# Littell's Living Age/Volume 176
### No. 2271. — January 7, 1888.

Contents.
* The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, by Arch. Geikie, Contemporary Review
* The Magic Fan, by John Strange Winter, author of "Bootle's Baby," "A Siege Baby," etc., English Illustrated Magazine
* Mohammedanism in Africa, by R. Bosworth Smith, Nineteenth Century
* Lord Macaulay and Madame d'Arblay, by Coker Adams, National Review
* A Dramatic Effect, Blackwood's Magazine
* The Future of the Negro, Spectator
* Early English Navigators and their Nautical Instruments, St. James's Gazette
* New Names for New States, Spectator
* Old Silver, St. James's Gazette
Poetry.
    An April Day, by R. L. Binyon, Academy
    At Moonrise, by Sidney A. Alexander, English Illustrated Magazine
    Carmen Mysticum, Spectator
    Love and Death, by Edward F. Strange, Magazine of Art
Miscellany.
    Oil Calming a Troubled Sea, Chambers' Journal
    Poisonous Colors, English Mechanic

### No. 2272. — January 14, 1888.

Contents.
* Cæsar Borgia - Part I., by Charles Yriarte, Blackwood's Magazine
* Jims Meg, Murray's Magazine
* Count Leo Tolstoi, by Matthew Arnold, Fortnightly Review
* Beethoven, by L. E., Temple Bar
* Richard Cable, the Lightshipman - Part XXXII., by Sabine Baring-Gould, the author of "Mehalah," "John Herring," "Court Royal," etc., Chambers' Journal
* Moultrie's Poems, by H. S. Salt, Macmillan's Magazine
* Slipshod English, by I. G. S., National Review
* Lindley Murray, All The Year Round
* An Episode of the Long Vacation, by Roland Graham, Macmillan's Magazine
* A Panegyric on Sir Walter Scott, Pall Mall Gazette
Poetry.
    The Pixies' Garden, by E. Nesbit, Longman's Magazine
    The Prisoner, by B. L. Tollemache, Academy

### No. 2273. — January 21, 1888.

Contents.
* Two Bishops Of Manchester, Temple Bar
* Grey Fur - Part II., by E. Gerard, Longman's Magazine
* Sir Stafford Northcote, by Lord Coleridge, Macmillan's Magazine
* Peter Grant's Wooing, by Louisa Parr, Longman's Magazine
* Some Experiences of an Elephant-Kraal in Ceylon, by S. M. Burrows, Macmillan's Magazine
* Oysters, by C. Lloyd Morgan, Murray's Magazine
* The Thames, by Benjamin Ward Richardson, Fortnightly Review
* Rabbits in Australia, by C. G. N. Lockhart, Blackwood's Magazine
* Hares, St. James's Gazette
* Hibernian Imagery, Spectator
Poetry.
    The Mirage, by H. T. R., Spectator
    After Autumn, Cornhill Magazine
    Nature, by Will Foster, Spectator

### No. 2274. — January 28, 1888.

Contents.
* Peasant Properties in France, 1787 - 1887, by F. P. Verney, National Review
* Cass, Cornhill Magazine
* The Time it Takes to Think, by J. McK. Cattell, Nineteenth Century
* Richard Cable, the Lightshipman - Part XXXIII., by Sabine Baring-Gould, the author of "Mehalah," "John Herring," "Court Royal," etc., Chambers' Journal
* Notes by a Naturalist, Cornhill Magazine
* Mademoiselle Aisse, by Edmund Gosse, Fortnightly Review
* The Wreck of the Derry Castle, Chambers' Journal
* Manxland: its Laws and Customs, Westminster Review
* Secret Chambers, St. James's Gazette
* The Attractiveness of London, Spectator
* An Unvarnished Picture of Peking, St. James's Gazette
* Philologists versus Critics, by H. D. Traill, English Illustrated Magazine
Poetry.
    Matrimony, Temple Bar
    Bygones, by Charles Mackay, Temple Bar
    A Baby's Epitaph, by Algernon Charles Swinburne, Fortnightly Review
    A Rhyme, by Algernon Charles Swinburne, Fortnightly Review

### No. 2275. — February 4, 1888.

Contents.
* Right and Wrong, by W. S. Lilly, Fortnightly Review
* Such Pity as a Father hath, Blackwood's Magazine
* Rome and Malaria, by E. Strachan Morgan, National Review
* Dr. Johnson's Style, by G. Birkbeck Hill, Macmillan's Magazine
* William Powell Frith, R.A., Temple Bar
* The Story of the Assassination of Alexander II., by J. E. Muddock, Gentleman's Magazine
* Pictures at Sea, by W. Clark Russell, Macmillan's Magazine
* Centenary of the Times, Times
* The Explosion at Amoy, by Miss Gordon-Cumming, St. James's Gazette
* Christmas Island, by W. J. L. Wharton, Nature
* The Power and Speed of Flight in Birds, St. James's Gazette
Poetry.
    Advice to the Girl of the Period, by G. H. W., Temple Bar
    Irene, by William Canton, Academy
    Somewhere, by H. T. R., Spectator
Miscellany.
    Police Law in Russia, Public Opinion

### No. 2276. — February 11, 1888.

Contents.
* Shelley, by Matthew Arnold, Nineteenth Century
* Souvenirs of an Egoist, by Ernest C. Dowson, Temple Bar
* Elk-Hunting, by Henry Pottinger, Fortnightly Review
* Marlitt, by C. Baring Gould, Gentleman's Magazine
* Richard Cable, the Lightshipman - Part XXXIV., by Sabine Baring-Gould, the author of "Mehalah," "John Herring," "Court Royal," etc., Chambers' Journal
* A Magyar Musician, by Paul Sylvester, National Review
* Count Cavour, Westminster Review
* Perpetual Motion, Nature
* The Calamity in China, Spectator
* Professor Bonamy Price, Spectator
Poetry.
    George Loveday, by Herman Merivale, Spectator
    To Lord Tennyson, by Alfred Austin, Spectator
    The Leaf and the Breeze, by Arnault, translated by A. B. E., Academy
Miscellany.
    To Find the Day of the Week for any Given Date, by Lewis Carroll, Nature
    Epitaphs on Dogs

### No. 2277. — February 18, 1888.

Contents.
* Sidereal Photography, Edinburgh Review
* A Financial Operation, Cornhill Magazine
* Cæsar Borgia - Part II., by Charles Yriarte, Blackwood's Magazine
* The Three Evils of Destiny, by J. Theodore Bent, Scottish Review
* A River of Ruined Capitals, by W. W. Hunter, Nineteenth Century
* Dr. Johnson on Ireland, Westminster Review
* My Uncle's Clock, Macmillan's Magazine
* Thackeray's Letters, by Walter Sichel, Time
* Dethroning Tennyson, by Algernon Charles Swinburne, Nineteenth Century
* Atmospheric Curiosities, Scotsman
* The Possibility of a Small War in Europe, Economist
* Ice-Boating in the Gulf of Finland, Manchester Guardian
Poetry.
    My Snow Image, by Arthur L. Salmon, Chambers' Journal
    The Author of "John Halifax, Gentleman" – In Memoriam, by G., Good Words
    The Author of "John Halifax, Gentleman" – In Memoriam, by J. H., Good Words
    "Could you ever near me be", by George Gordon Hare, translation of an modern anonymous Greek song, Academy
Miscellany.
    The Lily of Scripture, by P. E. Newberry, Notes and Queries

### No. 2278. — February 25, 1888.

Contents.
* Darwin's Life and Letters, Quarterly Review
* A Tumbler of Milk, Cornhill Magazine
* Mary Stuart in Scotland - Part I., Blackwood's Magazine
* Personal Experiences of Bulgaria, by T. W. Legh, National Review
* A Night in the Jungle, Macmillan's Magazine
* Some Wiccamical Reminiscences, by Thomas Adolphus Trollope, Temple Bar
* Thackeray's Brighton, All The Year Round
* The Last String, by Gustav Hartwig, translated by Theodore Martin, Blackwood 's Magazine
Poetry.
    L'Insouciance, by F. M. Sartoris, Temple Bar
    Bonamy Price, by J. R. M., Spectator
    The Great North Sea, by Florence Peacock, Chambers' Journal
    The Dead, All The Year Round
    The Frost-Elves, Temple Bar
    The Last String, by Gustav Hartwig, translated by Theodore Martin, Blackwood 's Magazine
Miscellany.
    Russian Coal

### No. 2279. — March 3, 1888.

Contents.
* Cabot's Life of Emerson, Quarterly Review
* The Five Horseshoes, Temple Bar
* The Romance of History, Temple Bar
* Home Rule in Norway, by Theodore von Bunsen, Nineteenth Century
* The Evolution of Humor, by H. D. Traill, National Review
* A Jacobean Courtier, by Arthur Benson, Fortnightly Review
* Unser Fritz, by One who knows him, Time
* The Peace-loving Mennonites, Public Opinion
Poetry.
    England to Ireland, by William Watson, Spectator
    The Beauty of Winter, by John Hutton, Sunday Magazine
    On A Picture, by Stephen Temple, Time
Miscellany.
    Curious Observations on the Growth of the Heart, Knowledge

### No. 2280. — March 10, 1888.

Contents.
* Islam and Christianity in India, Contemporary Review
* "That Girl in Black" - Part I., by Mrs. Molesworth, English Illustrated Magazine
* Cæsar Borgia - Part III., by Charles Yriarte, Blackwood's Magazine
* Jean Siffrein Maury, by Lady Jackson, Temple Bar
* Mrs. Oliphant on Venice, Blackwood's Magazine
* Charles Darwin and Agnosticism, by Frederic W. H. Myers, Fortnightly Review
* Burford, Macmillan's Magazine
* Dolls, Chambers' Journal
* Crown Windfalls, 1887, by Sidney H. Preston, Public Opinion
Poetry.
    Jesus of Nazareth Passing by, Churchman
    Virgil, by Joseph John Murphy, Spectator
    On The Seashore, by F. H. Bowman, Good Words
Miscellany.
    Jews in Morocco, Jewish World

### No. 2281. — March 17, 1888.

Contents.
* The Swiss Constitution, Westminster Review
* "That Girl in Black" - Part II., by Mrs. Molesworth, English Illustrated Magazine
* Contemporary Life and Thought In France, by G. Monod, Contemporary Review
* The Waiting Supper - Part I., by Thomas Hardy, author of "The Woodlanders," etc., Murray's Magazine
* The Faroe Isles, by Charles Edwards, Gentleman's Magazine
* Orchids, by Frederick Boyle, Longman's Magazine
* The Camel, Saturday Review
* Home Colonization, Spectator
* Mary Howitt, by A. M., Times
* Anecdotes of John Wilkes, Life and Times of John Wilkes
* The Kaiser's Day's Work, St. James's Gazette
Poetry.
    Lux in Tenebris, by Erimus, Chamber's Journal
    To his Love, by Amelia B. Edwards, Academy
    Companionship, Cornhill Magazine
    The Lighthouse, Biarritz, by B. L. Tollemache, Academy

### No. 2282. — March 24, 1888.

Contents.
* The Culture of the Horrible: Mr. Haggard's Stories, Church Quarterly Review
* The Waiting Supper - Part II., by Thomas Hardy, author of "The Woodlanders," etc., Murray's Magazine
* The Death of Abdul Aziz and of Turkish Reform, by Sir Henry Elliot, Nineteenth Century
* Horace Walpole and Madame du Deffand, Temple Bar
* Beauty, Composition, Expression, Characterization, by John Addington Symonds, Fortnightly Review
* Nationality, by J. Westlake, Contemporary Review
* Poor General Wolfe!, by Hubert Hull, Gentleman's Magazine
* Musicians as Musical Critics,, St. James's Gazette
Poetry.
    The Broidered Bodice, translated from the French by Graham R. Tomson, Longman's Magazine
    Thou art not Near, by Frederick E, Weatherky, Cassell's Magazine
    Questioning, by Mrs. Owen, Spectator
    Lincoln: Midnight, by Paget Toynbee, Academy
    If you were Here, by P. W. Roose, Chambers' Journal

### No. 2283. — March 31, 1888.

Contents.
* The Swarming of Men, by Leonard Courtney, Nineteenth Century
* Monsieur le Cure, by Mabel E. Wotton, Temple Bar
* Garibaldi's Memoirs, by Karl Blind, Contemporary Review
* Some Clerical Reminiscences, Cornhill Magazine
* Ostrich-Farming in South Africa, Saturday Review
* Fires in Cotton, Economist
* Our Neighbors the Moors, Times of Morocco
Poetry.
    Lament for a Mocking-Bird, by Fanny Kremble, Temple Bar
    The Hollow, by auteur, All The Year Round
    The Violets, by auteur, St. James's Gazette
Miscellany.
    The Young Pretender
    Nautical Epitaph, Notes and Queries