Queerest, The, of Colonial Books. By J. F. HOGAN, M.P. Raousset-Boulbon, Gaston de. By D. SAMPSON Reprisal, A. By C. E. MEETKERKE . Robert Burton and his "Anatomy of Melancholy" described by Story, The, of Monaco. By W. MILLER, M.A. Sully Prudhomme. By C. E. MEETKERKE Sultan's Harem, The Women of the. By Lucy M. J. GARNETT Sussex Auburns, A Brace of. By Rev. W. C. SYDNEY, M.A. Table Talk. By SYLVANUS URBAN :— Mr. Swinburne's New Drama-The Story of Rosamund-Mr. Swinburne's Workmanship-What do we Read?—Aradia, The Translator of Rabelais-A Scottish Hero of Romance— Urquhart's Claim to Immortality Mr. Lang on our Taste in Literature-Are we Ceasing to Read Good Books?-The Book Supply Fifty Years Ago-Do we Read as many Books as Formerly?. Behind the Scenes on the Stage-The Reverse of Stage Pic- tures-Side-lights on Actors-Society at the Outset of the Tambala Chalmers, The Courtship of. By A. WERNER Trivial Records of Two Centuries Ago. By Mrs. CLEMENT PARSONS 603 Victorian Code, A Plea for a. By J. E. R. STEPHENS. Walcheren Island, Two Days in the. By PERCY FITZGERALD, M.A. Warwickshire Haunts, Hawthorne's. By GEORGE MORLEY 35 THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE. JANUARY 1900. A BOOKMAN'S DILEMMA. BY CHARLES LUSTED. N the High Street of the picturesque old town of Castleborough peculiar to the Anne. It is removed some thirty feet from the pavement, and in summer-time is covered with the lavender tassels of the wistaria. It is a noticeable house, a house to covet and adorn. At the time of the following episode it was the home of Richard Spender, and he was very proud of his possession. The rooms were large, handsome, and comfortable, not one could be called dull. From the front windows could be seen the shifting scenes incidental to the principal street of a country town; and the back opened on a pleasant view of rich pasture meadows dotted with clumps of trees and watered by a winding river. One summer afternoon Richard Spender sat in his study, which overlooked this meadow land, with his eyes fixed upon the hollyhocks and roses growing in profusion in his old-fashioned flower garden. But he did not see them. His eyes were full of inward thought. One hand held a pass-book, the other was lifeless. Richard Spender had discovered that his expenditure would exceed his income. This hard fact paralysed him. It was new to his existence, altogether strange. He estimated that he would require between £200 and £300 more to meet current expenses until his next half-yearly remittance was due. He felt his position keenly. He endeavoured to account for its cause. An important investment had failed, one of his horses had died, his son had been ordered to India, and his outfit was an extra VOL. CCLXXXVIII. NO. 2029. B Armorial Adversaria. By W. BRADBROOK, M.R.C.S. Ave, Cæsar! By W. B. WALLACE Ballade of Forgotten Names. By DORA CAVE Black Night, A. By J. LAWSON Bookman's Dilemma, A. BY CHARLES LUSTED Burton, Robert, and his "Anatomy of Melancholy," described by himself. By JOHN T. CURRY. Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. By M. PROWER. Colonial Books, The Queerest of. By J. F. HOGAN, M.P. By W. B. PALEY. Contemporary Russian Writer, A. By J. MACKENZIE Courtship, The, of Tambala Chalmers. By A. WERNER CHESTER . Dog, The, in Literature. By C. TROLLOPE Fin de Siècle Pilgrimage, A. Forgotten Names, Ballade of. By F. W. LOCKWOOD By DORA CAVE 594 William 167 506 For the Credit of his Colour. By HAROLD BINDLOSS . Golf and its Attractions. By Dr. J. G. MCPHERSON, F.R.S.E. Indian Treaties. By E. B. OSBORN, B.A. Joint Authorship, The, of Christopher Marlowe and Kentish Descent, A. By JOHN CHEESMAN NORWOOD. Lost City, The, of the Vale. By JOHN STAFFORD. Marat as an Englishman. By W. ROBERTS Misprision of Felony. Monaco, The Story of. WOLFFSOHN By A. WERNER. By W. MILLER, M.A. as pictured by Neapolitans. By LILY New Year's Day, 1900. By E. M. RUTHERFORD Pilgrimage, A Fin de Siècle. By F. W. LOCKWOOD Play-Bill, The: its Growth and Evolution. By PERCY FITZ GERALD, M.A. . Plea, A, for a Victorian Code. By j. E R. STEPHENS. Potter, A West Country. By GEORGE SWEETMAN Queerest, The, of Colonial Books. By J. F. HOGAN, M.P. Richardson, Samuel, Some Correspondents of By PAGE 521 22 84 Robert Burton and his "Anatomy of Melancholy" described by Ruskin Hall: the Poor Man's College. By M. BERKELEY FOARD Speakers, Points about. By JAMES SYKES Sultan's Harem, The Women of the. By Lucy M. J. GARNETT Mr. Swinburne's New Drama-The Story of Rosamund-Mr. The Translator of Rabelais-A Scottish Hero of Romance- Mr. Lang on our Taste in Literature-Are we Ceasing to Read 310 Behind the Scenes on the Stage-The Reverse of Stage Pic- 414 Luxury in Book-collecting-In Praise of Books-Fine Edition-Molière-Shake speare and Molière 517 "The Ship: Her Story"-Mr. Clark Russell on Ships of the Tambala Chalmers, The Courtship of. By A. WERNER Women, The, of the Sultan's Harem. Woodward, Hezekiah, on Education. By FOSTER WATSON, M.A. |