An imaginary conversation: with the courteous reader.--Real conversations: With Mr. Arthur W. Pinero. With Mr. Thomas Hardy. With Mrs. Craigie (John Oliver Hobbes) With Mr. Stephen Phillips. With Mr. George Moore. With Mr. W. S. Gilbert. With Professor Masson. With Mr. Spenser Wilkinson. With Mr. William Heinemann. With Mr. George Alexander. With Mrs. St. Leger Harrison (Lucas Malet) With Mr. Sidney Lee