'Principles of Geology,' 378-developement of Huxley's views, 379, 390-Darwin's Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication,' 381-plants and animals of ancient Egypt compared with those of to-day, 381-influence of environment on variation, 384-Lord Kelvin, 386, 396-Richard Owen, 387- Descartes, Newton, and Kant, 388-Cuvier, 389-De Candolle, 390-Von Baer, 390-common ancestry of men and apes, 392- discontinuous variation, 392-late Duke of Argyll's criticisms, 393-American scientific opinion, 394-Weissmann, 395-Lord Salisbury, 395-Professor Weldon, 396-natural selection as affecting man, 399.
Drama, Modern English and French, review of books concerning, 178-distinction between ancient' and 'modern' drama, 179— Shakespeare's' Hamlet,' 180-arrangement of Elizabethan play- house, 182-platform-stage, 183-Drury Lane in Colley Cibber's time, 183-Congreve's plots, 185-mad-scenes, 185-acting and 'spouting,' 186-rhetorical plays, 187-gradual modification of stage-technique, 188-Theatres Regulation Act of 1843, 189— picture-stage, 189-free trade in drama in France, 190-French love of didactic moralising, 191-Diderot as dramatic critic, 192— Dryden on French plots, 193-Rostand and Romantic movement, 193, 202-Dumas, Scribe, and the new drama, 194-French drama a criticism of life, 195-English idea of the theatre as a place of 'entertainment,' 196-Augier and Dumas fils, 197 -Hervieu and Brieux, 201-Robertsonian drama, 203-Sir H. Irving, 204-Ibsenites and anti-Ibsenites, 206.
Duff, Sir M. E. Grant, his Victorian Anthology' reviewed, 436. Dutt, R. C., his 'Epics of Ancient India' reviewed, 319.
Edinburgh Review, The, review of the first century of its history, 275-Lord Jeffrey's forecast of its prospects, 275-Sydney Smith the first editor, 276-Jeffrey's editorship, 276-names of first contributors, 277-Jeffrey's college days, 278-its motto, 279- Longman and Constable joint publishers, 279-its buff and blue colours, 280-topics treated in early numbers, 280-French Revolution, 280-Lake poets, 281-metaphysics, 281-balance of power in Europe, 281-Brougham's views on Britain's splendid isolation compared with those of Mr. Gladstone in 1870, 283- remuneration to writers, 285-'Quarterly Review' started as a Tory rival, 285-article on French aggression in Spain, 286-Sir Walter Scott, 287-Moore's challenge to Jeffrey, 290-changes of publishers, 290-Wordsworth's Excursion,' 291-Napoleon's escape from Elba, 292-Reform, 293-abolition of slavery, 294- Catholic Emancipation, 294-reforms in criminal law, poor law, political representation, &c., 295-Blackwood's Monthly Magazine' appears as a rival, 296-Macaulay's essays, 296, 301- Sydney Smith's sermon on Queen Victoria's accession, 297— Macvey Napier's editorship, 298, 300-Brougham's attacks on Lord Melbourne, 299-Carlyle, 302-Macaulay's criticism of
Gladstone's Church and State,' 303-John Stuart Mill, 304— Empson, Sir G. Cornewall Lewis, and Henry Reeve as editors, 304 Dr. Arnold and the 'Oxford Malignants,' 306-Dean Stanley, 307-Mr. Gladstone's extremist policy and the Whig principles of the Review, 308-Irish Land Acts and Home Rule, 310-Liberal Unionism, 311.
Education Bill, The, review of, and of Report of Board of Education, 236-machinery created by the Bill, 237-Act of 1870 and the religious difficulty, 238--Bill of 1876 extending compulsory attendance and free education to voluntary schools, 239-Act of 1897 establishing aid grants to voluntary schools, 240-financial inequality between rate-aided and other schools, 240-Cowper Temple clause concerning religious teaching, 241-Bill of 1902 and its concessions to the voluntary principle, 243-various solutions of the religious difficulty, 244-secularisation of schools in North-West France, 245-the parson no longer sole manager of voluntary schools, 246-secondary schools, 246-'higher elementary' schools in France, 247-technical instruction, 249- evening continuation schools, 250-block grant' instead of payment by results, 250-Cockerton judgement, 251-age-limit for elementary education, 252-Parliamentary grant for evening schools, 252-new authority to control education, 253-financial arrangements under the Bill, 255-training of teachers, 256. Egerton, H. E., his book on British Colonial Policy reviewed, 464. Eighteenth Century, review of M. Emile Faguet's literary studies, 507-Montaigne, 515-Bossuet, 517-religion and patriotism, 518-social problems and economic facts, 521-literature, science, and politics, 522-Hegelian philosophy, 523-De Maistre and Ultramontanism, 524-liberty and democracy, 525-Positivism and Christianity, 527- Liberal Catholicism, 528-socialism, 531 -progress of mankind, 532.
Empire, The, and the Colonies, review of books concerning, 464— Colonial Conference and Mr. Chamberlain, 464-schemes of com- bined Imperial defence, 464-commercial relations with the colonies, 466-preferential tariffs, 467, 469-dread of militarism, 468-military consolidation, 469-Imperial federation, 471, 485 -representative government in Cape Colony, 472-Australian Commonwealth Act, 473-protectionist tariffs, 473-Alien Immi- gration Act and labour question in Queensland, 474-federal Government's postal service and Tasmanian sweepstake business, 475-policy of thrift, Lord Hopetoun's resignation as governor, and delay in choice of site for new Australian capital, 476— federal Supreme Court, 476-jealousy between States, 477- powers of new federal parliament, 478-Canadian federation, 480 -stages in evolution of confederation, 482-attempts to federate West India islands, 483-federation in South Africa, 484. England and Russia during the Nineteenth Century, review of some treaties and conventions, 534-Edinburgh Review' of 1804 upon alliance between France and Russia, 535-Czar Alex- ander I.'s friendship for England, 536 coalition against
Bonaparte, 536-Eastern question, 537-Russian alliance with England after Napoleon's march on Moscow, 539-Turkey as a bone of contention, 539-Duke of Wellington on instability of Ottoman Empire, 541-Mehemet Ali's rebellion in Egypt, 542 — Napoleon III. and Czar Nicholas, 543-Anglo-French alliance against Russia, 543-Nesselrode's forecast of Crimean War, 544 Russo-Turkish war, 547-entry of Dardanelles by British fleet, 548-England in Egypt, 549-Central Asia, 552-Persia and Afghanistan, 553-disasters to Russians at Khiva and to English at Khyber Pass, 554-British annexation of Punjab and treaty with Afghan Amir, 555-Russian conquest of Kokand, Bokhara, and Khiva, 556-Indian frontier, 557-Persia's protectors, 559 -Merv, 560-second Afghan war, 561-Pamir and Chinese frontier, 563-railway through Asia Minor to Persian Gulf, 564 -relations of Russia and England with the Afghan Amir, 565. English Novel, The, in the Nineteenth Century, review of Mr. W. Raleigh's book concerning, 487-critical opinion in early numbers of Edinburgh Review' of some contemporary novels, 487- Miss Burney, Miss Edgeworth, 488-Jane Austen, 488, 490- Scott, 489-novels with a purpose, from Dickens and Thackeray to Meredith and Hardy, 495-Mrs. Humphry Ward, 497-love scenes indispensable in popular fiction, 498-Stevenson's adven- ture stories, 499-Joseph Conrad, 499, 500-Richard Feverel,' 500-treatment of the sex problem in English and French literature, 500-Hewlett, Barrie, Kipling, 503-dramatic fiction, 503-discussions as to method, 504-decadence of the novel, 505. English Scenery, The Causes of, review of Lord Avebury's book concerning, 97-interchanges of sea and land in prehistoric times, 97, 108-testimony of Ovid and Herodotus to geological ex- changes, 98-Niels Steensen's inferences from fossil remains, 99 -Byron's idea of immutability of mountain and ocean, 100— effect of atmosphere on aspect of sea-scape, 100-weather fore- casts, 101-dramatic diversity of English sky, 102-unpicturesque landscape and its compensations, 103-geological explanation of existing scenery, 105-rivers, 107, 114-measurement of geological time, 110-glacial epoch, 112-why Britannia rules the waves, 113- -sea cliffs, 115-influence of animals on scenery, 117.
Faguet, E., some of his books reviewed, 178, 507.
'German Empire of To-day,' by Veritas,' reviewed, 343. Government and Trade, review of publications concerning, 343- London pre-eminent as a commercial port, 344-construction of docks, 345-Thames Conservancy, Trinity House, and Water- men's Company, 346-opinion of Royal Commission on decadence of Port of London, 346-inadequacy of present dock accommoda- tion for ocean-going ships, 347-proposed unification of control
under a public Port Authority, 350-natural advantages of London, 351-public ownership of docks and harbours, 351- American Board of Inquiry into 'docks and terminal facilities,' 352-river management in Continental countries, 352-German trade rivalry, 353-British and German consular services com- pared, 355-nationalisation of railways, 356-subsidies to steam- ship lines, 357-American shipping combine,' 360-Hamburg- American line and North German Lloyd, 360-case for and against subsidies, 362-importance of commercial education, 364. Grey, Charles, first Earl, review of publications concerning, 408- early years, 409-military training under Wolfe, 410-battle of Minden, 411-battle of Kloster-Kampen, 412-siege of Havana, 413-aide-de-camp to the King, 413-operations against Ameri- can colonists, 414--battle of Brandywine, 414-surprises General Wayne, 414-defeats Washington at Germantown, 415-night attacks on isolated ports, 415-gives evidence on conduct of American War, 416-defence of Plymouth against French and Spaniards, 417-lieut.-general and Knight of the Bath, 418- defence of dockyards, 418-Pitt's scheme for capture of French West Indies, 419-Sir Charles Grey in command of land forces, 420-capture of Martinique, St. Lucia, and Guadeloupe, 424- negro constabulary organised, 426-fighting with the French in Guadeloupe, 427, 429-yellow fever, 429-false charges levelled against him by West Indian merchants, 429-division of prize- money, 431-Privy Councillor, commander of Southern district, and Governor of Guernsey, 431-created Viscount Howick and Earl Grey, 433—relations with his officers and men, 434.
Harrison, Prof. W., his 'Commonwealth of Australia' reviewed, 464. Hastings, C., his book on 'The Theatre' reviewed, 178. Henley, W. E., his 'Lyra Heroica' reviewed, 29. Hugo, Victor, review of his works, 156-popularity in Paris, 156- Mr. Swinburne's admiration, 156-some defects in his art, 158, 162, 176-love of antithesis, 159-'L'Art d'être Grand-père,' 161 -childhood in Spain, 162-first essays in verse, 163-romanti- cism, 163-lacks Shakespeare's sympathy with human nature, 164-Notre-Dame,' 166-later novels, 166-'Les Misérables,' 'Travailleurs de la Mer,' 167-poetry the field in which he reigns supreme, 168-excellence of his technique, 170-Légende des Siècles,' 173-L'Année terrible,' 176.
Huxley, T. H., his Collected Essays' reviewed, 366.
Jenkyns, Sir H., his 'British Rule and Jurisdiction beyond the Seas' reviewed, 464.
Jones, W., his 'Secret History of Whitehall' reviewed, 139.
Knight, Prof., his 'Pro Patriâ et Reginâ ' reviewed, 29.
Lambert, B., his 'History and Survey of London' reviewed, 139.- Lang, A., his Helen of Troy' reviewed, 319.
Langbridge, F., his Ballads of the Brave' reviewed, 29.
Law, E., his Kensington Palace' reviewed, 139.
Magnússon, E., and Morris, W., their translations of the Völsun ga Saga reviewed, 319.
Napier, Macvey, his correspondence reviewed, 275.
Napoleon III. and the Decline and Fall of the Second French Empire, I-doctrine of nationalities, 2-war with Austria on behalf of Italy, 3-treaty of Villafranca, 4-annexation of Nice and Savoy, 6-Garibaldi's invasion of Papal provinces, 7—vacillating policy with regard to Italy, 8-liberty of speech accorded to the French legislature, 10-responsible ministry demanded, 11- Rouher appointed Minister of State, 12-the Emperor's conceal- ment of his policy from his advisers, 14-barren sympathy for Polish insurrection, 15-Mexican War, 17-Maximilian's fatal expedition, 22-Bismarck secures French neutrality before attack- ing Austria, 25-military weakness of France, 26-new weapons and altered tactics, 27.
Ollivier, E., his 'L'Empire Libéral' reviewed, 1.
Pacific, The Mastery of the, review of books concerning, 210— expansion of United States in the Pacific, 211-American annexa- tion of the Philippines and its political importance to Great Britain, 211-Filipinos' dislike of work, 213-Chinese labourers, 213-half-breeds and education, 214-American notions of self- government unsuited to the Philippines, 215-Manila as a rival to Hong-Kong, 216--Singapore, 218-Sandakan harbour, in Borneo, 219-P. & O. Company and its competitors, 220-ques- tion of subsidies for steamship lines, 221-Kiao-Chau and German trade, 223-possible awakening of China, 225-China and Russia, 227-Australian federation, 228-New Zealand, 229- transcontinental railway between West and South Australia, 230 -coloured aliens and labour question, 231-New Guinea, 232- British Columbia, 233-Canada and Pacific trade, 234. Passos, J. R. dos, his 'Commercial Trusts' reviewed, 343. Peace in South Africa, review of the agreement as to terms of sur- render of the Boers, 260-peace rejoicings and postponed Coro- nation, 260-racial misunderstandings, 261-British supremacy secured, 262-suspension of Constitution of Cape Colony, 264- preponderance of Dutch among white races in South Africa, 264 -terms offered to and accepted by the Boers, 265-Lord Kitchener's appreciation of bravery of defeated burghers, 266-
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