Studies in Literature and History
Influence on Walpole, 371.
Ranke's criticism, 383.
Machiavelli:
On judging by results, 329.
On standing neutral in war, 331.
Mackintosh, as typical Whig, 228.
Maine, Sir H., on 'Sovereignty,' 412.
Malthus, T., 234, 236.
Manning, Cardinal, 53, 74.
Marbot, success of his Memoirs, 13, 16.
_Marcella_, quoted, 27.
Marlborough, Thackeray's description of, 103.
Marryat, Captain, 8.
_Master of Ballantrae_, direct narration in, 18.
Maurice, 256.
Mayor's _English Metres_, 286.
Mazzini, 273.
Quoted, 184.
Memoirs and fiction, 13.
_Memorials of Coleorton_, 42.
Meredith, George, 264.
Mill, see 'Utilitarians.'
Milton, 200, 287.
Quoted, 183.
Mongolians have not produced spiritual teachers, 442.
Moore, Thomas, 42, 179, 193.
His sham Orientalism, 6, 123, 188.
His dealings with Byron's letters, 177.
_Morte d'Arthur_, 169.
Mullahs, 320.
Muridism, see 'Frontiers,' 320.
Murray, John, 178.
Quoted, 188.
Murray, Professor, and solar myths, 161.
Myths, historical value of, 11.
Napoleon:
His story adapted to myth-making, 14.
Transformer of democracy into Imperialism, 252, 402.
_Napoleon Intime_, 15.
Napoleon III; and see 'L'Empire Liberal.'
Nationalities, formation of, in Europe, 401.
Naturalism or realism defined, 25.
Newman, Cardinal, 257, 258.
Swinburne's tribute to, 283.
=Novels of Adventure and Manners=, 1-33.
Mr. Raleigh on origins of fiction, 1.
Metrical tales, heroic romance, the eighteenth-century school of
novelists, 2, 3.
Novel of adventure derived from the fabulous romance, 4.
Scott's influence, 5.
Later tendencies, 6.
Approximation of the historian and novelist, 10.
The novelist rivalled by the writer of Memoirs, 13.
Adventures of de Jonnes reviewed, 16.
Causes limiting the sphere of the Novel of Adventure, 18.
Novel of Manners, its pedigree: Fielding, 19.
Influence of women writers: Miss Austen, etc., 21.
Growth of Realism, 25.
Description of nature, its uses, 26.
Danger of excessive Realism, 29.
Short stories: the Impressionist School, 32.
=Novelist, The Anglo-Indian=, 121-154.
Causes affecting output of good fiction in India, 121.
_Tara_, a successful historical novel, 123.
_Pandurang Hari_, valuable as picture of pre-English times, 125.
_Oakfield_, good battle pictures, absence of native characters
noted, 126.
_The Wetherbys_, 131.
_A True Reformer_, and _The Dilemma_, 132.
_Mr. Isaacs_, 134.
_Helen Treveryan_, assigned a high place as a historical novel, 136.
_On the Face of the Waters_, Indian characters freely introduced,
minute adherence to fact, 139.
_Bijli the Dancer_, a purely native story, 143.
_Chronicles of Dustypore_, a picture of Anglo-Indian life, 145.
_The Bond of Blood_, a dramatic presentation of incidents of Indian
life, 146.
_The Naulakha_, 149.
_Transgression_, 151.
Conclusions: uniformity of Anglo-Indian society, 152.
Conditions favour the novel of action, 153.
Absence of the psychological vein, 154.
O'Connell, Daniel, described by Carlyle, 64.
_Odyssey_ quoted, 167.
Old Testament and heroic narration, 167.
Oliphant, Mrs., 26.
Ollivier, see 'L'Empire Liberal.'
Olozaga, 337.
Ottoman Empire, its complexities of Race and Religion, 406.
Ouida, 25.
Paley, 222.
Parr, Dr., 199.
Patmore, Coventry, 268.
Pearson, Hugh, 55, 57.
Peel, Sir Robert, quoted, 232.
Peninsular War and heroic poetry, 173.
Peter the Great's Caspian expedition, 296.
Phingari, 196.
Polytheism, formerly universal, 428;
gives way to Christianity, 431.
Pope, 37.
Byron's praise, 193.
Porter, Jane, and historical romance, 23.
Rabelais, 321.
=Race and Religion=, 399-426.
Ancient groupings of peoples, 399.
Effect of (1) the Roman Empire, (2) Christianity and Islam, 400.
Consolidation of States in the West, 401.
Importance of 'Race' overlooked by Utilitarians, 402.
Gravity of the question in Austria, 403.
Its complexity in Turkey, 406.
Maintenance of racial and religious differences by Asiatic Empires, 407.
Close alliance of Greek Church with the State, 410.
Classification of the people by religion in Ottoman Empire, 411.
Importance of 'Race and Religion' in Asia, 412.
Religious distinctions predominant in Western Asia, 413.
Causes of the Armenian massacres, 414.
Racial distinctions predominant in Afghanistan, 417.
India, connotation of 'Hindu,' 418.
Complexities of race and creed, 420.
Policy of religious neutrality, 421.
Peculiarity of religious situation in China, 422.
Russian Empire, conclusions, 424.
Race distinctions, increasing influence of, 252.
Radcliffe, Mrs., the novelist, 5.
Raleigh, Sir Walter, on _The English Novel_, 1.
Ramsay, Sir William, on writing of history, 386.
Rawlinson on the effect of troubles in the Caucasus on Russian policy, 315.
Realism defined, 25.
Its dangers, 28, 30, 31, (cf. 12, 140).
Reform Bill, 232.
=Religions, The State in its Relation to Eastern and Western=, 427-453.
Eastern religions, Buddhism and Hinduism; Western, Christianity and
Islam, 427.
Growth of State domination under Roman Empire, 429.
Domination of the Church when Christianity established, 431.
Conflict with Islam, its effects, 432.
Close alliance of both faiths with the State, 434.
Absence of religious wars and of persecution in ancient India, 434.
The situation in China, 437;
and in Japan, 443.
India, political independence of Hinduism, 443.
Toleration by Mohammedan rulers, 446.
Hinduism never an established religion, 447.
British policy of neutrality, 447.
Some political disadvantages, 449.
Conclusions: difference in relations of Eastern and Western religions
to the State, 451.
Renan, 379.
Ricardo, 234.
Richardson, the novelist, 3.
Ritchie, Lady Richmond, 76.
Quoted, 79.
_Robert Elsmere_, its popularity, 30.
Roberts, Lord, 136, 142, 163, 319.
Rodney, Admiral, 115.
Roman Catholic Church, its polity compared with the Greek, 410.
Inheritor of Imperial tradition, 432.
Roman Empire, its frontier policy, 292; also 400, 420, 430, 441.
_Roman Naturaliste_, by Brunetiere, 25.
Rousseau, J. J., 212.
Sagas, 163, 168.
Sainte-Beuve, 194.
Say, Leon, 16.
Scotch common sense philosophy, 215.
Scotsman, the, in fiction, 109.
Scott, Michael, 8.
Scott, Sir Walter:
Head of modern romantic school of fiction, 5.
Abandoned poetry for prose, 6.
Transferred dialogue from the drama to the novel, 108.
His historical insight, 115.
His descriptions of fighting, 103, 172, 190, 385.
Quoted, 200.
Shakespeare, 39, 108, 198, 287, 380, 385.
Quoted, 171, 275.
Shamil, see 'Frontiers,' 303, etc.
Shelley, 179, 185, 287.
His letters, 44.
Quoted, 207, 290.
Comparison with Swinburne, 264.
Swinburne's admiration, 288.
Shintoism, 443.
Shorthouse, J. H., 9.
Smollett, 111.
South African War, 176.
Southey, Robert, 41, 43, 62, 73, 206.
Carlyle's description, 64.
Type of Conservatism, 229.
Sovereignty, Territorial, a modern idea, 412.
Spenserian stanza, Byron's admiration for, 197.
Stanley, Dean, see 'Letter-writing.'
Stendhal, 87, 141.
Sterne, Laurence, 89.
Stevenson, R. L., see 'Letter-writing,' also 9, 116.
Surtees and the Sporting Novel, 26.
Swift, 89, 99.
Thackeray's description, 103.
Swinburne, A. C., 69.
On Byron, 183, 191, 207.
=Swinburne, Characteristics of his Poetry=, 263-290.
Swinburne's predecessors and contemporaries, 263.
Earlier poems, _Atalanta in Calydon_, _Chastelard_, 267.
_Poems and Ballads_, published and withdrawn, 268;
reissued with reply to critics, 272.
_Songs and Ballads_, war upon theology, 273.
_Songs of the Four Seasons_, 275.
_A Midsummer Holiday_, 276.
Love of the sea and of his country, 277.
His power of musical phrasing, 279.
His attitude to eminent contemporaries, 282.
His dramas, 285.
Concluding remarks: his high aspirations and his defects, 288.
Taeping rebellion, 423.
Taoism, 423, 438, 440.
Tchetchnia, in the Caucasus, 295, etc.
Tennyson, 38, 69, 174, 184, 194, 199, 266, 268, 286, 289, 374.
Quoted, 205, 209, 287, 288.
Absence of rhyme in 'Tears, idle tears,' 281.
Swinburne's tribute, 282.
Thackeray, W. M., 23, 26, 141.
=Thackeray, William Makepeace=, 76-120.
Lady Ritchie's biographical contributions, 76.
Brief sketch of his life, 78.
Early works, _Yellowplush Papers_, etc., 79.
His rare qualities first shown in _Barry Lyndon_, 83.
His defence of taking a rogue for hero, 86.
_Vanity Fair_, his irony and pathos, 89.
His merciless war on snobbery, 90.
His pictures from military life, 91.
_Pendennis_, a novel of manners, 93.
Tendency to moralise, 95, 106, 110.
_Esmond_, 96.
Thackeray as historical novelist contrasted with Scott, 97, 103.
_The Virginians_, 104.
_The Newcomes_, a return to the novel of society, 109.
Tendency to caricature, 111.
_Denis Duval_, 112.
Classification of his works as historical novels and novels of
manners, 115.
His character, religion and influence, 117.
Thiers, opposed to war of 1870, 353, etc.
Thorburn's _Bannu_, 163.
Tolstoi, 8, 101, 154.
Tractarians, 257.
Walpole's account of, 372.
Trollope, Anthony, 24.
Turgot, 214.
=Utilitarians, The English=, 210-262.
Objects of Mr. Stephen's history, 210.
A system with a practical aim, 211.
Its influence on government, 213.
Philosophy of Reid and Stewart, 215.
Bentham's doctrines, 216.
Brief account of his life, 218.
Mr. Stephen's criticisms, 221.
Bentham's neglect of history, 223.
James Mill, 225.
Attitude to the Church, 226.
His 'Essay on Government,' Macaulay's attack, 227.
Position of Southey and Coleridge, 229.
English and Greek theories of the State, 231.
Criticism of Malthus and Ricardo, 234;
and of James Mill, 238.
John Stuart Mill, his life and training, 241.
His doctrines and policy, 243.
His _Political Economy_, 246.
His later writings criticised, 248.
_The Subjection of Women_, 251.
Mill's theology, 253.
Opposition to Utilitarianism, 256.
Mr. Stephen's position, 259.
Voltaire, 206, 274.
Vorontzoff, Russian General, 307, 310.
Walpole, Horace, 3, 37, 50.
=Walpole, Sir Spencer=, 368-376.
His literary bent as an historian, 369.
His method described by himself, 371.
His treatment of ecclesiastical controversies, 372.
Comparison with Lecky, 375.
Waterloo in Scott and Byron's verse, 172, 190.
'Waverley' Novel, 28, 97. See 'Scott.'
Wellington, Duke of, 92, 165.
Werther, Prussian minister at Paris, 348.
Whately, _Historic Doubts_, 14.
Wolfe, General, 104.
Wordsworth, William:
His letters, 37, 43.
Described by Carlyle, 64.
Criticised by Byron, 188.
Also 49, 177, 181, 199, 277.
Yermoloff, General, 298.
Zola, 15, 33.
Zoroaster, 400, 413.
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