Introductory autobiography -- My first election to, and early days in the House of Commons -- The coalition parliament of 1919-1922 -- The resignation of Speaker Lowther and the election of Speaker Whitley -- The Law of Property Bill, 1922 (The Birkenhead Act) -- The end of the coalition, and the parliament of 1923 -- Prayers in the House of Commons, its places of worship and attendances at divine service -- A great speakership, E.A. Fitzroy, 1928-1943 -- My appointment as Chairman and Deputy Speaker : duties and incidents of the office -- The parliament of 1923 and the Matrimonial Causes Bill -- The parliament of 1924 -- The Inter-Parliamentary Union : a visit to the U.S.A. in 1925 -- The Roman Catholic Relief Bill 1926 -- Parliament and the National Assembly of the Church of England : the new prayer book debates in 1927 and 1928, and other matters -- Delegated legislation -- Visit to India -- Some minor incidents in the chair -- The statute of Westminster 1931 -- The financial crisis of 1931 -- The Gold Standard (Amendment) Bill 1931 -- The second National Government, formed in November 1931 -- Conversion of the 5 per cent : war loan, 1932 -- The Government of India Bill of 1935 -- The silver jubilee of King George V and his death and funeral -- The abdication, 1936 -- Munich 1938 -- The outbreak of war, 1939 -- Air-raid precautions in Parliament and air-raid damage at the Houses of Parliament -- The appointment of Winston Churchill as Prime Minister in May 1940 -- My resignation, 1943 -- Concluding observations on the war period.

Gift: Lord McFall of Alcluith.