No. 2024. — April 7, 1883. edit

Contents.

  1. Siena, by Samuel James Capper, Contemporary Review
  2. The Ladies Lindores - Part XXIII., by Mrs. Oliphant, Blackwood's Magazine
  3. The Humorous in Literature, by J. Henry Shorthouse, the author of "John Inglesant", Macmillan's Magazine
  4. "John Inglesant" on Humor, Spectator
  5. No New Things - Part XVII., Cornhill Magazine
  6. Sketches in the Malay Peninsula - Part III., by Isabella L. Bird, Leisure Hour
  7. Mr. John Richard Green, Athenæum

Poetry.

Ellisland, by A. P., Chambers' Journal
Woman's Love, by M. A. L., Chambers' Journal
"Supposing there had been Two Brothers", Athenæum


No. 2025. — April 14, 1883. edit

Contents.

  1. A Few Words about the Eighteenth Century, by Frederic Harrison, Nineteenth Century
  2. Under the Snow, by Katherine S. Macquoid, Macmillan's Magazine
  3. Miss Burney's own Story, by Mary Elizabeth Christie, Contemporary Review
  4. The Three Strangers, by Thomas Hardy, Longman's Magazine
  5. Queen Victoria as Goddess, Spectator
  6. Startling Poetry, Spectator
  7. The Conditions of "the Grand Style", Spectator
  8. The Characteristics of Crowds, Queen
  9. The Enchanted Lake, by Edwin Arnold, Contemporary Review

Poetry.

Half-Way In Love, Athenæum
"Sadder than They, whose Youth is Left Behind", by L. J. G., Blackwood's Magazine
My Library, Athenæum


No. 2026. — April 21, 1883. edit

Contents.

  1. Jonathan Swift, Blackwood's Magazine
  2. The Wizard's Son - Part I., Macmillan's Magazine
  3. Scenes During the Winter of 1794-5, Temple Bar
  4. Sir George Jessel, Spectator
  5. Socialism and Anarchism at Geneva, Spectator

Poetry.

Lament, by Henry Patmore
The Old Washerwoman, by Adelbert von Chamisso, translated by C. B., Temple Bar

No. 2027. — April 28, 1883. edit

Contents.

  1. Richard Crashaw, by Edmund W. Gosse, Cornhill Magazine
  2. No New Things - Part XVIII., Cornhill Magazine
  3. Sketches in the Malay Peninsula - Part IV., by Isabella L. Bird, Leisure Hour
  4. The Wizard's Son - Part II., Macmillan's Magazine
  5. Lord Lawrence and the Mutiny, by H. W. Norman, Fortnightly Review
  6. Content, Spectator

Poetry.

When Spring-Tide Comes, by Henry G. Hewlett, Academy
Loca Senta Sitv, Athenæum
"Love Walked upon the Sea this Tranced Night", Athenæum

Miscellany.

Irish Names, Month and Catholic Review
Wearing the Hat in Public Worship, Hatter's Gazette


No. 2028. — May 5, 1883. edit

Contents.

  1. Autobiographies. Madame Roland, Blackwood's Magazine
  2. The Ladies Lindores - Part XXIV., by Mrs. Oliphant, Blackwood's Magazine
  3. Mrs. Carlyle, Athenæum
  4. The Wizard's Son - Part III., Macmillan's Magazine
  5. Isaiah of Jerusalem, by Matthew Arnold, Nineteenth Century
  6. The Land of Promise: a Fable, by Lord Lytton, Nineteenth Century

Poetry.

The Ideal Wife, by J. Williams, Chambers' Journal
A Modern Madrigal, by F. Wyville Home, Chambers' Journal
Tear and Smile, by Joseph Dawson, Spectator
Venvs Matvtina, Athenæum
"O Brooding Spirit of Wisdom and of Love", by Sir W. R. Hamilton
The Land of Promise: a Fable, by Lord Lytton, Nineteenth Century

No. 2029. — May 12, 1883. edit

Contents.

  1. The Gospel According to Rembrandt, by Richard Heath, Contemporary Review
  2. The Wizard's Son - Part IV., Macmillan's Magazine
  3. An Unresolved Historical Riddle - Part I., by J. A. Froude, Nineteenth Century
  4. No New Things - Part XIX., Cornhill Magazine
  5. The Last Days of a Dynasty, Temple Bar
  6. A Chinese Funeral, Chambers' Journal
  7. "Study and Stimulants", Spectator
  8. A Visit to Longfellow, Leisure Hour

Poetry.

Romsdal Fiord, by J. A. F., Blackwood's Magazine
Any Man to his Black and Tan, by Cotsford Dick, Temple Bar
The Last Snow of Winter, by Sarah Doudney, Sunday Magazine

Miscellany.

Emperor William's Wardrope, Hatter's Gazette

No. 2030. — May 19, 1883. edit

Contents.

  1. The True Character of the Pilgrim Fathers, by Samuel Pearson, M.A., British Quarterly Review
  2. The Ladies Lindores - Part XXV., by Mrs. Oliphant, Blackwood's Magazine
  3. Boys, Cornhill Magazine
  4. Nasmyth's Autobiography, Quarterly Review
  5. The Wizard's Son - Part V., Macmillan's Magazine
  6. A New Lake Tritonis, Saturday Review
  7. The Condition of Russia, Fortnightly Review

Poetry.

Homeward Bound, by H. G. Keene, Academy
An April Shower, by Sydney Grey, Argosy
Wagner, by I. M. Elton, Academy
Spring, by E. Lee Hamilton, Athenæum


No. 2031. — May 26, 1883. edit

Contents.

  1. Bishop Thirlwall, Church Quarterly Review
  2. The Wizard's Son - Part VI., Macmillan's Magazine
  3. Robert Herrick, by T. Ashe, Temple Bar
  4. The Ladies Lindores - Part XXVI., by Mrs. Oliphant, Blackwood's Magazine
  5. The Temples of Girgenti, by M. Mulhall, Month
  6. From a Garret, by J. E. Panton, Cornhill Magazine
  7. English Longevity, Spectator
  8. The French Republic, Economist

Poetry.

Putting in the Shade, Month
Springtime, by A. T. K., Cornhill Magazine
In the Floods, by J. W. Mackail, Longman's Magazine


No. 2032. — June 2, 1883. edit

Contents.

  1. John Richard Green. In Memoriam, by James Bryce, Macmillan's Magazine
  2. The Ladies Lindores - Part XXVI., by Mrs. Oliphant, Blackwood's Magazine
  3. An Unresolved Historical Riddle - Part II., by J. A. Froude, Nineteenth Century
  4. The Wizard's Son - Part VII., Macmillan's Magazine
  5. Mr. Gladstone's Oxford Days, by James Brinsley-Richards, Temple Bar
  6. Wills, Ancient and Modern, Spectator
  7. How the Egyptian Land Tax is Paid, Globe
  8. Treasure Trove at the Cape, Academy

Poetry.

The Fairies' Knowe, All The Year Round
In Life's Late Spring, by H. J. L., Transcript

Miscellany.

The Rise and Fall of an Oil City

No. 2033. — June 9, 1883. edit

Contents.

  1. John Richard Green, by Philip Lyttelton Gell, Fortnightly Review
  2. No New Things - Part XIX., Cornhill Magazine
  3. Persecution of the Jews, Edinburgh Review
  4. The Wizard's Son - Part VIII., Macmillan's Magazine
  5. Unwritten History, by T. H. Huxley, Macmillan's Magazine

Poetry.

Lines Written in the South of France, by L. I. L., Spectator
A Birthday Greeting, by M. E. F., Argosy
For the XV. Nocturne, by F. Chopin, by E. Nesbit, Chambers' Journal


No. 2034. — June 16, 1883. edit

Contents.

  1. Henry J. Stephen Smith, by J. W. L. Glaisher, Fortnightly Review
  2. No New Things - Part XX., Cornhill Magazine
  3. Mrs. Carlyle, by Mrs. Oliphant, Contemporary Review
  4. My Daughter-in-Law, Cornhill Magazine
  5. Naturalness, by James Payn, Longman's Magazine
  6. The Central Asian Desert To-day and Twenty Years ago, by Professor Arminius Vambery, University of Buda-Pesth, Good Words
  7. Absent-Minded People, All The Year Round
  8. Whitsuntide at Home and Abroad, Saturday Review

Poetry.

The Silver and the Golden, by Mary Harrison, Sunday Magazine
Wo Die Gotter Nicht Sind, Walten Gespenster, by J. A. Symonds, Academy
Benevolence and Gratitude, by William A. E. Axon, Academy
Lethe's Waters, by Eugene Lee-Hamilton, Academy
"When Philomel her evening psalm hath ceased", by C. M. F., Spectator


No. 2035. — June 23, 1883. edit

Contents.

  1. Cairo: the Old in the New - Part I., by Georg Ebers, Contemporary Review
  2. The Treasure of Franchard - Part I., by R. L. Stevenson, Longman's Magazine
  3. Carlyle In Society and at Home, by G. S. Venables, Fortnightly Review
  4. Fleurette, Blackwood's Magazine
  5. Trades'-Guilds of Constantinople - Part I., All the Year Round
  6. The Portrait Art of the Renaissance, by Vernon Lee, Cornhill Magazine
  7. Music as Occupation, Spectator
  8. William Chambers, Spectator
  9. The Coronation of the Czar, Spectator

Poetry.

A May Song, by Genevieve Irons, Sunday Magazine
Idle Charon, by Eugene Lee-Hamilton, Academy
In the Wood, by M. A. M. Hoppus, Leisure Hour


No. 2036. — June 30, 1883. edit

Contents.

  1. James Clerk Maxwell, London Quarterly Review
  2. The Wizard's Son - Part IX., Macmillan's Magazine
  3. Cairo: the Old in the New - Part II., by Georg Ebers, Contemporary Review
  4. Katty the Flash, Temple Bar
  5. Mr. Gladstone's Early Politics, by James Brinsley-Richards, Temple Bar
  6. Trades'-Guilds of Constantinople - Part II., All the Year Round
  7. George Eliot, by Thomas R. Macquoid, Athenæum

Poetry.

The Violet Bank, by J. H., Chambers' Journal
The Outer and the Inner Life, by John Francis Waller, Cassell's Magazine