December 1886
In This Issue
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Articles
The Intellectual Mission of the Saracens
The Dream of Russia
“Can any parallel instance be found, in which a nation has held fast to one great idea for a thousand years, through all vicissitudes of fortune, and all changes in government, religion, and civilization?”
Oration
Poem
The Golden Justice
Madonna Pia
The Object of a University
The Strange Story of Pragtjna
Baptism of Fire
The Church of England Novel
Sleep
Up the Neva to Schlüsselburg
Mazzini
In the Clouds
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Contributors' Club
Books of the Month