The Dream of Gerontius / by John Henry Newman. With a complete facsimile of the original fair copy and of portions of the first rough draft.

Events in Newman's life	Events in the UK	Events in the wider world
No Events	Old Age Pensions Act passed. M15 established. The Victoria and Albert Museum is opened. Selfridge's Department Store opens in London. The first branch of Woolworths in the UK opens in Liverpool. The first minimum wage becomes law.	Death of King Leopold II of Belgium and the succession of his nephew as King Albert I The US Military purchases a flying machine from the Wright brothers, this becomes the world's first military aircraft.