# Littell's Living Age/Volume 174
### No. 2245. — July 2, 1887.

Contents.
* The Present Position of European Politics - Part VI., Fortnightly Review
* Richard Cable, the Lightshipman - Part XV., by Sabine Baring-Gould, Chambers' Journal
* The Restorers of Florence, by Lamington, Fortnightly Review
* Coleridge's "Ode to Wordsworth", by Alfred Ainger, Macmillan's Magazine
* Major Lawrence, F.L.S - Part VI., by the Hon. Emily Lawless, the author of "Hurrish, a Study," etc., Murray's Magazine
* Thomas Stevenson, Civil Engineer, by Robert Louis Stevenson, Contemporary Review
* The Pigeon as a War Messenger, Cornhill Magazine
* The Albatross and Frigate-Bird, Spectator
Poetry.
    On the Mountains, by B. L. Tollemache, Academy
    "Kidnapped:" an Allegory, by George S. W. Kershaw, Spectator
    May-Time, by Evelyn Pyne, Academy
    Eskmeals, by H. D. Rawnsley, Spectator
Miscellany.
    The Enemy of Woman, Daily News

### No. 2246. — July 9, 1887.

Contents.
* Crabbe, by W. Fraser Rae, Temple Bar
* Major Lawrence, F.L.S - Part VII., by the Hon. Emily Lawless, the author of "Hurrish, a Study," etc., Murray's Magazine
* Strange Medicines, by C. F. Gordon Cumming, Nineteenth Century
* Richard Cable, the Lightshipman - Part XVI., by Sabine Baring-Gould, Chambers' Journal
* Victorian Literature - Part II, by Edward Dowden, Fortnightly Review
* Marse Dab after the War, Blackwood's Magazine
* Sir Philip Sidney, by W. Outram Tristram, English Illustrated Magazine
* The Invalid. A Hampshire Study, Cornhill Magazine
Poetry.
    Oxford to London, by A. G. B., Spectator
    The Shaded Spot, Demerara Lyrics
    The Warriors Cradle-Song, by H. D. Rawnsley, Spectator
    The Invalid. A Hampshire Study, Cornhill Magazine

### No. 2247. — July 16, 1887.

Contents.
* Faith Healing and Fear Killing, by Frances Power Cobbe, Contemporary Review
* Thomas, Blackwood's Magazine
* With the Majority, by Herman Merivale, author of "Faucit of Balliol," etc., Temple Bar
* Bison-Stalking, Blackwood's Magazine
* A Review of Lighthouse Work and Economy in the United Kingdom during the past Fifty Years - Part I., by J. Kenward, Nature
* English Lake Dwellings, Westminster Review
* Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover, by Alex. J. Happ, Gentleman's Magazine
* The Pope and the Queen, Spectator
* Military Resources of England, Saturday Review
* A Village in London, St James's Gazette
* Keats, Spectator
* Marching, St James's Gazette
* A Medical Version of Ecclesiastes, Saturday Review
Poetry.
    The Sculptors Story, All The Year Round
    Summer Sketching, by Frederick Langbridge,M.A.
Miscellany.
    Egyptian Petroleum, Engineering

### No. 2248. — July 23, 1887.

Contents.
* Count Vitzthum's Reminiscences of St. Petersburg and London, Edinburgh Review
* Richard Cable, the Lightshipman - Part XVII., by Sabine Baring-Gould, Chambers' Journal
* Leopardi, by H. F. Brown, Macmillan's Magazine
* Nina. A Story of the Upper Engadine, Temple Bar
* Childish Things, Chambers' Journal
* The Royal Caste, Spectator
* A Review of Lighthouse Work and Economy in the United Kingdom during the past Fifty Years - Part II., by J. Kenward, Nature
* The Jubilee, Spectator; Saturday Review
* Queens in Procession, Saturday Review
* On the Pernicious Influence of Good Books, St. James's Gazette
Poetry.
    Our Dream, by J. A. Noble
    June 21st, by A. G. B., Spectator
Miscellany.
    Burmese Gold, Engineering

### No. 2249. — July 30, 1887.

Contents.
* Old and New Oxford, by T. E. Kebbel, National Review
* Major and Minor - Part VII., by W. E. Norris, Good Words
* Postal Communication, Past and Present, by E. Harrison Clubbe, National Review
* A Bargee's Sweetheart, Murray's Magazine
* Madame Mohl, Westminster Review
* Benacus, by E. Martinengo-Cesaresco, Macmillan's Magazine
* A Review of Lighthouse Work and Economy in the United Kingdom during the past Fifty Years - Part III., by J. Kenward, Nature
* A Queen and her Minister, St. James's Gazette
* Indian Swords and Swordsmen, English Mechanic
Poetry.
    "Come, let us make his pleasant grave", by W. Allingham, Longman's Magazine
    The Ban-shee, by Elizabeth Akers
Miscellany.
    The Queen's Letter
    Electric Light at the Winter Palace St. Petersburg, Electrician

### No. 2250. — August 6, 1887.

Contents.
* Louis XIV. and his Court, London Quarterly Review
* Major Lawrence, F.L.S - Part VIII., by the Hon. Emily Lawless, the author of "Hurrish, a Study," etc., Murray's Magazine
* The Revived Study of Berkeley, by J. Clark Murray, Macmillan's Magazine
* Richard Cable, the Lightshipman - Part XVIII., by Sabine Baring-Gould, Chambers' Journal
* Character and Ability in Politics, by Alfred Austin, National Review
* The Royal Duke-Doctor, by Margaret Howitt, Good Words
* "Old Hook and Crook", English Illustrated Magazine
* The Charm of Pomp, by Basil Field, Spectator
* At Church in the Woods, Pall Mall Gazette
* The Pleasures of Travel, Spectator
* Cocoanut Pearls, Nature
Poetry.
    Back to business, Punch
    Christmas, by E. Nesbit, Spectator

### No. 2251. — August 13, 1887.

Contents.
* Alsace-Lorraine and the European Situation, by an old German resident, National Review
* A Secret Inheritance - Part X,, by B. L. Farjeon, English Illustrated Magazine
* Montrose, Macmillan's Magazine
* Major Lawrence, F.L.S - Part IX., by the Hon. Emily Lawless, the author of "Hurrish, a Study," etc., Murray's Magazine
* The Private Journal of a French Mariner, by William Frederick Dickes, English Illustrated Magazine
* Bishop Fraser, London Quarterly Review
* Monsieur Silvain's Secret, by Mary E. Penn, Argosy
* La Comedie du Jour, Saturday Review
* Persian Plays and Players, Spectator
Poetry.
    Phyllida's Love-call to her Corydon, and his Replying, by Alfred Austin, Spectator
    A Wild Rose, by Ignoto, England's Helicon
    What I Know, by Wilfred B. Woollam, Cassell's Magazine
Miscellany.
    Moorish Prisons, Lancet
    Mendicity in Russia

### No. 2252. — August 20, 1887.

Contents.
* After Six Years, by Sir Mountstuart E. Grant Duff, Nineteenth Century
* Richard Cable, the Lightshipman - Part XIX., by Sabine Baring-Gould, Chambers' Journal
* Painting "The Scapegoat" - Part I., by W. Holman Hunt, Contemporary Review
* An Adventure in Cariboo, Macmillan's Magazine
* Contemporary Life and Thought in China, by a resident in Peking, Contemporary Review
* The Queen of Scottish Lakes, Spectator
* A Kirghese Betrothal, St. James's Gazette
* Our Two Selves, Queen
Poetry.
    Nobody Else, by May Hodges, Argosy
    At a Window, by William Allingham, Macmillan's Magazine
    Ballade of Dead Poets, by G. R. T., St. James's Gazette
Miscellany.
    Fairy Islands, Longman's Magazine

### No. 2253. — August 27, 1887.

Contents.
* The International Law of the United States, Edinburgh Review
* Major Lawrence, F.L.S - Part X., by the Hon. Emily Lawless, the author of "Hurrish, a Study," etc., Murray's Magazine
* Modern Historians and their Influence on Small Nationalities, by H. More Stephens, Contemporary Review
* Major and Minor - Part VIII., by W. E. Norris, Good Words
* Salvation by Torture at Kairwan, by George N. Curzon, Fortnightly Review
* The Deficiencies of a "Well-Regulated Mind", Spectator
* The Creatures we Breathe, by Percy Faraday Frankland, Nineteenth Century
Poetry.
    Ode ter de Furs' Water-million, by Mrs. Sarah A. Peple
    A Day of Days, by W. Allingham
Miscellany.
    An Electric-Lighting Difficulty
    Sea Telegraphy, Engineering

### No. 2254. — September 3, 1887.

Contents.
* On The Laws Regulating the Enjoyment of Property, by Lord Coleridge, Glasgow Herald
* Major Lawrence, F.L.S - Part XI., by the Hon. Emily Lawless, the author of "Hurrish, a Study," etc., Murray's Magazine
* The Trials of a Country Parson, by Augustus Jessop, Nineteenth Century
* Richard Cable, the Lightshipman - Part XX., by Sabine Baring-Gould, Chambers' Journal
* The Dolomites of the Pegnitz, Cornhill Magazine
* The Profession of Letters, Macmillan's Magazine
* Dogs in Germany, by L. S. Guggenburger, Nineteenth Century
* Use and Abuse of the Piano, St. James's Gazette
* The Plethora of Fruit, by J. Wright, Daily News
Poetry.
    Gastibelza, by Victor Hugo, translated by Mrs. E. W. Latimer,
    A Child's Day, by Katherine Tynan, Spectator
Miscellany.
    Protection to Hearing, Iron

### No. 2255. — September 10, 1887.

Contents.
* Political Assassination, Edinburgh Review
* Mr. Dangle's Dilemma, by Robert Schindler, Belgravia
* Painting "The Scapegoat" - Part II., by W. Holman Hunt, Contemporary Review
* A Secret Inheritance - Part XI., by B. L. Farjeon, English Illustrated Magazine
* The Mystical Side of Wordsworth, by John Hogben, National Review
* The Mystical Side of Good Sense, Spectator
* At Little Gidding, Macmillan's Magazine
* Toussaint L'Ouverture, by S. H. Swinny, Macmillan's Magazine
* Prisoners of War, Chambers' Journal
* A Lesson from the Flowers, Quiver
Poetry.
    Undreamt Dreams, by Rose Howard, Chambers' Journal
    Etruscan Tombs, by A. Mary F. Robinson, Athenæum
    Sursum Corda, by F. W. B., Spectator
Miscellany.
    Natural Gas in Utah, Iron

### No. 2256. — September 17, 1887.

Contents.
* Francis Jeffrey, by George Saintsbury, Macmillan's Magazine
* A Secret Inheritance - Part XII., by B. L. Farjeon, English Illustrated Magazine
* French Society Ninety Years Ago, Temple Bar
* Olive's Lover, Cornhill Magazine
* Prehistoric Surgery, Westminster Review
* A Parson Poet, Church Quarterly Review
* Thomas Webster, R.A., by Lady Eastlake, Murray's Magazine
* Some Etymological Curios, All The Year Round
* A New Cosmogony, by A. M. Clerke, Nature
* The Curiosities of "Spent" Laws, Spectator
Poetry.
    The Old Casket, All The Year Round
    Solomon Redivivus, by Constance Naden, Evolutional Erotics
Miscellany.
    Origin of Atmosphere Ozone, Hardwicke's Science-Gossip

### No. 2257. — September 24, 1887.

Contents.
* The Island of Serk: a Sermon in Stones, by Sophie Weisse, Blackwood's Magazine
* Richard Cable, the Lightshipman - Part XXI., by Sabine Baring-Gould, Chambers' Journal
* Ancient and Modern Painted Glass, by E. G. Howard, National Review
* Eberhardt - Part I., Blackwood's Magazine
* Greater Greece and its Education, by J. Theodore Bent, Fortnightly Review
* Minerals at the American Exhibition, Nature
* The Society of Dogs, Spectator
* The Folk-lore of Ceylon Birds, Nature
Poetry.
    Kaiser Dead, by Matthew Arnold, Fortnightly Review
    Autumn, 1885, by James Ashcroft Noble
Miscellany.
    A Man Killed by a Swordfish, Scientific American