# Littell's Living Age/Volume 177
### No. 2284. — April 7, 1888.

Contents.
* The Study of English Literature, by Edward Dowden, Fortnightly Review
* A Dead Man's Vengeance, Blackwood's Magazine
* The Progress of Applied Science in its Effect upon Trade, by Sir Lyon Playfair, Contemporary Review
* Schopenhauer and his Mother, by Charles Edwards, Temple Bar
* Ardent Agnosticism, Spectator
* Mr. Cotter Morison, Saturday Review
* Rabies among Deer, Nature
* In a Turkish City - Part I., Chambers' Journal
* St. Margaret's, Westminster, St. James's Gazette
* The Secret of Alexander, Spectator
* To The Bottom of the Channel Tunnel, Chambers' Journal
* Sir James Paget's Confession on Behalf of Science, Spectator
* Avalanches on Mount St. Bernard, Standard
Poetry.
    Born, All The Year Round
    Bacillus our Bane, Punch
    If They Knew, by Curtis May, Athenæum

### No. 2285. — April 14, 1888.

Contents.
* Mystical Pessimism in Russia, by N. Tsakni, Contemporary Review
* Dulcie, by K. Carmarthen, Longman's Magazine
* Thomas Moore, by George Saintsbury, Macmillan's Magazine
* Coryat's Crudities, 1611, by M. S. Dimsdale, National Review
* The Great Yellow River, by C. F. Gordon Cumming, Leisure Hour
* A Few Words on French Revolutionary Models, by John Morley, Nineteenth Century
* William Barnes, by W. S., Leisure Hour
* The Monsoons, by Ralph Abercromby, Nature
* Anne Benson Procter, Academy
* The Dispersion of Seeds and Plants, by D. Morris, Nature
Poetry.
    The Bird of Dawning, Macmillan's Magazine
    After Winter, Cornhill Magazine
    "Though now 'tis neither May nor June", by Richard Crashaw

### No. 2286. — April 21, 1888.

Contents.
* Mary Stuart in Scotland - Part II., Blackwood's Magazine
* The Spanish College in the University of Bologna, by E. Armstrong, Macmillan's Magazine
* Home Rule in the Western Pyrenees, by Wentworth Webster, Fortnightly Review
* George Gatonby's Return to Hild's Haven - Part I., by Mary Linskill, Good Words
* Section Life in the North-West, Cornhill Magazine
* Hans Sachs: the People's Goethe of the Sixteenth Century, by Karl Blind, Westminster Review
* The Lakes, Temple Bar
* Domesday Book, by Alex. Charles Ewald, Gentleman's Magazine
* Swiss Forest Laws, Nature
* The Needed Complement to Tolerance, Spectator
* Afghan Chiefs' Impressions of India, Times
* Genius and Domestic Life, Spectator
* The Silent Nuns, Daily News
* Tramways in Damascus, Standard
* Mr. Punch's Examination Papers for Young People, Punch
Poetry.
    Arsinoe's Cats, translated from the Greek by Graham R. Tomson, Longman's Magazine
    The Letter of Frederick III. to Prince Bismarck, by H. D. Rawnsley, Academy
    Hush, All The Year Round
    J. W. Inchbold, by John Dennis, Spectator
    The Recall, by A. C. Swinburne, Athenæum

### No. 2287. — April 28, 1888.

Contents.
* Mary Stuart in Scotland - Part III., Blackwood's Magazine
* George Gatonby's Return to Hild's Haven - Part II., by Mary Linskill, Good Words
* Recollections of Charles Dickens, by Eleanor E. Christian, Temple Bar
* Frederick III., Contemporary Review
* Some Recollections of the New Crown-Prince of Germany, by a Former Tutor, Murray's Magazine
* Poor Mr. Pepys!, by George F. Hooper, Gentleman's Magazine
* One Day's Sport in India, by J. D. Rees, Nineteenth Century
* Emin Pasha, All The Year Round
* In a Turkish City - Part II., Chambers' Journal
Poetry.
    Only the Other Day, Lotus Leaves
    Spring, by E. P. F., Spectator
    "Where's Ramsgate", Punch
    Roundel, by Charles Sayle, English Illustrated Magazine
Miscellany.
    Gods of the Aino's of Yezo

### No. 2288. — May 5, 1888.

Contents.
* A Glimpse of North Africa, by Grant Allen, Contemporary Review
* Snowed up in Arcady, by Augustus Jessopp, Nineteenth Century
* Forget me Not - Part I., by Mrs. Parr, Temple Bar
* Civilization in the United States, by Matthew Arnold, Nineteenth Century
* A Nun's Love Letters, by Edmund Gosse, Fortnightly Review
* Artemus Ward, by Geo. J. H. Northcroft, Time
* "Conversations with the Duke of Wellington", Temple Bar
* Springtime in Rural Portugal, by Oswald Crawford, Fortnightly Review
* The Baltic Amber Coast in Prehistoric Times, by Arthur J. Evans, Nature
* The Language of Animals, Spectator
Poetry.
    The Tyneside Widow, by Algernon Charles Swinburne, Fortnightly Review
    Peace, by Herman Merivale, Spectator
    Xavier's Hymn, by St. Francis Xavier, translated by Alexander Pope, Bookworm
Miscellany.
    Jews and Inebriety
    Health of Rome, Medical Press

### No. 2289. — May 12, 1888.

Contents.
* The Certainties of Chance, by R. A. Proctor, National Review
* The Discovery of the Solomon Islands, Westminster Review
* Bradshaw, Cornhill Magazine
* Caricature, the Fantastic, the Grotesque, by John Addington Symonds, Fortnightly Review
* To Alncaster, by Owen Balair, Time
* Century for Century, by Ferdinand Rothschild, Nineteenth Century
* A Lady's Winter Holiday in Ireland - Part I., by Isabella L. Bird, Murray's Magazine
* Cold Winds, by Hy Harries, Longman's Magazine
* In a Turkish City - Part III., Chambers' Journal
* Rank among the Royalties, Spectator
* Coleridge Notes, by G. Grove, Athenæum
* The Eve of St. John, by Gustav Hartwig, translated by Theodore Martin, Blackwood's Magazine
* The Akkas, a Pygmy Race from Central Africa, Nature
Poetry.
    She Forgot Her Wrongs, by Camilla Crosland, Chambers' Journal
    A Song of Easter, by Walter W. Skeat, Academy
    "Oh, the Wild Charge he Made!", by Thomas Eaves, Spectator
    "My Child went forth into my Garden fair", by Mrs. Owen, Spectator
    The Eve of St. John, by Gustav Hartwig, translated by Theodore Martin, Blackwood's Magazine
Miscellany.
    Snow Clothing, Science-Gossip

### No. 2290. — May 19, 1888.

Contents.
* Islam And Civilization, by Malcolm MacColl, Contemporary Review
* Marino Faliero, Temple Bar
* Among the Islands of the South Pacific: Fiji, by Coutts Trotter, Blackwood's Magazine
* The Topographical Instinct in Animals, by Gordon Stables, C.M.; M.D.; R.N, Leisure Hour
* The Polruan Ferry-boat, Chambers' Journal
* Matthew Arnold, Spectator
* Death of Mr. Matthew Arnold, London Times
* Boyish Freaks, Chambers' Journal
* Old Naval Families, St. James's Gazette
* Ruskin's Forge, by Frederick Hastings, Leisure Hour
Poetry.
    Matthew Arnold, by Herman Merivale, Spectator
    Horace, Book II., Ode 17, by Stephen de Vere, Temple Bar
Miscellany.
    Experiment in the Planting of Waste Saline Tracts, Nature
    Giant Magnets

### No. 2291. — May 26, 1888.

Contents.
* Kaspar Hauser, Quarterly Review
* Elements and Meta-Elements, Times
* The Hermit of Le Croisic, by H. de Balzac, Temple Bar
* Reminiscences of Cardinal Mazarin, Westminster Review
* Dickens's Characters and their Prototypes, by F. G. Kitton, Temple Bar
* Hymns and Hymnals, by J. B. Selkirk, Blackwood's Magazine
* Reality and Romance, Spectator
* Scientific Progress in Elementary Schools, Nature
* The Cashiering of the Tin Soldier, Spectator
* Mr. Matthew Arnold's Earliest Publication, by Edmund Gosse, Athenæum
Poetry.
    Salve, Caput Cruentatum, by John Addington Symonds, Spectator
    The Quiet Stream, by Stofford Brooke
    Spring is not Dead, by Alfred Perceval Graves, Spectator
Miscellany.
    Dr. Johnson and Oats, by G. H. Thompson, Notes and Queries

### No. 2292. — June 2, 1888.

Contents.
* Prince Bismarck in the German Reichstag, Temple Bar
* Mary Stuart in Scotland - Part IV., Blackwood's Magazine
* Forget me Not - Part II., by Mrs. Parr, Temple Bar
* In the Bahamas, by Edith Bernal Blake, Nineteenth Century
* Matthew Arnold, by Frederic W. H. Myers, Fortnightly Review
* The Monasteries in the Air, by J. Theodore Bent, Gentleman's Magazine
* The Old Emperor and the New, by Karl Blind, Gentleman's Magazine
* Berthold Auerbach, by Helen Zimmern, National Review
* In a Turkish City - Part IV., Chambers' Journal
* Curiosities of Oxford Life in the Seventeenth Century, Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News
Poetry.
    Matthew Arnold, by William Derry and Raphoe, Spectator
    Matthew Arnold, by Richard le Gallienne, Academy
    A Song of the Lost Season, Punch
    Nocturne, by J. S. Mills, Chambers' Journal

### No. 2293. — June 9, 1888.

Contents.
* Francis Parkman, by F. H. Underwood, Contemporary Review
* Mr. Sandford - Part I., Cornhill Magazine
* The Disenchantment of France, by Frederick W. H. Myers, Nineteenth Century
* A Lady's Winter Holiday in Ireland - Part II., by Isabella L. Bird, Murray's Magazine
* Italy in England, by A. Gallenga, National Review
* In the Dales Sixty Years Since, by F. P. Verney, Macmillan's Magazine
* Solomon Maimon, Spectator
* A Bull-Fight at Barcelona, Spectator
* A Novel Ascent, Chambers' Journal
Poetry.
    The Winter Sea, by Fred J. Cox, Spectator
    Fair Flow'rs of May, by Madame Collet, translated by Charlotte Swift,
    Beyond the Mist, by John W. Hales, Academy
    The Bird's Faith, by Victor Hugo, translated by E. R. Chapman,

### No. 2294. — June 16, 1888.

Contents.
* Antagonism, Nature
* Mr. Sandford - Part II., Cornhill Magazine
* Wanderings and Wild Sport beyond the Himalayas, Blackwood's Magazine
* Tramps, Medæval and Modern, Westminster Review
* The Pygmy Races of Men, by Professor Flower, C.B., LL.D., F.R.S., Nature
* The Next Armada, Punch
* Nature's Weather-Prophets, St. James's Gazette
Poetry.
    An April Love, by Alfred Austin, Spectator
    Queen Polly, by Frederick Langbridge, Good Words
    A Plea for Poor "Goldie", Punch
    Ad Emeritum, by Σ, Time
Miscellany.
    John Gibson Lockhart, by F. G., Athenæum

### No. 2295. — June 23, 1888.

Contents.
* The Dislocations of Industry, by Wm. Smart, Contemporary Review
* Mr. Max Muller's "Science of Thought", by J. F. Stephen, Nineteenth Century
* Notes from a Prosperous Agricultural Country, by Frances Mary de Borring, Fortnightly Review
* Eton: 1836 to 1841, Longman's Magazine
* Scratched Out, Time
* Down Goyden Pot, Chambers' Journal
* The Lost Conscience, by M. Wright, Longman's Magazine
* The Position of Women in Ancient Rome, by James Donaldson, Contemporary Review
* The Character of the Devil in the Middle Ages, by A. C. Champneys, National Review
Poetry.
    A Song of Spring, by Clement Scott, English Illustrated Magazine
    May at St. Moritz, by B. L. Tollemache, Academy
    Villanelle, by Walter W. Skeat, Academy
Miscellany.
    Walking Manners, Daily News
    The Rings of Saturn, Science Gossip

### No. 2296. — June 30, 1888.

Contents.
* Emerson, the Thinker, by George Stewart, Jun., Scottish Review
* Sydney Smith, by George Saintsbury, Macmillan's Magazine
* The Story of a Duel, by E. F. P., Temple Bar
* Among the Islands of the South Pacific: Tonga and Samoa, by Coutts Trotter, Blackwood's Magazine
* Physical Peculiarities of Great Men, by W. H. Davenport Adams, Gentleman's Magazine
* Summer-Time in Rural Portugal, by Oswald Crawford, Fortnightly Review
* Effects of Mental Overwork, Lancet
Poetry.
    In Memoriam, Spectator
    In Capri, by W. Wordsworth, Macmillan's Magazine
    "After Many Days", by M. M. M., Macmillan's Magazine
Miscellany.
    Unfathomed Quicksands