# Littell's Living Age/Volume 178
### No. 2297. — July 7, 1888.

Contents.
* Goethe - Part I., by Edward Dowden, Fortnightly Review
* The Eavesdropper - Part I., Cornhill Magazine
* Some Ideas of Schopenhauer, by J. A. Farrer, Gentleman's Magazine
* Correspondence of Sir Henry Taylor, Blackwood's Magazine
* The Patriotism of a Hereditary Peerage, by A. Burney, National Review
* The Letters of Charles Lamb, by Augustine Birrell, Macmillan's Magazine
* A Poet of Prose, Temple Bar
* Sledging Through Siberia, by Lionel F. Gowing, Graphic
* Do Birds Transport each other Through the Air, St. James's Gazette
* Vagaries of Speech, Spectator
* My Brother Henry, St. James's Gazette
* The Scientific Writings of Joseph Henry, by J. H. L., Nature
* The Lake City of Borneo, St. James's Gazette
* What Becomes of the Dead Wild Animals?, Our Earth and its Story
* A British Soldier Running Amuck, Allen's Indian Mail
* Fatal Result of Morphia-taking, Lancet
Poetry.
    Siva, by A. C. Lyall, National Review
    The Witnesses, by Alfred Wood, Chambers' Journal
Miscellany.
    Glass-cutting by Electricity, Electrical Review

### No. 2298. — July 14, 1888.

Contents.
* The Cloister in Cathay, by George N. Curzon, Fortnightly Review
* The Eavesdropper - Part II., Cornhill Magazine
* Matthew Arnold, by H. D. Traill, Contemporary Review
* The Sunday Question, by Bishop of Ripon, Contemporary Review
* Some Recollections of Bishop Wilberforce, by Rev. George Huntington, Temple Bar
* The Empress Victoria of Germany, by E. B., Argosy
* A Brother of the Common Life, Macmillan's Magazine
* Health-Resort Vignettes, by Charles Edwardes, Temple Bar
* A Religious Revolution in Japan, Spectator
Poetry.
    Vengeance, by Stofford A. Brooke
    "Last Night Sang the Nightingales", World
    Waiting, by Stofford A. Brooke
    To William Beetham, by George Morine
    Amaryllis, by Charles Sayle, English Illustrated Magazine

### No. 2299. — July 21, 1888.

Contents.
* Archbishop Trench's Poems, by Aubrey de Vere, Nineteenth Century
* Lil: A Liverpool Child, by Agnes C. Maitland, English Illustrated Magazine
* About Two Great Novelists, by Herman Merivale, author of "Faucit of Bailliol," etc., Temple Bar
* A Visit to the Monastert of Rilo, by T. W. Legh, Macmillan's Magazine
* Contemporary Life and Thought in France, by G. Monod, Contemporary Review
* The Hohenzollerns, St. James's Gazette
* The Late Emperor's Malady, St. James's Gazette
* Martens, Eagles, and Owls, Saturday Review
Poetry.
    A Song in June, by J. C. Howden, Chambers' Journal
    Sunset, by George Morine
    Man Leaves a Monument for Earth to Hide, Chambers' Journal
    Then and Now, by George Morine
    "The Nightingale has a Lire of Gold", by W. E. Henley
Miscellany.
    The Great Red Spot

### No. 2300. — July 28, 1888.

Contents.
* Mary Somerville, Blackwood's Magazine
* John Huxford's Hiatus, Cornhill Magazine
* Elizabeth: Queen of Roumania, by Helen G. McKerlie, National Review
* Indian Insects, by P. Hordern, Blackwood's Magazine
* A Rival of Marco Polo, by A Desultory Reader, National Review
* Diversions of a Pedagogue, by J. H. Raven, Macmillan's Magazine
* Wonders in Mars, by Camille Flammarion, Supplément Littéraire du Figaro
Poetry.
    One Day, Cornhill Magazine
    Sonnets In My Library, by William Derry and Raphoe,
    "Out of the Night that Covers me", by W. E. Henley, Spectator
Miscellany.
    The Thunderbolt a Myth, Scientific News
    A Chinese Anæsthetic

### No. 2301. — August 4, 1888.

Contents.
* The Impartial Study of Politics, by Professor J. R. Seeley, Contemporary Review
* Goethe, by Edward Dowden, Fortnightly Review
* Caroline - Part I., by Lady Lindsay, Temple Bar
* The Valley of Waterfalls, by George N. Curzon, Macmillan's Magazine
* Our Missionaries, by W. W. Hunter, Nineteenth Century
* The Use of Paradox, Spectator
* The Music of the Synagogue, St. James's Gazette
* Peers and Auctioneers, Spectator
* My Rooks, St. James's Gazette
* The Function of Cats, Saturday Review
Poetry.
    Going South, by A. Mary F. Robinson
    Mort au Champ d'Honneur, by H. T. R., Spectator
    Tuberoses, by A. Mary F. Robinson
Miscellany.
    A Russian General's Gipsy Quarters

### No. 2302. — August 11, 1888.

Contents.
* Sylt and its Associations, Blackwood's Magazine
* Caroline - Part II., by Lady Lindsay, Temple Bar
* The Future of Religion, by Emile de Laveleye, Contemporary Review
* Laurium: the Romance of a Mine, by the Countess of Jersey, National Review
* Liberating the Slaves in Brazil, by W. J. H., Nineteenth Century
* The Characteristics of American Cities, Westminster Review
* Sight in Savages, by W. H. Hudson, Longman's Magazine
* Rannoch Memories, Chamber's Journal
Poetry.
    Rondeau, by W. E. Henley
    Rusticus Expectat, by Francis St. John Thackeray, Spectator
    An Orchard at Avignon, by A. Mary F. Robinson
Miscellany.
    Status of Heterodoxy in Russia

### No. 2303. — August 18, 1888.

Contents.
* Impressions of Australia, by Coutts Trotter, Blackwood's Magazine
* Caroline - Part III., by Lady Lindsay, Temple Bar
* Beaconsfield, National Review
* The House of Percy, Temple Bar
* A Tragic Page from the History of an Old City, All The Year Round
* A Village Festival, by Vacuus Viator, Spectator
* The Avocet Rock, Nature
* Insect Torments of Brazil, Chambers' Journal
Poetry.
    Sonnets in my Library - Part I., by William Derry and Raphoe, Spectator
    Frederick III., by H. D. R., Spectator
Miscellany.
    Qualifications of a Confessor, Month

### No. 2304. — August 25, 1888.

Contents.
* The Poems of Michael Angelo, Edinburgh Review
* An Elie Ruby, Blackwood's Magazine
* Benyowsky, Temple Bar
* Public Schools in the Olden Time, by R. J. Mackenzie, Murray's Magazine
* Vegetable Rennet, by J. R. Green, Nature
* Lights and Shadows of Sketching, by Philip H. Calderon, R.A., Argosy
* From A Falkland Islander, by B. B., St. James's Gazette
* The Poisonous Snakes of the Bombay Presidency, Nature
* In the Month when Sings the Cuckoo, by Alfred Austin, National Review
Poetry.
    The Two Lives, by William Canton
    The Old Knife-Grinder, by Frederick Langbridge, Good Words
    To a Nightingale, by Paget Toynbee, Academy
    In the Month when Sings the Cuckoo, by Alfred Austin, National Review
Miscellany.
    The Evangelical Alliance and the Csar, English Churchman

### No. 2305. — September 1, 1888.

Contents.
* Mary Stuart in Scotland - Part I., by John Skelton, Blackwood's Magazine
* Nat - Part I., by Denis Desmond, Belgravia
* Professor Bonamy Price, by J. R. Mozley, Temple Bar
* The Peak of Tenerife, Cornhill Magazine
* Parallels to Homeric Life Existing in Greece To-day, by J. Theodore Bent, National Review
* Confessions of a Gardener, Macmillan's Magazine
* Sir Francis Doyle's Poetry, Macmillan's Magazine
* The Tercentenary of the Armada on Skiddaw Top, by H. D. R., Spectator
Poetry.
    Sonnets in my Library - Part II., by William Derry and Raphoe, Spectator
    Grief, by Arthur L. Salmon, Academy
    "Do Time's poor tinsel pageants overcast", by W. D. S., Temple Bar
    I Chide not at the Seasons, by Alfred Austin, Spectator
Miscellany.
    The Attorney-General's Divided Duties, Law Journal

### No. 2306. — September 8, 1888.

Contents.
* The British Museum and the People who go There, Blackwood's Magazine
* The Lilacs, by Margaret Hunt, Longman's Magazine
* The Invitation to Celebrate the French Revolution, by Goldwin Smith, National Review
* Courage, by Wolseley, Fortnightly Review
* In a Garden of John Evelyn's, Blackwood's Magazine
* Hunger and Thirst in Australia, by Morley Roberts, Murray's Magazine
* John Campbell Shairp, by Coleridge, Macmillan's Magazine
* The White Race of Palestine, by A. H. Sayce, Nature
Poetry.
    A Birthday Wish, by Margaret Veley
    Spring, by Margaret Veley
    Sibylline Leaves, by George Hill, Blackwood's Magazine
Miscellany.
    Death of "Queen Esther"

### No. 2307. — September 15, 1888.

Contents.
* Mr. Forster, by Justin McCarthy, M.P., Contemporary Review
* Baldwin's Mistake, Cornhill Magazine
* Who Owns the Churches?, by Augustus Jessopp, Nineteenth Century
* Michel Angelo, by W. W. Story, Blackwood's Magazine
* The Birds of the Outer Farnes, by T. Digby Pigott, Contemporary Review
* Baron Hirsch's Railway, by Theodore Bent, Fortnightly Review
* The Non-Chinese Races of China, Nature
* The Death of Mr. Gleig, Blackwood's Magazine
* Recent Oriental Discovery, by Prof. A. H. Sayce, Contemporary Review
* Pennsylvania Dutch, Saturday Review
* Globular Star Clusters, by A. M. Clerke, Nature
* Literary Dram-drinking, Spectator
Poetry.
    The Old Tryst, by Morley Roberts, English Illustrated Magazine
    Jasmine, All The Year Round
    Tuberoses, by A. Mary F. Robinson
    Corn-Flowers, by Arthur L. Salmon, Good Words

### No. 2308. — September 22, 1888.

Contents.
* English Eyewitnesses of the French Revolution, Edinburgh Review
* A Night in a Scotch Swamp, by C. L. L., Blackwood's Magazine
* A Chapter on Proposals - Part I., Temple Bar
* A Visit to President Brand, by J. E. C. Bodley, Fortnightly Review
* State Socialism - Part I., by John Rea, Contemporary Review
* A Rustic Sketch, Spectator
* The New Vegetation of Krakatao, by W. B. Hemsley, Nature
* "Fading Away", Saturday Review
Poetry.
    Retrospection, by Herbert Grant, Academy
    Memories, by Sidney A. Alexander, English Illustrated Magazine
    Glen Almond, by H. D. R., Spectator
    "It Is a Dangerous, Wretched thing to Nourish", by Allan Upward

### No. 2309. — September 29, 1888.

Contents.
* Admiral Coligny, Quarterly Review
* Nat - Part II., by Denis Desmond, Belgravia
* The Glorified Spinster, Macmillan's Magazine
* "The Glorified Spinster", Spectator
* Military Genius, by Lord Wolseley, Fortnightly Review
* Recollections of Mr. Forster, by Mary Jeune, National Review
* An Artist on Tour, St. James's Gazette
* The Central-Asian Railway, Spectator
* Shakespeare and Modern "Isms", St. James's Gazette
* Cornish Customs of To-day, Welcome
Poetry.
    One Less at Home, by S. G. Stock
    "The Norway Sheep", All The Year Round
    Pretty Washermaiden, by W. E. Henley
Miscellany.
    Stampede of Elephants, St. James's Gazette
    Telephone in Siam, Iron