1. 'History of Rome' (Chambers's Educational Course), 1848. 2. 'Ancient History' (the same), 1848. 3. 'The British Museum, Historical and Descriptive' (Chambers's Instructive and Entertaining Library), 1848. 4. 'College Education and Self Education. A Lecture,' 1854. 5. 'Mediæval History' (Chambers's Educational Course), 1855. 6. 'Modern History' (the same), 1856. 7. 'Essays, Biographical and Critical: chiefly on English Poets,' 1856 (see Nos. 16, 17 and 18). 8. 'British Novelists and their Styles,' 1859. 9. 'Life of Milton, narrated in connection with the Political, Ecclesiastical, and Literary History of his Time,' vol. i. 1859; vol. ii. appeared in 1871; the sixth and last in 1880; and a new edition of the first in 1881. 10. 'Recent British Philosophy,' 1865; 3rd edit. 1877. 11. 'The State of Learning in Scotland. A Lecture,' 1866. 12. 'University Teaching for Women,' introductory lectures to the second series of lectures in Shandwick Place, 1868. 13. 'The Works of Goldsmith' (Globe edit.), 1869. 14. 'Drummond of Hawthornden,' 1873. 15. 'The Poetical Works of John Milton,' 3 vols. 1874, re-issued in 1877, 1878, 1882, 1890, and in 3 vols, in the 'Golden Treasury' series, in a separate edition in 1882, and later in the 'Eversley' series. 16. 'Wordsworth, Shelley, and Keats, and other Essays,' 1874. 17. 'The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's. With other Essays,' 1874 (new edit. 1875). 18. 'Chatterton: a story of the year 1770,' 1874; new edit. 1899; Nos. 16, 17 and 18 are reprints, with additions, of No. 7. 19. 'The Quarrel between the Earl of Manchester and Oliver Cromwell' (Camden Society), 1875. 20. Introduction to 'Three Centuries of English Poetry' (an anthology by his wife), 1876. 21. 'The Poetical Works of John Milton' (Globe edit.), 1877. 22. 'De Quincey' ('English Men of Letters' series), 1878; revised 1885. 23. 'Register of the Privy Council of Scotland,' 1st series, vols, iii.-xiv., 2nd series, vol. i. (13 vols, covering the years 1578–1627), 1880-1899. 24. 'The Vicar of Wakefield ' (Globe readings), 1883. 25. 'Carlyle personally and in his Writings. Two Lectures,' 1885. 26. 'Select Essays of De Quincey,' 1888. 27. 'The Collected Writings of Thomas De Quincey, a New and Enlarged Edition,' (14 vols.), 1889–90. 28. 'Edinburgh Sketches and Memories' (reprints of articles), 1892. 29. 'James Melvin, Rector of the Grammar School of Aberdeen,' Aberdeen, 1895 (reprinted from 'Macmillan's Magazine,' 1864). 30. 'Memories of London in the Forties,' published posthumously edited by his daughter, Flora Masson, 1908, containing reprints from 'Blackwood's' and 'Macmillan's' magazines. 31. 'Memories of Two Cities,' posthumously edited by Flora Masson, 1911. Masson also contributed the first article (on Milton) in a volume entitled 'In the Footsteps of the Poets,' published by Messrs. Isbister & Co. (n.d.).
[Autobiographic references in works, especially Nos. 25, 28, 29. and 30; Scotsman, 24 Nov. 1897 (which contains Lord Rosebery's eulogy on the occasion of the presentation of the portrait) and 8 Oct. 1907; The Times, 8 Oct. 1907; Who's Who, 1903; Carlyle's Letters, 1889; Letters of Alexander Macmillan, 1908; J. M. Barrie, An Edinburgh Eleven, 1889; Quasi Cursores, 1884; Strand Magazine, Feb. 1896 (with reproduction of a series of early photographs); arts, by Miss Flora Masson in Cornhill, Nov. 1910 and June 1911; information supplied by Miss Rosaline Masson from family papers; personal recollections.]
MASSY, WILLIAM GODFREY DUNHAM (1838–1906), lieutenant-general, born at Grantstown, co. Tipperary, Ireland, on 24 Nov. 1838, was eldest of four sons of Major Henry William Massy (1816–1895) of Grantstown and Clonmaine, co. Tipperary, by his wife Maria, daughter of Patrick Cahill. Educated at Trinity College, Dublin, he graduated B.A. in 1859, and was made LL.D. in 1873.
Meanwhile he had entered the army as ensign on 27 October 1854, and was promoted lieutenant on 9 February 1856. Going out to the Crimea, he served at the latter part of the siege of Sevastopol, was under fire at the battle of Tchernaya and commanded the grenadiers of the 19th regiment at the assault of the Redan on 8 Sept. During the last engagement he showed great gallantry. Returning to the trenches for reinforcements, he was dangerously wounded by a ball which through his left thigh, shattering the Being left on the ground, he fell during the ensuing night into the hands of the enemy, who abandoned him, believing him to be mortally wounded. He was finally rescued, and recovered after a confinement to his camp stretcher of nearly six months. His courage was commended in a special despatch by Sir James Simpson [q. v.] and he became popularly known as 'Redan' Massy. Promoted captain on 20 Feb. 1860, he was awarded the 5th class of the Legion of Honour and Turkish medal.
