May 1881
In This Issue
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Articles
Some Personal Recollections of Carlyle
Rabbi Ishmael
The Martyrdom of an Empire
The Portrait of a Lady
Three Sonnets
Study of an Old Southern Borough
Reminiscences of Washington
Friends: A Duet
Eugène Scribe
Lawn Planting for Winter Effect
Demeter's Search
Correspondence With a British Critic
The Head of Medusa, and Other Novels
The New Edition of Gilchrist's Blake
The Contributors' Club
Books of the Month











