CHAPTER VIII MURRAY AND GIFFORD--RUPTURE WITH CONSTABLE--PROSPERITY OF THE "QUARTERLY" Increasing friendship between Murray and Gifford--Gifford's opinion of humorous articles--Mr.Pillans--Gifford's feeble health--Murray's financial difficulties--Remonstrates with Constable--Correspondence with and dissociation from Constable--_Quarterly Review_ No.

12--Gifford's severe remarks on Charles Lamb--His remorse--_Quarterly Review_ No.
14--Murray's offer to Southey of 1,000 guineas for his poem CHAPTER IX LORD BYRON'S WORKS, 1811 TO 1814 Lord Byron's first acquaintance with Mr.Murray--Mr.Dallas's offer to Cawthorn and Miller--Murray's acceptance of "Childe Harold"-- Byron's visits to Fleet Street--Murray's letters to Byron--Gifford's opinion of the Poem--Publication of "Childe Harold"-- Its immediate success--Byron's presentation to the Prince of Wales--Murray effects a reconciliation between Byron and Scott--Letters to and from Scott--Publication of "The Giaour," "Bride of Abydos" and "Corsair"-- Correspondence with Byron--"Ode to Napoleon"-- "Lara" and "Jacqueline" CHAPTER X MR.