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Anderson 17 Much. 1924
CONTENTS.
FEBRUARY 1900.
One man, one book-The use and abuse of diaries-A record of trivialities-An herbarium of poets-Another Whig- The abuse of nicknames-Pantomimes new and old-The tradition of the East-The patriotism of Fleet Street
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1
MARCH 1900.
A love of false news-Why France hates England?—An
unflattering portrait-France and the war- The cheap
Press of Paris-Falsehood breaks no bones-England's
ruin Germany's triumph-The benefit of an alliance-Our
Universities-Cambridge in the nineteenth century-The
Cambridge of Gunning
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APRIL 1900.
The Queen's visit to London-A peaceful conqueror-The de-
meanour of the crowd-The fury of a mob-The Théâtre
Français in ashes-Its incomparable tradition-A simple
stage-Loyalty to the past.
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MAY 1900.
The attempt of Sipido-The character of the Anarchist-His
sanguine temper-Herbert Spencer and murder-Anarchy
a fashion-The Anarchy of letters-Irresponsible bio-
graphy-"A modest coterie"
42
JUNE 1900.
Mr Pinero and his critics-The right of criticism-The Royal
Academy-The Relief of Mafeking-A splendid siege-
R. A. M. Stevenson-Undergraduate and student of art--
"Spring-heeled Jack".
JULY 1900.
The Paris Exhibition-Vulgarity the privilege of to-day-A
taste of arrangement-The unity of nations-The Exhibi-
tion, and after-The Republic's love of kings-The clou
of the Exhibition
SEPTEMBER 1900.
Figureheads of emotion-Homage to Lafayette-Cromwell-
Grandison-Les nations alliées-The French Revolution
in America-Belgium's levity-Political crime-The ex-
tradition of Anarchists
OCTOBER 1900.
Clifford v. Grundy-Literary somnambulism-The criminal
plagiarist-A plea for plagiarism-Virgil-Molière and
Dumas-The masterpiece of the century-Miss Corelli's
genius-The Wicked Markiss-A portrait of the author
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NOVEMBER 1900.
The process of Election - The folly of canvassing - The
ignorance of voters-The spirit of the people-The farce
of Democracy-A House of Oligarchs-Democracy in
letters– How to write-Instructions to Young Authors–
T. E. Brown, Poet and Letter-writer.
107
DECEMBER 1900.
Camp-followers of falsehood-The War Correspondent-Cal-
umnies against British officers-Censure of the censor-
ship-The uselessness of the correspondent-The only
remedy-W. T. Stead and "a British officer"-Mr Stead's
regret The last days of Napoleon-The Jacobin point of
view-In defence of Sir Hudson Lowe-Napoleon's table-
talk-The Emperor's theology
123
JANUARY 1901.
Autobiography-Pepys and Montaigne-The Amir of Afghan-
istan-"A witty and humorous genius"-A sleepless
administrator-The character of Abdur Rahman-The
autobiography of action-The autobiography of thought—
The search for truth-The confidences of Gibbon
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FEBRUARY 1901.
The return of Lord Roberts-The philosophy of the crowd-
The Federation of Australia-England in decay-Hyster-
ical remedies-The study of modern languages - The
purpose of the Universities-The attack upon Greek-The
Universities useless-Undergraduate or garçon de café-An
apology for the classics-The champions of French
155
MARCH 1901.
Victoria the Great-The disrepute of the throne-The trade
of kingship-The Queen's statesmanship-A constitutional
monarch-Divine right-Arms and arts-The Victorian
Age-The Queen's death-The grief of Europe-A naval
pageant-In St George's Chapel.
169
APRIL 1901.
Literature at the Universities-The complaints of poets-Peda-
gogic neglect-Literature unteachable-Litera Anglica-
Taste no science-Ragbags of literature-The real lesson
of our Universities
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MAY 1901.
The Candid Friend-His dangerous jeremaids-Foreign com-
petition-An ambassador's opinion-The critics of the
Army-The libels of Austria-The proper doctors of the
State-Mr Childers' Life-The wisdom of the Queen-
Mr Gladstone's baneful influence
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JUNE 1901.
The shadow on the stage-What ails the theatre ?-A retro-
spect- Actor and Author - The Actor's victory - The
Player of to-day-The absurdity of realism-The reform
of the stage-The Théâtre Français in London-M. Maeter-
linck on the Bee-The drama of the hive.
JULY 1901.
Lord Milner and the country-The vituperation of the Press -The support of the Government-The history of South
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