Arndt, Ernst Moritz, review of works relating to, 414-his birth and early life, 416-8-his travels, 419-his political activity, 419-his first work, 422-in Berlin, 425-his professorship, 426-abasement of Germany, 427-escapes to Russia, 428-9-the Minister Von Stein, 428-9-Arndt's Songs, 431-4—his Catechism,' 435-removes to Bonn, 437-his death, 438.
Audubon, John James, review of his life and adventures, 250-his parentage and earliest recollections, 250-1-his drawing-master, J. L. David, 251-at Mr. Bakewell's, 252-Da Casta, 253-marries Lucy Bakewell, 254-his acquaintance with Alexander Wilson, 255 -his self-inflicted troubles, 258-Rafinesque, the botanist, 259- Audubon's wanderings, 261-his wife, 262-reaches England, 263 -visits Edinburgh, 264-at Paris, 266-Cuvier, 266-returns to America, 267-visits England with his wife, 268-and again returns to America, 268-hurricane off Florida, 269-birds of Labrador, 271-his last great journey, 272-his death, 273-regarded as a scientific naturalist, 273-his works, 274.
Baltic Provinces of Russia, review of works relating to the, 46-history of them, 47-50-Curland, 51-Livland, 52-Esthland, 52-reigns of Alexander I. and Nicholas, 54-reform in public life in Russia, 55 -Michaël Katkoff, 57-Muravieff's system, 59-land tenures of Russia, 60-attacks of the Muscovite press, 61-zeal for conversion to the Greek Church, 62—and against the German school system, 63 -protests of the population, 64-little to hope for from foreign in- tervention, 65-retrograde movements in Russian landed society, 65-6-Schirren's answer to Juri Samarin, 66.
Campaign of August, 1870, review of works relating to, 480-Prince Frederic Charles's 'Memorial,' 480-2-constitution of the Prussian forces and its reforms, 484-9-power of the French, 495-their Marshals and Generals, 495-commencement of the campaign, 497- strategic conditions of the struggle, 497-plan of the French, 499- 500-the Prussian arrangements and commanders, 504--Wissem- bourg, 508-Forbach, 511-Woerth, 513-Pont-à-Mousson, 514— Mars-la-Tour, 515-Metz, 516-Sedan, 517-Captain Jeannerod's opinion, 518.
Charles V., Emperor, review of Sir W. Stirling Maxwell's 'Chief Victories of the,' 67. See Maxwell.
Chaucer, Geoffrey, review of works relating to, 1-his excellences, 2-3 -various editions of the Canterbury Tales,' 4-5-the Chaucer Society and the six-text edition, 5-early editions of his works, 8 -Dr. Morell's, 10-Tyrwhitt's, 12-Wright's, 13—Mr. Morris's, 15 -various readings, 16-17-work to be done for the illustration as well as for the text, 33-Mr. Morris's glosses, 35-important means of interpreting Chaucer's language, 40-difficulties of his phrases,
Chevallier, E., review of his 'Manual of the Ancient History of the ' East,' &c., 154.
Cox, George W., review of his Aryan Mythology,' 330-his former works, 330-his design in the present work, 331-theory of the comparative mythologists, 333-his trace of myths to their origin, 335-diffusion of myths, 336-the Vedic hymns, 337-Mr. Max Müller's explanation of the myth of Cephalus and Procris, 343- origin of Greek myths, 343-4-their meaning and substance, 345— defect of the method of the comparative mythologists, 350-Mr. Cox's treatment of the solar myths, 353-61.
Disraeli, Right Hon. B., review of his 'Lothair,' 275-his political novels, 278-his characters in 'Lothair,' 283-his hostile animus to the Papal system, 285.
Faraday, Michael, review of Memoirs of, 176-difficulty of a bio- graphy of him, 177—his birth and early life, 178-becomes Davy's assistant, 181-his ideal lecturer, 182-his Journal on his foreign tour, 188-Davy's discoveries, 186-Faraday's first original com- munication, 187-his marriage, 188-his religious views, 188-his scientific activity and discoveries, 189 et seq.-his MS. notes of Experimental Researches, 192—his electrical researches, 193-201— his speculations on the connexion of the forces of nature, 203—his last works and death, 207-8.
Galton, Francis, review of his 'Hereditary Genius: an Inquiry into 'its Laws and Consequences,' 100-Buckle's doubts of its existence, 100-Mr. Darwin's decisive answer, 101- rapid extinction of British peerages, 103-the tall men and women of Potsdam, 105— Mr. Galton's view, 106-7-his tables, 108-12-judges, 111— literary men, 112-divines, 113-oarsmen and wrestlers, 113– ability, talents, and genius, 115—the Grenvilles and Fairfaxes, 117– 8-Atavism, 119-Böhme's doctrine, 120-inheritance as limited by sex, 122-is genius physically inheritable? 123-sterility of true genius, 123-4-brevity of its duration in families, 125. Germany, France, and England, works relating to, 554-recent events in France, 555-work of Emile de Laveleye on the Prussian and Austrian war, 556-its effect on Austria, 557-9-the fortunes of
Prussia, 561-her military fame and power, 562-3-the war with France, 564--faults of the French military administration, 571-2- Denmark, 572-Napoleon III.'s services to the world, 575-his faults, 576-and those of the Second Empire, 578-interview of M. Jules Favre with Count Bismarck, 583-evils of standing armies, 584-position and duties of England, 588.
Heemskerck, Martin of, 70-his designs, 70.
Hübner, Baron de, review of his 'Sixtus V.,' 291-Leti and Ranke, 292 early life of the Pope, 293-Vittorio Accoromboni, 296- Sixtus V. chosen Pope, 297-his government of the Papal States, 298-brigandage, 303-events of his reign, 306-League, 308- Olivares, 310-Sixtus's policy with respect to France, 312-and with regard to England, 313-the Spanish Armada, 315-Philip II., 315-6-Sixtus's political career, 319-his relations with Venice, 321-his reception of the Duke of Luxemburg, 322-his death, 326 -his statue at Rome, 326-his administration, 326-9.
Laveleye, La Prusse et l'Autriche depuis Sadowa,' reviewed, 556. Lenormant, F., review of his Manual of the Ancient History of the East,' &c., 154-his Egyptology, 165.
Lubbock, Sir John, review of his 'Prehistoric Times,' 439-study of archæology, 439-the four ages, 441-geological changes which heralded the advent of man into Europe, 443-advent of Palæolithic man, 447—region from which man wandered into Europe, 448- bone-caves, 450-the Eskimos and the cave-dwellers of Perigord, 452-the rein-deer, 457-bone-cave of Aurignac, 463-the Neolithic peoples, 463-bronze-using peoples, 467-Stonehenge, 469—origin of bronze, 470-the iron age, 477.
Maxwell, Sir W. Stirling, review of his 'Chief Victories of the Em- peror Charles V. &c., 67-his other works, 68-portraits of the Emperor, 69-Martin of Heemskerck's, 70-Giulio Clovio's, 71- Coornhert, 71-devices and arms of the Emperor, 73—Ascham's description of him, 77-Cavalli and Badoer's account, 78-portrait of Francis I., 79-Charles V.'s sack of Rome, 80-humiliation of Clement VII., 80-1-Charles's struggle with the Protestant League, 84-5-surrender of John Frederick, Elector of Saxony, 86-9- Maurice of Saxony and John Frederick, 90-2-contests of Charles's declining years, 93-his abdication, 93-5-and death, 98-tributes to him, 99.
Newman, Dr., review of his 'Grammar of Assent, 382-his intellectual distinction, 382-his works, 383-his dogmatism, 384—his feminine turn of mind, 386-the Oxford School, 387-deference to personal
names and influences, 388-his impressions from without, 389-—his awe of Keble, 389-characteristics of the 'Grammar of Assent,' 392.
Rawlinson, George, review of his 'Manual of Ancient History,' 154, 156-60-his philological and historical speculations, 170-5. Russian Dekabrist, review of 'Memoirs of a,' 363-meaning of the word, 363-secret societies in Russia, 364-conspiracy of 1825, 365 -punishment of the conspirators, 371-4-life of the exiles, 375.
Sainte-Beuve, his funeral, 126-his character, 127-review of his lite- rary labours, 127-his birth and early life, 128-his intimacy with Victor Hugo, 129-joins the Cénacle,' 129-his poems, 130-his acquaintance with English poetry, 131-his 'Mes Livres,' 132-his 'Consolations,' 133-his Causeries de Lundi,' 135-his articles on Boileau, Lebrun, &c., 135—influence of the revolution of 1830, 136 -his 'Paroles d'un Croyant,' 137-separates from the Romantic school, 138-his novel of Volupté,' 139-his History of Port Royal,' 140-his mournful farewell, 142-the grand climacteric of his life, 143-his Causeries de Lundi,' 145-6-his Les Regrets,' 147— resigns his professorship of poetry, 148-his subsequent popularity, 149-his critical method, 150-his taste in advanced life, 153. Stanhope, Earl, review of his History of England, comprising the Reign of Queen Anne,' 519—his former history, 519-Marlborough and his victories, 522 et seq.-the Peace of Utrecht, 530-the Pre- tender, 532-the age of Anne, 535-Addison, 545-De Foe, 548- Queen Anne, 553.
Telegraphs, postal, 209-Professor Wheatstone, 210-progress in elec- tric telegraphy, 209-11-its advantages, 213-details of the head office in London, 215-22-Belgium compared with England, 224- Mr. Scudamore's labours, 225-cost of postal telegraphs, 225-7- method of working adopted in London, 227-ocean telegraphs, 228— the galvanometer, 232-recovery of the old Atlantic cable, 236— tables of submarine cables, 241-4-cost of the cables of Great Britain, 246—Mr. Pender's services, 248-the ocean telegraph to India, 249.
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