Early Writings-His Humour and Cheerful Philosophy—Elia-Death in 1834–De Pp. 107-199 CHAPTER III THE EARLY VICTORIAN AGE—1840-1870 Literature in England at the Accession of Queen Victoria—Tennyson—The peculiar Magic of his Style—His Early Life-Idylls of the Kinge-In Memoriam-His other Poetry–His – Barry Cornwall — Monckton Milnes — Keble — Dickens – His Genius — Power of Pp. 200-302 CHAPTER IV Tennyson's and Browning's Influence—Matthew Arnold as a poet and as a prose writer- George Eliot, the most prominent novelist in England between Dickens and Mr. George 303-366 EPILOGUE. 367-371 APPENDIX AND INDEX, 373- Sir Walter Scott as a Child (from a William Cowper (Romney) to face page 6 George Crabbe (from a drawing) A Page from “Songs cf Innocence to face page 18 Mrs. Burns and one of her Grand- children Title-page of Kilmarnock Edition Title-page of Edinburgh Edition of Fragment of a MS. Pcem of Burns Letter from Burns to Mrs. Dunlop to face page 30 Title-page of First Edition of William Wordsworth (Pickersgill) to face page 38 S. T. Coleridge (J. Kayser) page William Wordsworth (Carruthers) Title-page of Wordsworth's “Even- Wordsworth's Lodging at Hawks- Letter from Wordsworth . to face page 46 S. T. Coleridge (from a pastel) page MS. of Opening Stanzas of " Love!! page 54 Programme of Coleridge's Lectures 18 21 56 71 I 22 19 138 95 . Title - page of First Edition of Sir Walter Scott (bust by Chantrey) Edmund Burke (Reynolds) to face page 80 Extract from the MS. of “Caleb William Beckford (a caricature) Title-page of “Queen Mab”. 126 MS. of Keats's “Eve of Saint Mark' Illustrations from "The Pleasures Charles Lamb (Hazlitt). to face page 156 MS. of " Mackery End" to face page 158 Thomas De Quincey (Archer) to face page 162 Thomas De Quincey (a miniature) page 163 MS. of " The Dark Interpreter” to fuie page 164 99 . 176 . . 19 238 194 Che Ruins of Llanthony Abbey. page 172 MS. of " Eldon and Encombe,” from “Imaginary Conversations” to face fage 174 The Supposed Birthplace of Disraeli Sonnet of Hartley Coleridge to Alfred Tennyson (Laurence). page Tennyson's Rooms in Cambridge . Elizabeth Barrett Browning (Tal- The Sitting-room in Casa Guidi page MS. of Sonnet XIX. from “ Sonnets Robert Browning (Talfourd). to face page 220 Robert Browning (photo. Grove) . page 224 MS. Note of Browning's on Fly- MS. Verses by Robert and E. B. R. Monckton Milnes 233 233 234 235 236 "Oliver Twist". . . to face page 236 237 Hearth” page 239 240 241 242 . to face page 242 page 243 245 245 246 Tower of London” . to face page 246 page 247 248 249 249 250 . to face page 250 page 251 251 252 252 253 253 254 255 256 261 263 244 201 202 328 336 99 E. B. Pusey . page 266 John Henry Newman (Richmond). 267 MS. page of “The Dream of Gerontius” 268 Cardinal Newman (Deane) . to face page 268 George Borrow page 270 Portion of a Letter from Borrow . to face page 270 Borrow's House at East Dereham . page 271 William Makepeace Thackeray (Laurence) 272 Title-page of “Mrs. Perkins's Ball” to face page 272 W. M. Thackeray (Doyle) page 273 Thackeray among the Fraserians . 274 William Makepeace Thackeray (Laurence) . to face page 274 Thackeray's House in Kensington. page 275 “Mr. M. A. Titmarsh in the Character of Mr. Thackeray” 276 W: M. Thackeray (Millais) 277 Letter from Thackeray . . to face page 278 Charlotte Brontë page 279 Rev. P. Brontë 280 Roe Head School 281 Gatehouse of the Old Priory, Kirklees Park 281 Haworth Village 282 Letter from Charlotte Brontë . to face page 282 Haworth Church page 283 Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (Richmond) 285 Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (from a bust). 286 Church House, Knutsford 286 Portion of a Letter from Mrs. Gaskell 287 Mrs. Gaskell's Grave 288 John Ruskin (artist unknown) 289 The Birthplace of John Ruskin 290 John Ruskin (Millais) . to face page 290 John Ruskin (photo. Hollyer) page 291 Brantwood 292 MS. of “ The Lamp of Memory" . to face page 292 Ruskin's Grave page 293 Water-colour Drawing by Ruskin . to face page 294 John Stuart Mill page 296 George Grote. 298 Charles Darwin 300 MS. of Darwin 301 Matthew Arnold to face page 306 Title-page of “ Alaric at Rome" page Matthew Arnold's House at Cobham 309 Matthew Arnold's Grave 309 Rugby School . . 310 Letter from Matthew Arnold , 311 George Eliot (pencil drawing) 314 George Eliot (Rajon) to face page 314 Arbury page 315 George Eliot (Lady Alma-Tadema) 316 4 Cheyne Wall, Chelsea. 317 A Page of the MS. of " Adam Bede" to face page 318 Anthony Trollope. page 319 Trollope's House in Montague Square 320 Letter from Trollope 321 Charles Reade 322 The Birthplace of Charles Reade 322 Charles Kingsley 323 Eversley Vicarage . 324 Dean Stanley 326 University College, Oxford 327 James Anthony Froude . Exeter College, Oxford 330 Edward Augustus Freeman 332 Trinity College, Oxford . 333 John Richard Green 334 Bishop Stubbs 334 A Page of Green's MS. to face page 334 Samuel Rawson Gardiner page 335 Sir John Seeley 335 Mr. Herbert Spencer Mr. Spencer's House at Brighton 337 James Martineau 338 John Tyndall . 339 Tyndall's House at Haslemere 339 Letter from Tyndall 340 Thomas Henry Huxley . 342 Edward FitzGerald 343 FitzGerald's Grave 344 Portion of a Letter from FitzGerald to face page 344 The Birthplace of D. G. Rossetti . page 346 D, G. Rossetti to face page 346 John Ruskin and D. G. Rossetti (photo. Downey) page 347 Rossetti's House at Chelsea 348 Christina Rossetti and her Mother 350 MS. Poem by Christina Rossetti to face page 350 William Morris page 353 Sussex House, Hammersmith 354 Kelmscott House, Hammersmith 355 Walter Horatio Pater 358 MS. of Pater's “Pascal' to face page 358 Brasenose College, Oxford page 359 John Addington Symonds Magdalen College, Oxford Robert Louis Stevenson (photo.) Swanston Cottage . Woodcut by Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson (Saint Gaudens) to face page 362 Robert Louis Stevenson (photo) page 363 Stevenson's House at Vailima 364 Letter from Stevenson to face page 364 A Note found among Stevenson's Papers page 365 Apia Harbour, Samoa 366 Mr. George Meredith Mr. Algernon Charles Swinburne . 369 . 9 360 360 361 362 362 . 308 . 368 |