# Littell's Living Age/Volume 144
### No. 1855. — January 3, 1880.

Contents.
* The Letters of Charles Dickens, by William Minto, Fortnightly Review
* He that will not when he may - Part VII., by Mrs. Oliphant, Advance Sheets
* The Development of the Color-Sense, by Henry T. Finck, Macmillan's Magazine
* St. John's Eve - Part II., by the author of "Patty"
* First Impressions of the New World - Part I., by Duke of Argyll, Fraser's Magazine
* A Deadly Feud: a Tale from France, by Rudolph Lindau, Blackwood's Magazine
* The Literary Calling and its Future, by James Payn, Nineteenth Century
* A Hindu Almanac, Saturday Review
* Some Victims of French Diplomacy, Pall Mall Gazette
Poetry.
    All Through the Day, by Dora Greenwell, Good Words
    Beyond, by Henry Burton, Sunday Magazine
    The Mænad's Grave, by E. W. Gosse
    Rondeau, by C. M., Good Words
    The Bath, by E. W. Gosse
Miscellany.
    A Bishop's Tribute to his Mother

### No. 1856. — January 10, 1880.

Contents.
* A Plea for the Eighteenth Century, by William Stebbing, Nineteenth Century
* How we got away from Naples, A Story of the Time of King Bomba, by H., Fraser's Magazine
* The Lord's Prayer and the Church, Letters Addressed by John Ruskin, D.C.L., to the Church, Contemporary Review
* The Curate of St. Matthew's, Argosy
* Life in Brittany, Cornhill Magazine
* Edward and Catherine Stanley, Fraser's Magazine
* A Silesian Country House, Saturday Review
* The Criminal Code of the Jews - Part IV., Pall Mall Gazette
* Teaching Grandmother, by Alfred Austin, Cornhill Magazine
* Grandmother's Teaching, by Alfred Austin, Cornhill Magazine
Poetry.
    A Folded Leaf, by J. E. Panton, Chamber's Journal
    In Arcadia, by E. Conder Gray, Good Words
    Mort d'Arthur, by H. W. D.
    A Love-Song, by Heinrich Heine
    Teaching Grandmother, by Alfred Austin, Cornhill Magazine
    Grandmother's Teaching, by Alfred Austin, Cornhill Magazine

### No. 1857. — January 17, 1880.

Contents.
* Loyalty, by Edward A. Freeman, Fortnightly Review
* The Sealed Letter, In Four Chapters, Temple Bar
* On the Utility to Flowers of their Beauty, by Edw. Fry, Contemporary Review
* Madame Roland de la Platiere, by Lady Jackson, Temple Bar
* The Rector of St. Matthew's, by Johnny Ludlow, Argosy
* The Criminal Code of the Jews - Part IV., Pall Mall Gazette
* Doubting Doubt, Spectator
* Curiosities of Trade in China, Pall Mall Budget
* The Marhatta Rebel, Spectator
* Chinese Cookery, Pall Mall Gazette
* Brigandage in Italy, Pall Mall Gazette
Poetry.
    Epitaph for the Rev. Dr. Buckland, written by Dr. Shuttleworth, Bishop of Chichester, about the Year 1820, by Frederick Mant, Notes and Queries
    Somehow or Other, Victoria Magazine
    Little Lovers, Tinsley's Magazine
    At Sunset, by F. W. B., Spectator
Miscellany.
    The Re-Discussion of Ancient Solar Eclipses, Nature
    Theft from the Boulak Museum at Cairo, Nature

### No. 1858. — January 24, 1880.

Contents.
* The Functions of the Brain, by Dr. Julius Aithaus, Nineteenth Century
* He that will not when he may - Part VIII., by Mrs. Oliphant, Advance Sheets
* Buddha's First Sermon, Fortnightly Review
* Bush-Life in Queensland - Part I., Blackwood's Magazine
* Adam and Eve - Part III., by Mrs. Parr, the author of "Dorothy Fox", Advance Sheets
* Mandrin, a Desperado of the Last Century, translated by Mrs. E. W. Latimer, Supplément Littéraire du Figaro
* The Ticknor Library, Boston, Saturday Review
* Small Talk, Saturday Review
* Irresolution, Saturday Review
* A Feat in Triangulation, by T. H. N., Nature
* The Animal Heat of Fishes, Nature
Poetry.
    The Fossil Lovers, by A. G., Nature
    With the Dead Leaves, translated from Japanese, All The Year Round
    Christmas Roses, by R. I. O., Spectator

### No. 1859. — January 31, 1880.

Contents.
* Dr. Johnson, by J. Dennis, British Quarterly Review
* Adam and Eve - Part IV., by Mrs. Parr, the author of "Dorothy Fox", Advance Sheets
* First Impressions of the New World - Part II., by Duke of Argyll, Fraser's Magazine
* How I Fell Among Thieves, Blackwood's Magazine
* Life at High Pressure, by W. G. Blaikie, Macmillan's Magazine
* Annie Keary, Day of Rest
* "Dustyards", by Hon. Miss Palmer, Macmillan's Magazine
* The Future of Siberia, Spectator
* Tall Music, Saturday Review
* The Rule of the Old, Spectator
* The Asserted Artificial Production of the Diamond, by Nevil Story-Maskelyne, Nature
Poetry.
    To Portia at Belmont, by J. S., Blackwood's Magazine
    Three Angels, by F. S., Temple Bar
    Sunshine and Shadow, by C. L. Pirkis, Temple Bar
Miscellany.
    Modern Explosives, Science for All
    The Cuckoo, Cassell's Natural History

### No. 1860. — February 7, 1880.

Contents.
* The Force Behind Nature, by Dr. William B. Carpenter, Modern Review
* He that will not when he may - Part IX., by Mrs. Oliphant, Advance Sheets
* The Roman Breviary, Blackwood's Magazine
* Bush-Life in Queensland - Part II., Blackwood's Magazine
* The Character and Writings of Cyrus the Great, by George Rawlinson, Contemporary Review
* Windfalls, Spectator
* The Color of the Sea, Science for All
* Confidants, Spectator
* Contrarieties of Medicine, Blackwood's Magazine
* Pindar's Hymn to Persephone, by E. J. H., Blackwood's Magazine
Poetry.
    A Good Old Man, by John Stuart Blackie, Good Words
    Blue Gentian: a Thought, by Dinah Craik, the author of "John Halifax, Gentleman", Good Words
    The Lament of Libanius, by Lionel A. Tollemache, Fraser's Magazine
    Pindar's Hymn to Persephone, by E. J. H., Blackwood's Magazine

### No. 1861. — February 14, 1880.

Contents.
* Mr. Gladstone, by Henry Dunckley, Fortnightly Review
* Earthbound: a Story of the Seen and the Unseen, by Mrs. Oliphant, Fraser's Magazine
* The Letters of the Late Mr. Dickens, by Matthew Browne, Contemporary Review
* Old-Fashioned Gardening, by Margaret A. Paul, Nineteenth century
* Justinian, by Robert Buchanan, Contemporary Review
* Fighting Fitzgerald, Cornhill Magazine
* The Restoration of the Jews, Spectator
* Flow of Viscous Materials - a Model Glacier, by J. T. Bottomley, Nature
Poetry.
    Mist-Wraiths, All The Year Round
    Upon the Threshold, by G. E., Chambers' Journal
    Too Soon, by R. C. Lehmann, Chambers' Journal
    Justinian, by Robert Buchanan, Contemporary Review
Miscellany.
    Chinese Prohibition of the Consumption of Cow's Milk, Nature

### No. 1862. — February 21, 1880.

Contents.
* The Progress of Taste, Quarterly Review
* Adam and Eve - Part V., by Mrs. Parr, the author of "Dorothy Fox", Advance Sheets
* Sir Humphry Davy, Temple Bar
* Fucinus: a Lost Lake and a New Found Land, New Quarterly Review
* He that will not when he may - Part X., by Mrs. Oliphant, Advance Sheets
* The Civil Code of the Jews - Part I., Pall Mall Gazette
* Revolutionary Laughter, Graphic
Poetry.
    Adoration, by Mary Rowles, Sunday Magazine
    Roses, Chambers' Journal
    Athanatos, by Frank Phelps
    Irish Lamentation, by Alfred Perceval Graves, Spectator

### No. 1863. — February 28, 1880.

Contents.
* The Successors of Alexander and Greek Civilization in the East, Quarterly Review
* He that will not when he may - Part XI., by Mrs. Oliphant, Advance Sheets
* Some Hints on the Teaching of Latin, by George G. Ramsay, Macmillan's Magazine
* Celia: an Idyll - Part I., by Mrs. G. W. Godfrey, the author of "My Queen", Temple Bar
* An Imprisoned Princess - Leonora Christina of Denmark, by K. D. M., Fraser's Magazine
* Canon Liddon, Spectator
* Ingenuity Misapplied, Chambers' Journal
* The German Army, Pall Mall Gazette
* Children of the Pantomime, Graphic
Poetry.
    Ode to Gautier, by Swinburne
    Dirge, after Herrick, by P. P. A., Fraser's Magazine
    Sonnet on a Drowned Friend, by P. P. A., Fraser's Magazine
    Silence, by Thomas Hood
    A Reminiscence
Miscellany.
    Wealth in Egypt, Churchman

### No. 1864. — March 6, 1880.

Contents.
* The Grand Dukes of Tuscany, Westminster Review
* Celia: an Idyll - Part II., by Mrs. G. W. Godfrey, the author of "My Queen", Temple Bar
* A White Rajah, Blackwood's Magazine
* Bush-Life in Queensland - Part III., Blackwood's Magazine
* Far Is Common Sense Attractive?, Spectator
* The Exiles of Siberia, Argosy
Poetry.
    A Night Watch, by U., Macmillan's Magazine
    Fallen Flowers, by Arthur O'Shaughnessy, Athenæum
Miscellany.
    Origen of Plants, Chicago Medical Journal

### No. 1865. — March 13, 1880.

Contents.
* The Beginning of Greek Sculpture - Part I., by Walter H. Pater, Fortnightly Review
* Celia: an Idyll - Part III., by Mrs. G. W. Godfrey, the author of "My Queen", Temple Bar
* The Present Conditions of Art, by G. F. Watts, Nineteenth Century
* My Baby or my Dog?, by L. T., Cornhill Magazine
* The New Fiction, by Henry Holbeach, Contemporary Review
* Sermons by Dr. Martineau and Dr. Liddon, Spectator
* Learning to Write, Spectator
* A Chinese Banquet, by Jules Verne, Leisure Hour
Poetry.
    Death, by Thomas Hood
    Surprised by Joy, Impatient as the Wind, by Wordsworth
    Vigil, by Allison Hughes, Good Words
    Flowers on the Top of the Pillars at the Entrance of the Cave of Staffa
    Æolian, by F. W. B., Spectator
    The Bubble of the Silver-Springing Waves, by W. C. Roscoe

### No. 1866. — March 20, 1880.

Contents.
* Bishop Wilberforce, Quarterly Review
* He that will not when he may - Part XII., by Mrs. Oliphant, Advance Sheets
* British Lighthouses, Edinburgh Review
* Adam and Eve - Part VI., by Mrs. Parr, the author of "Dorothy Fox", Advance Sheets
* Street Discords, Saturday Review
Poetry.
    Theo-Jingo-Machia, by H. M., Spectator
    Laid By, by A. M. Munster
Miscellany.
    Rejected MSS., Belgravia

### No. 1867. — March 27, 1880.

Contents.
* The Romance of Modern Travel, Quarterly Review
* He that will not when he may - Part XIII., by Mrs. Oliphant, Advance Sheets
* The Halcyon's Nest, by Robert Caird, Macmillan's Magazine
* A Wild Irish Girl, Temple Bar
* The History of Writing, by Prof. A. H. Sayce, Nature
* Quarrels in a Library, Spectator
* Something about Milk, Nature
* Mr. Bright as a Churchman, Spectator
* Artificial Production of Diamonds, Nature
Poetry.
    First Time at Church, by Emma Rhodes, Argosy
    Spring, by Matthew Gotterson, Chambers' Journal
    Prayer, by Hartley Coleridge