Recollections of Literary Characters and Celebrated Places: Dr. Maginn. Ham House, and its inhabitants. Hampton court, past and present. Holland house and its inhabitants. Mrs. Montagu, and her friends. Whitehall and its predecessors - the palace of Westminster - York house. The ancient palace of Greenwich (Placentia) and the days of the Tudors. Kenilworth, its heroes and its heroines. The siege of Ragland castle, and the Somerset family