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Discusses the Protestant/Calvinist spiritual autobiographies. `The Autobiography of Mark Rutherford, Dissenting Minister' and `Mark Rutherford's Deliverance,' by William Hale White, and another autobiography by William Cowper.

Suggests that William Hale White's (Mark Rutherford) admiration for Charlotte Bronte may have led to imitation, as seen from chapter 9 of `Clara Hopgood' and chapter 23 of `Jane Eyre.' Letter cited as showing White's esteem for Bronte; Key passages in the two chapters discussed.

Looks at a passage in `The Revolution in Tanner's Lane,' where Mark Rutherford displays his radicalism, when discussing his hero Zachariah's attempts to get work and Carlyle's `French Revolution.' Passage outlined; Verse in which Rutherford claims authority of experience.

Presents an attempt to date the action of Mark Rutherford's `Clara Hopgood.' Rationale behind the care with which Rutherford dated `Clara Hopgood'; Key events that have been dated in the story; Relevance of Rutherford's account in `The Autobiography' of the effect of Wordsworth's `Lyrical Ballads' on him.

Presents correspondence on literature. Attempts to a critical edition of Mark Rutherford fictions of W. Hale White; Status of Walt Whitman as father of American poetry; Criticisms in the representation of the essay the Other.

Presents a letter written by Matthew Arnold to George Howard in 1876 replying the latter's request to Arnold to support `Eastern Question Association,' formed to save the Christians in Bulgaria from attacks by the Turks. Information about publications disclosing the correspondence.