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1. What does the author think of Rev. Robert Strickland's biography of his father?

The author says that he read Robert Strickland's biography of his father with amusement. He says the book was colorless and dull and designed to paint Strickland as the model husband and father, all things he was not.

2. What does the author about George Crabbe's poetry?

The author says that during his day George Crabbe was seen as a genius. However, when poets such as Shelley started to write, his moral stories lost their relevance. The author says that Crabbe probably saw their work as inferior and continued writing what he thought was the proper way. As such his work has disappeared into oblivion.

3. How did Crabbe meet Mrs. Strickland?

Crabbe met Mrs. Strickland at a dinner party hosted by the writer Rose Waterford. She directed him to Mrs. Strickland, saying she was rather dull, but loved writers and was big fan of Crabbe's latest book. Crabbe says upon their first meeting he saw nothing special about Mrs. Strickland apart from she had a pleasant voice.

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