“ As a frequent contributor of stories to Truth and other periodicals, he entertained an ever-growing audience which would have assumed far greater dimensions had it not been for ill-health that often deprived him of his full working strength. ”

“ A correspondent writes:—In George Somes Layard, whose death was briefly announced in The Times yesterday, there has passed away a versatile writer, a brilliant conversationalist, and a keen a student of art in its many forms. He contributed much to our knowledge of engravings and the various methods of reproduction adopted during the last two centuries. ”