No. 2206. — October 2, 1886. edit

Contents.

  1. Sacred Books of the East, Quarterly Review
  2. This Man's Wife - Part XIII., by George Manville Fenn, Good Words
  3. A Glimpse of America, by Lord Brabazon, Time
  4. A Garden of Memories - Part II., by Margaret Valey, English Illustrated Journal
  5. A Countryman's Experience of Law, Blackwood 's Magazine
  6. An Emigre on Ireland in 1796, Macmillan's Magazine
  7. The Recent Volcanic Eruptions in New Zealand, by James Hector, Nature
  8. Letters, Spectator
  9. The Optimism of Old Age, Spectator

Poetry.

A Broken Sword, by Austin Dobson, Magazine of Art
Restored, by Sarah Doudney, Sunday Magazine
"I Know a Ruin on a Hill", by Mrs. Piatt

Miscellany.

Effects of Force on Solid Bodies Filled with a Liquid


No. 2207. — October 9, 1886. edit

Contents.

  1. Mr. W. E. Forster's Early Career, by F. Seebohm, Contemporary Review
  2. This Man's Wife - Part XIV., by George Manville Fenn, Good Words
  3. The Present State of Research in Early Church History, by Adolf Harnack, Contemporary Review
  4. Coincidences??, Blackwood's Magazine
  5. Capping Verses, Macmillan's Magazine
  6. A Visit to some Austrian Monasteries, by St. George Mivart, Nineteenth Century
  7. Prehistoric Man, Chambers' Journal

Poetry.

Last Year, All The Year Round
Midnight at the Helm, by George Barlow, Belgravia
Waifs of a World, by E. Lee Hamilton, Academy

No. 2208. — October 16, 1886. edit

Contents.

  1. The Scotland of Mary Stewart - Part I., by John Skelton, Blackwood's Magazine
  2. Monsieur Gabriel, All The Year Round
  3. On A Hilltop, Blackwood's Magazine
  4. A Friend of the Family - Part I., by Charles Gibbon, Chambers' Journal
  5. Some Notes on Fletcher's "Valentinian", by J. Addington Symonds, Fortnightly Review
  6. The Terrific Diction, Macmillan's Magazine
  7. Wild Bees and Bee-Hunting, Chambers' Journal
  8. Liszt's Life and Works, by A Musical Critic, Fortnightly Review
  9. The Influence of Women, National Review

Poetry.

To Horace, St. James's Gazette
None Will Miss Thee, Chambers' Journal
Sir Samuel Ferguson, by Alfred Perceval Graves, Spectator
"What Moveth In The Seed To Make The Flower?", by F. W. B., Leisure Hour


No. 2209. — October 23, 1886. edit

Contents.

  1. Ernest, King of Hanover, Westminster Review
  2. A Friend of the Family - Part II., by Charles Gibbon, Chambers' Journal
  3. Hero-Worship, Macmillan's Magazine
  4. Alexander Hamilton, National Review
  5. "Poor Dear Theresa", by Ella Edersheim, Temple Bar
  6. Early Newspaper Sketches, by W. F. Nelson, Longman's Magazine
  7. Musings without Method, Blackwood's Magazine
  8. Geography, by Major-General Sir F. J. Goldsmid, K.C.S.I., C.B., F.R.G.S., Nature

Poetry.

Horace's Patriotic Lament, by Stephen E. de Vere, Spectator
A Song of Rest, by Florence Tyler, Chambers' Journal

Miscellany.

Pharaoh's House

No. 2210. — October 30, 1886. edit

Contents.

  1. Poetry Compared with the other Fine Arts, by F. T. Palgrave, National Review
  2. My Success in Literature, Macmillan's Magazine
  3. John Bunyan, by Goldwin Smith, Contemporary Review
  4. This Man's Wife - Part XV., by George Manville Fenn, Good Words
  5. Statesmen of Eastern Europe, Temple Bar
  6. Prince Rupert, by H. Greenhough Smith, Gentleman's Magazine
  7. A Dartmoor Picnic, by Eden Phillpotts, Belgravia
  8. Mr. Tupper's Autobiography, Spectator
  9. The Religion of Southern Italy, Saturday Review
  10. A Negro Revival, by Vacuus Viator, Spectator

Poetry.

Parted, by D. J. Robertson, Chambers' Journal
Desolation, Academy
The Church Steps, by Geo. T. Coster, Spectator
"Two Minutes and a Half", by A. J. C., Spectator
Strewings, by A. Mary F. Robinson

Miscellany.

Projected Trans-Siberian Railway


No. 2211. — November 6, 1886. edit

Contents.

  1. Prisoners as Witnesses, by J. F. Stephen, Nineteenth Century
  2. This Man's Wife - Part XVI., by George Manville Fenn, Good Words
  3. Alexander I. of Bulgaria, Contemporary Review
  4. Sir Greenhat, by Charles Williams, Temple Bar
  5. The Scotland of Mary Stewart - Part II., by John Skelton, Blackwood's Magazine
  6. A Week in the Pine Region, Blackwood's Magazine
  7. Power of the Irish in American Cities, Times

Poetry.

A Talk with St. Peter, by George MacDonald, Sunday Magazine
The Death of Love, All The Year Round
Lovemaking in Paddy-Land, by Elsa D'Esterre-Keeling, Temple Bar
Roses, by A. P. G., Spectator

Miscellany.

The Fuel of the Future, Iron


No. 2212. — November 13, 1886. edit

Contents.

  1. Manual Instruction, by Sir John Lubbock, Fortnightly Review
  2. Only Nature, by the author of "Gideon's Rock," etc., English Illustrated Magazine
  3. The Recent Volcanic Eruption in New Zealand, by Dr. Archibald Geikie, Contemporary Review
  4. A Cross Old Man - Part I., All The Year Round
  5. Denys L'Auxerrois, by Walter Pater, Macmillan's Magazine
  6. Les Ecrehous, by Bertram Falle and G. E. Humphreys, National Review
  7. Bulgaria, by An Old Resident, Contemporary Review
  8. In Old France - Part I., by E., Spectator
  9. The Tiger, by Rev. J. G. Wood, M.A., Good Words

Poetry.

Edelweiss, by Oscar Browning, Macmillan's Magazine
A Village Romance (Cheshire), by J. C. Henderson, Spectator
The Secret of the Sea, by M. C. Gillington, Spectator

Miscellany.

Natural History and the Swedish Nobility


No. 2213. — November 20, 1886. edit

Contents.

  1. The Third Invasion of France, Edinburgh Review
  2. How Franz Redeemed his Promise, Cornhill Magazine
  3. Moss from a Rolling Stone - Part VII., by Laurence Oliphant, Blackwood's Magazine
  4. George Fox and the Inward Light, by Henry C. Ewart, Good Words
  5. A Warm Day's Work, by V. Lovett Cameron, Gentleman's Magazine
  6. England Revisited, by Goldwin Smith, Macmillan's Magazine
  7. Old Coach Roads, St. James's Gazette

Poetry.

Autumn Thoughts, All The Year Round
A Sparrow, by R. Steggall
"Drink Deep the Spirit of the Quiet Hills", by F. W. B., Leisure Hour

Miscellany.

Processionary Caterpillars, Chambers' Journal


No. 2214. — November 27, 1886. edit

Contents.

  1. Napoleon's Early Manhood, Westminster Review
  2. This Man's Wife - Part XVII., by George Manville Fenn, Good Words
  3. The Condition of Kerry, by John Verschoyle, Fortnightly Review
  4. A Cross Old Man - Part II., All The Year Round
  5. Clerical Incomes, Spectator
  6. The New Optical Glass, Nature
  7. The Love of Fame, Spectator

Poetry.

Martin the Monk, All The Year Round
An Orchard at Avignon, by A. Mary F. Robinson, Athenæum
Love's Silence, by W. J. Henderson, Longman's Magazine

Miscellany.

The Frisians, Peoples of the World


No. 2215. — December 4, 1886. edit

Contents.

  1. Sir Philip Sidney, by Edmund Gosse, Contemporary Review
  2. This Man's Wife - Part XVIII., by George Manville Fenn, Good Words
  3. The Rulers of the Balkans, Temple Bar
  4. The Domesday Commemoration, by E. C. Thomas, Time
  5. The Protectorate of Porcolongu, by H. D. Traill, Macmillan's Magazine
  6. Hobart Pasha, by J. K. Laughton, Longman's Magazine
  7. The Philosophy of Dancing, Macmillan's Magazine
  8. Colonization in South America, Spectator
  9. "Hybrid" Wheat, by H. E., Nature

Poetry.

Vox Populi, by Alfred Ewen Fletcher, Time
The Song of Lynceus, The Tower-Watcher, at Sight of Helen, translated by Sir Theodore Martin,
Mother to Babe, by George Meredith, English Illustrated Magazine

Miscellany.

British Soldiers of Fortune, Broad Arrow


No. 2216. — December 11, 1886. edit

Contents.

  1. The Byzantine Empire, by Demetrios Bikelas, Scottish Review
  2. Cicely Chrystal, by Sheldon Clarke, Belgravia
  3. Contemporary Life and Thought in France, by Gabriel Monod, Contemporary Review
  4. A Secret Inheritance - Part I., by B. L. Farjeon, English Illustrated Magazine
  5. The Relation of Women to the State in Past Times, by Helen Blackburn, National Review
  6. A Talk beside Ulleswater, Blackwood's Magazine
  7. Desultory Reading, Leeds Mercury
  8. An Irish Priest of the Old School, Spectator

Poetry.

The Rosary, All The Year Round
Three Thoughts, by Sir Samuel Ferguson
King Apollo, by Michael Field, Academy


No. 2217. — December 18, 1886. edit

Contents.

  1. The Building up of a University, by Dr. Augustus Jessopp, Nineteenth Century
  2. A Secret Inheritance - Part II., by B. L. Farjeon, English Illustrated Magazine
  3. The Use of Higher Education to Women, by Millicent Garrett Fawcett, Contemporary Review
  4. The Case of Mr. Notary Lebrun, Gentleman's Magazine
  5. The Convent of Helfta, by A. Mary F. Robinson, Fortnightly Review
  6. The Humors of Kerry, Spectator
  7. The Similarities in the Physical Geography of the Great Oceans, Nature
  8. Fancy Pigeons, All The Year Round
  9. Mr. Matthew Arnold's Retirement, Spectator
  10. At Dinner with a Persian Prince, St. James's Gazette
  11. Souvenirs of a Diplomatist, Public Opinion
  12. At Home in the North a Hundred Years Ago, St. James's Gazette
  13. In Old France - Part II., by E., Spectator
  14. Andy Byrne, by Fabian Holmes, Spectator

Poetry.

A Nurse, by E. M. C., Chambers' Journal
Dreams, Macmillan's Magazine
Voices, by F. E. Weatherly, Temple Bar
Late Autumn, by M. G. Watkins, Academy
Andy Byrne, by Fabian Holmes, Spectator

Miscellany.

The Hessian Fly, Farm and Home


No. 2218. — December 25, 1886. edit

Contents.

  1. Metaphor as a Mode of Abstraction, by F. Max Muller, Fortnightly Review
  2. Extracts From the Diary of a Young Lady - Part I., Argosy
  3. The Scotland of Mary Stewart - Part III., by John Skelton, Blackwood's Magazine
  4. Miss Masterman's Discovery, Chambers' Journal
  5. Our Grandmothers, by the Countess of Jersey, National Review
  6. About Waiters, All The Year Round
  7. Material Progress in Syria, Spectator
  8. Exploration of the North Sea, by J. M., Nature
  9. More Kerry Humors, Spectator
  10. An Extinct Skipper, St. James's Gazette
  11. A German View of London, Deutsche Zeitung

Poetry.

Evening, by Mary Geoghegan, Time
Inde Spes, by J. M. Scott-Moncrieff, English Illustrated Magazine
A Concord Love Song
Our Stream, by Alfred Perceval Graves, Spectator
Love and Death, by Michael Field, Academy

Miscellany.

Optical Glass