# Littell's Living Age/Volume 168
### No. 2167. — January 2, 1886.

Contents.
* Poetry and Politics, by Andrew Lang, Macmillan's Magazine
* Mrs. Dymond - Part XII., by Mrs. Ritchie, Macmillan's Magazine
* A Visit to Tsusima: an Incident of Russian Aggression, by Laurence Oliphant, Blackwood's Magazine
* The Opium-Poppy Cultivation of Bengal, by C. T. Buckland, B.C.S., National Review
* A House Divived against Itself - Part XLIVIII., by Mrs. Oliphant, Chambers' Journal
* A Strategical View of Turkey, by Hobart Pasha, Chambers' Journal
* Auber, by L. E., Temple Bar
* Bulgaria and Servia, by Edward A. Freeman, Contemporary Review
* Boy Kings, Spectator
* King Thebaw, London Times
* The Collapse of Burmah, Spectator
Poetry.
    "Science and Politics", by H. M., Spectator
    A Winnower's Song to the Winds, by Joachim du Bellay, Blackwood's Magazine
    Idylle. - Galatee, by Vauquelin de la Fresney, Blackwood's Magazine
    "Two Birds within one Nest", by Dora Greenwell
Miscellany.
    On the Square bamboo, by D. J. Macgowan, M.D., Chinese Recorder

### No. 2168. — January 9, 1886.

Contents.
* The Coming Contests of the World, Fortnightly Review
* Fortune's Wheel - Part XVII., Blackwood's Magazine
* The Origin of the Alphabet, by A. H. Sayce, Contemporary Review
* Irish Shootings, Macmillan's Magazine
* Leopardi, by Constance Fletcher, Nineteenth Century
* A Walk in the Faroes, Macmillan's Magazine
* Contemporary Life and Thought in France, by G. Monod, Contemporary Review
* C. S. Calverley, Saturday Review
Poetry.
    Night, by Victor Hugo, translated by C. E. Meetkerke, Argosy
    The Highest Mountain, by S. M. B. Paitt
    Good-bye, by G. B. Stuart, Argosy
    Remembrance, by A. Mary F. Robinson, Athenæum
    In the Winter Twilight, All The Year Round
Miscellany.
    The Healthiness of London, Medical Press

### No. 2169. — January 16, 1886.

Contents.
* Poetry, Politics, and Conservatism, by George N. Curson, National Review
* Fortune's Wheel - Part XVIII., Blackwood's Magazine
* The Story of the Bab, by Mary F. Wilson, Contemporary Review
* Old Florence and Modern Tuscany, by Janet Ross, Macmillan's Magazine
* Dr. Barrere, by M. Oliphant, English Illustrated Magazine
* Germany's Industrial Progress, Saturday Review
Poetry.
    A Bird's Song, All The Year Round
    Youth and Age, by Michael Field, Contemporary Review
    Pastorale, by Vauquelin de la Fresnaye, Blackwood's Magazine
    Gorse, by William Allington, Athenæum
Miscellany.
    Armstrong's Gun

### No. 2170. — January 23, 1886.

Contents.
* Disestablishment and Disendowment, by Dean Plumptre, Contemporary Review
* Oh - Madam! - Part I., Temple Bar
* The Poetic Imagination, by Arthur Tilley, Macmillan's Magazine
* A Strange Temptation - Part I., Macmillan's Magazine
* Reminiscences of an Attache - Part I., Blackwood's Magazine
* Frogs, by Phil Robinson, Gentleman's Magazine
* Similes, Temple Bar
* Ordeals and Oaths, by Douglas M. Ford, Antiquary
Poetry.
    "Thought and Sorrow", by John Owen, Academy
    On the Threshold, by A. H. Baldwin, Chambers' Journal
Miscellany.
    The Palace of Urbino, by Julia Cartwright, Magazine of Art

### No. 2171. — January 30, 1886.

Contents.
* George Borrow, by George Saintsbury, Macmillan's Magazine
* Oh - Madam! - Part II., Temple Bar
* Moss from a Rolling Stone - Part I., by Laurence Oliphant, Blackwood's Magazine
* Frederi Mistral, by Arthur Symons, National Review
* Fortune's Wheel - Part XIX., Blackwood's Magazine
* Suns and Meteors, by Richard A. Proctor, Longman's Magazine
* An Irish Wit, Temple Bar
* Thibet and its Trade, Pall Mall Gazette
* Reading to Kill Time, Spectator
* Oil-Wells of the Caucasus, St. James's Gazette
* The Primate of all Ireland, Saturday Review
* Nautch Girls, St. James's Gazette
* Arctic Relics, Times
Poetry.
    The Song of the Poplars, by Ruth Brindley
    Christmas, by A. G. B., Spectator
    Beloved, by Michael Field, Contemporary Review

### No. 2172. — February 6, 1886.

Contents.
* Oaths: Parliamentary and Judicial, by William Connor Magee, the Bishop of Peterborough, Contemporary Review
* A Strange Temptation - Part II., Macmillan's Magazine
* My Contested Election, Fortnightly Review
* The Little Ones and the Land, by Augustus Jessopp, Nineteenth Century
* Samanala and its Shadow, by J. Theodore Bent, Cornhill Magazine
* My Strange Mother-in-Law, Longman's Magazine
* Reminiscences of an Attache - Part II., Blackwood's Magazine
* South American Bird-Music, Nature
* Cheerfulness in Life and Art, by W. H. Hudson, St. James's Gazette
* Snow-Tracks, St. James's Gazette
* Job to Ecclesiastes: a Sermonette, St. James's Gazette
Poetry.
    A Midnight Ascent of the Schwartzhorn, by John Addington Symonds, Academy
    A Deserted Garden, Chambers' Journal

### No. 2173. — February 13, 1886.

Contents.
* Jane Taylor, Blackwood's Magazine
* The Grateful Ghosts - Part I., Blackwood's Magazine
* The Little Prophets of the Cevennes, by Richard Heath, Contemporary Review
* Colonial Governors, by William Greswell, National Review
* Wild-boar Shooting near the Heathen Wall of the Vosges, Blackwood's Magazine
* A New Year's Gift, by Charles Hervey, Argosy
* Two Evenings with Bismarck - Part II., Chamber's Journal
* Two Days with the Kachyens, by Shway Yoe, St. James's Gazette
* In the Catacombs at Kiev, St. James's Gazette
* Thawing a Village, St. James's Gazette
* The Crossbill, St. James's Gazette
Poetry.
    Sea-Spells, by D. J. Robertson, Longman's Magazine
    My Letter, All The Year Round

### No. 2174. — February 20, 1886.

Contents.
* Darwinism and Democracy, by W. S. Lilly, Fortnightly Review
* Miss Jollibert's Proposal, by the author of "Adonais, Q.C.", Argosy
* My Election Experiences, by Lady John Manners, National Review
* The Grateful Ghosts - Part II., Blackwood's Magazine
* The Country Banker, Quarterly Review
* Life, Art, and Nature in Bruges, by Henry Quilter, Contemporary Review
* Goethe as an Actor, by H. Schutz Wilson, Gentleman's Magazine
* London in the Snow, All The Year Round
* Canvas-Backs, Saturday Review
* Grasse, and the Manufacture of Scent, Spectator
Poetry.
    In Westminster Abbey, by Charles Noble Gregory, Milwaukee Sentinel
    "Though Many Cry", by Harold B. Harrison, Spectator
    On Last Looking into Smiles' "Self-Help", by J. R. Mozley
Miscellany.
    Water Wolves, Saturday Review
    Cremation
    Consilidation a New Embankment, Nature

### No. 2175. — February 27, 1886.

Contents.
* The Earl of Shaftesbury, London Quarterly Review
* Her Brother Ephraim, Cassell's Magazine
* A Pilgrimage to Sinai - Part I., by Isabella Bird Bishop, author of "Unknown Tracks in Japan," "A Lady's Ride in the Rocky Mountains," etc., Leisure Hour
* Small Talk and Statesmen, by T. H. S. Escott, Fortnightly Review
* Valentina, Argosy
* Home Rule in Austria-Hungary, by David Kay, Nineteenth Century
* Alternative Policies in Ireland, by James Bryce, Nineteenth Century
* Hereditary Stature, Nature
* Winter in Florence, Saturday Review
* The New German and Slav Quarrel, Spectator
Poetry.
    Life's Philosophy. - 1886, by A. G. B., Spectator
    "O Golden Sun", by J. R. Mozley
    To a Plum-Pudding, by J. S. D., Spectator
    January, 1886, Sunday Magazine

### No. 2176. — March 6, 1886.

Contents.
* William Cobbett, by Charles Milnes Gaskell, Nineteenth Century
* Fortune's Wheel - Part XX., Blackwood's Magazine
* On the Pleasure of Reading, Contemporary Review
* Long Odds, by H. Rider Haggard, Macmillan's Magazine
* On a Far-off Island, Blackwood's Magazine
* Bishop Thirlwall, Temple Bar
* Try the Bahamas, by Henry Arthut Blake, Fortnightly Review
* A Faroe Fete Day - Part I., All The Year Round
* The Bannatyne Club, Chambers' Journal
Poetry.
    Carn-Gluze (The Grey Rock), by C. G. Fagan, Academy
    Snowdrop, All The Year Round
    "I, who have lived as if the blessed light", by F. D. Blomfield, Academy
    "Desultory Reading", by F. M. P.

### No. 2177. — March 13, 1886.

Contents.
* What Boys Read, by G. Salmon, Fortnightly Review
* Harry's Inheritance, by Grant Allen, English Illustrated Magazine
* Some Aspects of Home Rule, by Edward A. Freeman, Contemporary Review
* Moss from a Rolling Stone - Part II., by Laurence Oliphant, Blackwood's Magazine
* The Babylonians at Home, by G. Bertin, Contemporary Review
* Henry Fawcett as a Man, by Alex. H. Japp, Gentleman's Magazine
* Poor Piluquesne, by John Coleman, Longman's Magazine
* A Faroe Fete Day - Part II., All The Year Round
* Two Evenings with Bismarck - Part II., Chamber's Journal
* What Boys Should Read, Saturday Review
* The No-Police Riots, Saturday Review
* Mahwa Flowers, by A. H. Church, Nature
Poetry.
    Nobody - Somebody, by A. G. B., Spectator
    After the Fall of Troy, by Florence Peacock, Academy
    "When acorns fall and swallows troop for flight", by Alfred Austin, Athenæum

### No. 2178. — March 20, 1886.

Contents.
* The Laws Relating to Land, by Sir James F. Stephen, National Review
* The Bewitched House, All The Year Round
* Lord Melbourne, Temple Bar
* A Champion of her Sex, by W. Minto, Macmillan's Magazine
* Through the States, by Theodore Child, Fortnightly Review
* This Man's Wife - Part I., by George Manville Fenn, Good Words
* The Sense of Touch and the Teaching of the Blind, Spectator
* The Synagogue in Bevis Marks, St. James's Gazette
* Mr. Ruskin's Early Theatre-going and Love-Making, St. James's Gazette
Poetry.
    A Classic Landscape, by A. Mary F. Robinson, Athenæum
    Footprints, Macmillan's Magazine
    Winter, All The Year Round
Miscellany.
    King Edward the Confessor
    Early Years of Queen Victoria's Reign
    Electric Lights on Locomotives, Nature

### No. 2179. — March 27, 1886.

Contents.
* Grattan, and the Irish Parliament, by W. J. O'N. Daunt, Westminster Review
* This Man's Wife - Part II., by George Manville Fenn, Good Words
* A Diary at Valladolid in the Time of Cervantes, by John Ormsby, Blackwood's Magazine
* Caroline, by Clementia Black, Belgravia
Poetry.
    Casale Rotondo, by B. H. H., Spectator
    Death Undisguised, by Frank T. Marzials, Academy
    February Filldyke, Macmillan's Magazine
    Le Papillon, by J. P. M., Blackwood's Magazine
Miscellany.
    Rural England Now and Then, by William Cobbett