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Charles V., Emperor, review of Sir W. Stirling Maxwell's 'Chief Victories of the,' 67. See Maxwell.

Chaucer, Geoffrey, review of works relating to, 1-his excellences, 2-3 -various editions of the 'Canterbury Tales,' 4-5-the Chaucer Society and the six-text edition, 5-early editions of his works, 8 -Dr. Morell's, 10-Tyrwhitt's, 12-Wright's, 13—Mr. Morris's, 15 -various readings, 16-17-work to be done for the illustration as well as for the text, 33-Mr. Morris's glosses, 35-important means of interpreting Chaucer's language, 40-difficulties of his phrases, 42-5.

Chevallier, E., review of his 'Manual of the Ancient History of the ' East,' &c., 154. Cox, George W., review of his 'Aryan Mythology,' 330-his former works, 330-his design in the present work, 331-theory of the comparative mythologists, 333-his trace of myths to their origin, 335-diffusion of myths, 336-the Vedic hymns, 337-Mr. Max Müller's explanation of the myth of Cephalus and Procris, 343origin of Greek myths, 343-4-their meaning and substance, 345— defect of the method of the comparative mythologists, 350-Mr. Cox's treatment of the solar myths, 353-61.

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Disraeli, Right Hon. B., review of his 'Lothair,' 275-his political novels, 278—his characters in 'Lothair,' 283-his hostile animus to the Papal system, 285.

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Faraday, Michael, review of Memoirs of, 176-difficulty of a biography of him, 177—his birth and early life, 178-becomes Davy's assistant, 181-his ideal lecturer, 182-his Journal on his foreign tour, 188-Davy's discoveries, 186-Faraday's first original communication, 187-his marriage, 188-his religious views, 188-his scientific activity and discoveries, 189 et seq.-his MS. notes of Experimental Researches, 192-his electrical researches, 193–201— his speculations on the connexion of the forces of nature, 203—his last works and death, 207-8.

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Galton, Francis, review of his 'Hereditary Genius: an Inquiry into its Laws and Consequences,' 100-—Buckle's doubts of its existence, 100-Mr. Darwin's decisive answer, 101- rapid extinction of British peerages, 103-the tall men and women of Potsdam, 105— Mr. Galton's view, 106-7-his tables, 108-12-judges, 111– literary men, 112-divines, 113-oarsmen and wrestlers, 113ability, talents, and genius, 115—the Grenvilles and Fairfaxes, 117– 8-Atavism, 119-Böhme's doctrine, 120-inheritance as limited by sex, 122-is genius physically inheritable? 123-sterility of true genius, 123-4-brevity of its duration in families, 125. Germany, France, and England, works relating to, 554-recent events in France, 555-work of Emile de Laveleye on the Prussian and Austrian war, 556-its effect on Austria, 557-9-the fortunes of

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