on what would be the last night of his life. Only one gentleman accepted his invention, Philip Hone Anthon, a pupil of Herbert's, who accepted the invitation because, as he testified at the inquest, Herbert "had complained of feeling very lonely because his wife had left him". After this he begged Anthon to spend as much time as possible with him. While talking with Anthon, Herbert dashed into his bedroom and shot himself. He killed himself on 17 May 1858 at 2:00 am. Publications In 1834 Herbert published his first novel, The Brothers: a Tale of the Fronde, which was followed by a number of others that achieved popularity including: The Village Inn; or the Adventures of Bellechassaigne (1843) Marmaduke Wyvil; or The Maid's Revenge (1843) The Lord Of The Manor; or, Rose Castleton's Temptation: An Old English Story (1844) Guarica, the Charib Bride: A Legend of Hispaniola (1844) The Warwick Woodlands; or Things as They Were There (1845) The Roman Traitor; or the Days of Cicero, Cato and Cataline [sic], A True Tale of The Republic (1846) The Deerstalkers; or, Circumstantial Evidence: A Tale of the South-Western Counties (1849) The Fair Puritan. An historical romance of the Days of Witchcraft Herbert also wrote a series of historical studies, including: Cromwell: An Historical Novel (1838) Dermot O'Brien, or, The taking of Tredagh : a tale of 1649 (1849) The Captains of the Old World; as Compared with the Great Modern Strategists (1851) The Cavaliers of England (1852) The Knights of England, France and Scotland (1852) The Chevaliers of France (1853) Memoirs Of Henry The Eighth Of England With The Fortunes And Characters Of His Six Wives (1855) Herbert also translated Aeschylus: The Prometheus and Agamemnon of Aeschylus (1849) Herbert contributed to one of the early sporting magazines in the United States, the Spirit of the Times, and was well known for his works on sport, published under the pseudonym of Frank Forester. These include: The Field Sports of the United States and British Provinces (1849) Frank Forester and his Friends (1849) The Fish and Fishing of the United States (1850) The Young Sportsman's Complete Manual (1852) The Horse and Horsemanship in the United States and British Provinces of North America (1858) Citations References Boase, George Clement, "Henry William Herbert," Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Volume 26. External links 1807 births 1858 deaths People educated at Eton College Henry William Herbert