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POPULAR WRITERS OF FICTION.

WILLIAM WILKIE COLLINS.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,

An Old-fashioned Opinion, .

203 The Love of the Natives,

213

Friendship with Charles Dickens,

203 • The Two Philosophers,'

213

He Tries to be a Social Reformer, 203 • Truth of Intercourse,'

215

Intricacy of His Plots,

203

· The House Beautiful,'

216

His Widespread Popularity,

203

Requiem,'

217

• The Count and Countess Tosco,' 204

• Ozias Midwinter,'

205

SIR WALTER BESANT.

Novelist and Reformer,

217

WILLIAM BLACK.

A Teacher in Mauritius,

217

His Early Love of Nature,

206

Partnership with James Rice,

217

Editor and Correspondent,

206

• All Sorts and Conditions of Men,' 217

Might Be a Scotch Pilot,

206

His Skill as a Writer,

217

Descriptions of Scenery,

206

He is made a Baronet,

217

Principal Novels,

206

• Presented by the Sea,'

217

• A Ride Over Scottish Moors,'

206

• A Secret of the Sea,' .

207

JAMES M. BARRIE.

Popularity of Scotch Dialect Sketches,

GEORGE MACDONALD.

His Father as • Dr. McQueen,'

Poet, Vovelist, Preacher, .

Educated at Edinburgh,

Education in Aberdeen and London, .

Success of "Auld Licht Idylls,'

He Becomes an Independent Minister,

His Other Books and Plays,

His Lecture Tour in America,

• Preparing to Receive Company,'

Residence in italy,

His Principal Works,

GEORGE DU MAURIER.

• In the Bell Tower,'

French and English Parentage,

224

Set by His Father to Study Chemistry, 224

ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.

He Forsakes Science for Art,

224

His Lovable Character,

His Pictures in Punch, .

224

Prefers Literature to Engineering or

* Peter Ibbetson’and • Trilby,' 225

the Law,

Their Wonderful Popularity,

225

Failing Health, but l'nfailing Courage,

His Death in 1896,

225

Life in Samoa,

His Posthumous Story. The Martian,' 225

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PART VII.

THE GREAT HISTORIANS OF ENGLAND.

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EDWARD GIBBON.

Public Services,

241

Converted to Catholicism and Again

History of England,

242

Becomes a Protestant,

237 • Fallacious Distrust of Liberty,'

243

His Love Affair,

237

• John Hampden,'

244

He Travels and Conceives the Idea of

The Puritans,

244

His History, ·

237 "Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress,

245

Style of His Writings,

237
A Member of Parliament,

237
Conception and Completion of His

JAMES ANTHONY FROU DE.

History,'

A Typical Modern Historian,... 247

· Charlemagne,'

Becomes a Deacon, but Ceases to be

• Mahomet,'

239

Orthodox,

247

Loses His Fellowship and Teacher's

THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY.

Appointment,

Biography by Trevelyan, .

241

Writes His History,

247

Early Precocity,

241

Criticisms of His Work,

247

Contributions to Edlinburgh Review, . 241

Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots,' 248

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PART VIII.

NOTED ENGLISH WOMEN IN LITERATURE.

FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS.

ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING.

· The Most Feminine Writer of Her

Age,' .

250

Birth and Early Life,

Her Poems in School-books,

250

Education of a Boy,

Unhappy Marriage,

250 Description by Miss Mitford,

Residence in Wales, .

250

Ill Health,

• Too Many Flowers and Too Little

Marriage,

Fruit,'

250 Her Principal Works,

Her Visits to Scott and Wordsworth, 250 Tribute to Her Genius by Her Hus-

• The Hour of Prayer,' ...

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band,

• The Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers,' 251 • The Cry of the Human,'

• The Treasures of the Deep,'. .

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« The Sleep,'.

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ENGLISH STATESMEN IN LITERATURE.

WILLIAM PITT.

His Oratory,

The Friend of America,

270

Friendship with Cobden,

Education and Election to Parliament, 270

Attitude toward Home Rule,

His Independence Prevents Rapid Ad-

• Speech on the Corn-laws,'

vancement, .

270 • Incendiarism in Ireland,'

His Continued Ill-health,

270

Speech Against the Boston Port Bill,

270 WILLIAM EWART GLADSTONE.

His Last Appearance in the House of

His Place as Statesman and Scholar,

Lords,

270

Distinction at Oxford, .

His Eloquence, and His Disinterested

His Share in the Government,

Character, .

270

• Repeal Claimed by Americans as

His Principal Books,

Right,'

Oratory, and Skill as a Financier,

271

Retirement,

• Anticipations for the Church of Eng.

BENJAMIN DISRAELI.

land,'

The Statesman and Novelist,

272 • Some After-thoughts,'

His Early Successes,

272

An Estimate of Macaulay,

Political Writings,

272

He Enters Parliament,

272 JUSTIN MCCARTHY.

• 'The Time Will Come When You Will

The Irish Cause in the English Parlia-

Hear Me,'.

272

ment, ..

He Becomes Prime Minister,

272

A Native of Cork,

His Literary Power,

272

Reporter in Cork, Liverpool, and Lon-

• Mr. Phoebus's Views of Art and Edu-

don,

cation,' .

Editor of London Morning Star,

Years in America,

JOHN BRIGHT.

Return, and Election to Parliament,

American Interest in Him,

274

Services to the Irish Cause,

High Character,

274 His Novels, Essays, and Histories,

Birth and Quaker Training,

274

• The Withdrawal from Cabul,'

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