George Eliot's Life, as Related in Her Letters and Journals. Vol. 3 (of 3)

by George Eliot

• Hamilton, Sir William, valuable contributions, i. [278].
• Hamley, Colonel (now General Sir Edward Hamley), impressions of, ii. [315];
  • thanks for letter to the Times, iii. [93].
• Handel Festival, the, ii. [82].
• Hannay, Mr., on "Romola," ii. [252].
• Happiness in recovery of health, iii. [313].
• Hare, Mrs. Julius, ii. [263];
  • her death, [273].
• Harrison, Frederic, letter to, on industrial co-operation, ii. [303];
  • his legal advice in "Felix Holt," [303];
  • more consultations with, [305], [306];
  • letter to, on æsthetic teaching, etc., [318];
  • receives a copy of "Spanish Gypsy," iii. [36];
  • consultation with, [186].
• Harrogate, its lovely walks, ii. [281].
• Haughton, Mrs., letters to:
  • on contrition for evil-speaking, i. [141];
  • on friends at home, [159];
  • on the bondage of luxuries, [177];
  • on her proof-reading, [231].
• Haunted by new story, i. [334].
• Hawthorne, admiration of, i. [208].
• Heine, article on, in Westminster, i. [279].
• Helps, Arthur, dinner with, i. [230];
  • incident in Spain, [242];
  • on "Clerical Life," ii. [2].
• Hemans's "The Forest Sanctuary," i. [57].
• Hennell, Charles, analysis of "An Inquiry Concerning the Origin of Christianity," i. [68-74];
  • his marriage, [85].
• Hennell, Miss Mary, author of "An Outline of the various Social Systems founded on the Principle of Co-operation," her death, i. [84].
• Hennell, Miss Sara, first meeting with, i. [82];
  • letters to, on mental characteristics, [84];
  • dangers of nonconformity, [89], [90];
  • translating Strauss, [92];
  • Strauss difficulties, [96];
  • title of translation, [98];
  • finishing translation, [101];
  • longing for idleness, [102];
  • thankfulness for help in translation, [103];
  • visit to Mrs. Hennell, [107];
  • desire for classics, [108];
  • relief from work, [109];
  • admiration of "Heliados," [111];
  • philosophy and religion, [121];
  • "Live and teach," [122];
  • "sweet uses" of adversity, [135];
  • depression by father's illness, [136];
  • the "Romanticist," [139];
  • a longing for sympathy, [141];
  • bodily suffering, [143];
  • return to England, [180], [181];
  • Mr. Chapman's soirées, [190];
  • delight with change of life, [206];
  • letter from Berlin, [262];
  • on essay "Christianity and Infidelity," [311];
  • peacefully busy, [334];
  • delight in Mr. Lewes's books, ii. [11];
  • on the death of a mother, [12];
  • admiration of Liebig, [25];
  • sympathy with, on her mother's death, [32];
  • letter from Dresden, [45];
  • about Mrs. Clarke, [66], [67];
  • recollections of Mr. Liggins, [72];
  • authorship acknowledged to, [83];
  • "expecting disappointments," [201], [202];
  • settled in new house, [204], [205];
  • on the blessings of good health, [229];
  • old remembrances, [233];
  • on her low health, [306];
  • a birthday letter, iii. [129].
• Hereditary misfortunes, iii. [34].
• Hereford, Dean of, i. [227].
• Herts, country-house in, iii. [186].
• Higher education of women, iii. [13], [146].
• History of "Adam Bede," ii. [48-52].
• "History of Europe," Alison's, i. [282].
• History reading, iii. [234].
• Holbein's Madonna, ii. [42].
• Holland and Germany, journey to, ii. [312];
  • the route taken, [315].
• Holland, Sir Henry, visit from, ii. [321].
• Holmwood Common, iii. [174].
• Homburg, the gaming-tables, iii. [122].
• Home, enjoyment of, iii. [208].
• Home for Girls, iii. [181].
• Home life, i. [13]; iii. [107], [108].
• "Horsedealer in Syria," ii. [101].
• Housekeeping work, dislike of, i. [50].
• How I came to write fiction, i. [298-300].
• Hungarian, "Adam Bede" translated into, ii. [115].
• Hunt, Leigh, his "The Religion of the Heart," i. [226].
• Huth, Mrs. and Miss, iii. [147].
• Hutton, R. H., letter to, on "Romola," ii. [261].
• "Huxley on M. Comte," Dr. Congreve's article on, iii. [58].
• Huxley, Mr., an agreeable evening with, i. [220].
• Hyrtl, the German anatomist, ii. [39].

• "Idea of a Future Life," contemplates publishing, i. [229].
• Ilfracombe recollections: journey to, i. [285];
  • naturalistic experiences, [288];
  • zoological expeditions, [289];
  • Devonshire lanes, [289];
  • Rev. Mr. Tugwell, [290];
  • the scientific spirit, [291];
  • leave for Tenby, [292].
• Illness a partial death, iii. [155].
• Illustrations in cheap edition, not queerer than in other books, iii. [217].
• Impetuosity regretted, i. [81].
• "Impossibility of marrying," dangers of speaking of, ii. [212].
• Incentive to production, iii. [224].
• Independence of external good, i. [81].
• Indian newspaper-writing, iii. [237].
• Individual versus the general, the, iii. [33].
• Industrious poor, helping the, iii. [90].
• Inkermann, battle of, a mere brave blundering, iii. [182].
• Inman, Dr., Liverpool, ii. [114].
• Innspruck and Wildbad, iii. [294], [295].
• Intellectual activity, enjoyment of, iii. [101].
• Intellectual superciliousness, ii. [255].
• "Introduction to the Science of Language," iii. [303].
• "Iphigenia in Aulis," iii. [145].
• Irregular verses, the use of, iii. [40].
• Ischl, the Gmunden See, ii. [37];
  • voyage down the Danube, [38].
• Isle of Wight, trip to the, ii. [72], [256].
• Italian novel, first mention of, ii. [168].
• Italian studies, i. [49].
• Italy, first journey to, 1860:
  • Turin, ii. [122];
  • Genoa, [123];
  • Leghorn, [124];
  • Pisa, [125];
  • Rome, [126-144];
  • Naples, [144];
  • Salerno, [151];
  • Pæstum, [152];
  • Amalfi, [153];
  • Sorrento, [153], [154];
  • Florence, [155];
  • Bologna, [168];
    • Padua, [170];
  • Venice, [172];
  • Verona, [179];
  • Milan, [179-181].
• Italy, second journey to, ii. [216];
  • stay at Florence, [217];
  • renewed delight in, [219];
  • work during the visit, [221].
• Italy, third visit to, ii. [277];
  • Mr. Burton's companionship, [278];
  • the Alps by the St. Gothard, [278].
• Italy, fourth visit to, iii. [57];
  • places visited, [58].
• Italy, fifth visit to: Milan, iii. [288];
  • Verona, [289];
  • Venice, [291].

• "Jane Eyre," opinion of, i. [138].
• Jansa, Herr, takes lessons from, ii. [271].
• Jersey recollections, 1857:
  • scenery, i. [319];
  • inland walks, [320], [321];
  • coast beauties, [321];
  • books read, [322].
• Jesus at Emmaus, thoughts on, i. [110].
• Jewish appreciation of "Deronda," iii. [207], [216].
• Jews, dislike of, i. [125];
  • English ignorance of the, iii. [212].
• Jones, Mr. Owen, decorates the new house, ii. [265], [266].
• Journal, 1855:
  • Third book of "Ethics," preface written, i. [273];
  • Westminster Review, [274];
  • wrote for the Leader, [275].
• 1856:
  • Working at Spinoza, i. [281];
  • first mention of fiction-writing, [296];
  • "Mr. Gilfil's Love-story" begun, [305].
• 1857:
  • Pleasant letters regarding "Gilfil," i. [323], [324];
  • finished "Janet's Repentance," [336];
  • began "Adam Bede," [336];
  • books read, [342];
  • the year's work, [344].
• 1858:
  • News from the city regarding "Clerical Life," ii. [12];
  • visit to Germany, [14-46];
  • "Adam Bede" finished, [48].
• 1859:
  • A trip to Lucerne, ii. [87];
  • return to England, [88];
  • declined American offer for new story, [94];
  • anxiety and doubt about new novel, [97].
• 1860:
  • Seeing friends, ii. [114];
  • first journey to Italy, [120-182].
• 1861:
  • Second journey, ii. [216];
  • struggling constantly with depression, [227];
  • continued ill-health, [243-245];
  • despondency, [279].
• 1868:
  • Books, reading, iii. [25];
  • retrospect of year, [50].
• 1869:
  • Work in prospect, iii. [55];
  • beginning "Middlemarch," [69];
  • "Legend of Jubal" begun, [73].
• 1870:
  • In languid health, iii. [79].
• 1871:
  • First part of "Middlemarch" published, iii. [104].
• 1873:
  • Success of "Middlemarch," iii. [138];
  • retrospect of year, [159].
• 1875:
  • Sales of books, iii. [180].
• 1876:
  • Depression in writing "Deronda," iii. [194].
• 1877:
  • Cabinet edition decided on, iii. [230];
  • declined to renew copyright agreement, [230];
  • close of her journal, [233].
• 1879:
  • Seeing visitors, iii. [260].
• 1880:
  • Her marriage with Mr. Cross, iii. [283];
  • came to 4 Cheyne Walk, [311].
• Jowett, Mr., Master of Balliol, visit to, iii. [149].
• Julian the Apostate, Strauss's pamphlet on, i. [139].
• Justification in writing, iii. [173].

• Kaufmann, Dr. David, letter to, on his estimate of "Daniel Deronda," iii. [222];
  • on the function of the teacher, [226];
  • on Lewes's death, [257].
• Kenelm Chillingly, iii. [141].
• Knight, Charles, i. [202].

• La Bruyère's wisdom, iii. [235].
• Lamartine as a poet, i. [130].
• Languages, her knowledge of, iii. [305].
• La Vernia, description of, ii. [223].
• Lawrence wishes to take her portrait, ii. [115];
  • sits for it, [194].
• Lecky's "History of Rationalism," ii. [291].
• Lecture on "Daniel Deronda," by Dr. Adler, iii. [216].
• Leeds, the horrible smoke of, iii. [43];
  • its fine hospital, [44].
• "Legend of Jubal," some verses written, iii. [73];
  • published as "Legend of Jubal, and other Poems," [167];
  • new edition of, [169].
• Leghorn, the Jewish synagogue, ii. [125];
  • to Civita Vecchia, [125];
  • a pleasant companion, [126].
• Leipzig, two days at, ii. [45];
  • its picture-gallery, [45].
• Leroux, Pierre, his theories, i. [194].
• Letters to her friends almost all destroyed, ii. [207].
• "Letter to Berthelot," Renan's, ii. [269].
• Lewes, Charles, first letter to, ii. [91];
  • on musical parties, [98];
  • on liking for algebra, [106];
  • returns from Hofwyl, [185];
  • receives appointment in Post-office, [194];
  • letters from Florence to, [216], [219], [221];
  • from Isle of Wight, [257];
  • his engagement, [278];
  • letters to, on Harrison's paper, iii. [262];
  • on printing the "Problems," [276];
  • from Grenoble, [285];
  • from Milan, [288]; from Venice, [291];
  • from Stuttgart and Wildbad, [294], [295];
  • on his visit to St. Blasien, [297];
  • on recurrence of illness, [300].
• Lewes, George H., i. [188];
  • first introduction to Miss Evans, [189];
  • meet at the theatre, [192];
  • article on "Julia von Krüdener," [192];
  • his Comte papers, [209];
  • growing intimacy, [221];
  • his "History of Philosophy," [227];
  • illness, [231];
  • intimate relations with Miss Evans, [232];
  • their union, [235];
  • completed life of Goethe at Weimar, [267];
  • estimation of George Eliot, [277];
  • necessity for hard work, [277];
  • proposes sending boys to Hofwyl, [284];
  • goes to Switzerland with them, [297];
  • highly pleased with "Amos Barton," [300];
  • letter to John Blackwood with MS. of "Scenes of Clerical Life," [300];
  • George Eliot revealed to John Blackwood, ii. [10];
  • suggestions in "Adam Bede," [49], [50];
  • extract from Journal, [55];
  • "Physiology of Common Life," [92];
  • "Studies in Animal Life," [113];
  • dispassionate judgment, [202];
  • delicate health, [223];
  • busy with Aristotle, [233];
  • "History of Science" begun, [243];
  • views of Bible-reading, [251];
  • buoyant nature, [290];
  • walking expedition with Mr. Spencer, iii. [15];
  • acquaintance with Mrs. Cross, [15];
  • visits Bonn, [20];
  • death of his mother, [91];
  • proposed for Rectorship of St. Andrews, [232];
  • continued illness, [240];
  • his death, [247].
• Lewes, Herbert, his death, iii. [189].
• Lewes Studentship proposed, iii. [253];
  • plans for, and trustees, [254].
• Lewes, Thornton, leaves for Natal, ii. [264];
  • returns, iii. [63];
  • his death, [73].
• Lewis, Miss, Leamington, iii. [192].
• Lewis, Miss, letters to:
  • On first visit to London, i. [28];
  • on living for eternity, [30];
  • emulation of Wilberforce, [31];
  • oratorios, [32];
  • bad effect of novels, [37];
  • religious controversies, [39];
  • first authorship, [42];
  • studies pursued, [44];
  • Italian studies, [49];
  • Mrs. Somerville's "Connection of the Physical Sciences," [50];
  • opinions of Isaac Taylor, [51];
  • German translation, [54];
  • a walled-in world, [55];
  • sensitiveness, [57];
  • war's purgations, [59];
  • satisfaction with new life, [62];
  • depression of mind, [64];
  • mind requiring rest, [65];
  • desire for brain waves, [66];
  • religious doubts and difficulties, [74], [75];
  • on self-denial, [78].
• Lichfield, recollections of, ii. [96].
• Liddell, Dean, Oxford, iii. [173].
• Liebig, Professor, ii. [23];
  • admiration of, [25], [29].
• "Life of Goethe," i. [275].
• "Lifted Veil," finished April, 1859, ii. [75];
  • the idea of the story, iii. [141].
• Liggins, Mr., first mention of, i. [323];
  • calls himself George Eliot, ii. [71];
  • some recollections of, [72];
  • Mr. Anders's apology, [78];
  • Mr. Bracebridge's letter regarding, [99].
• Limitations of scientists, iii. [182].
• Lincoln, President, anecdote of, iii. [82].
• Lincoln, the Rector of, iii. [81].
• Lincolnshire, visits to, iii. [288].
• "Lisa," writing rhymed poem on, iii. [55].
• Literary biography, iii. [163].
• Literary taste at bookstalls, iii. [51].
• Littlehampton, trip to, ii. [247].
• Liturgy of the English Church and the Bible, ii. [226].
• Living abroad, drawbacks to, iii. [203].
• Lockhart, Captain, his writings, iii. [98], [193].
• Lonely days: "here I and sorrow sit," iii. [249].
• Louis Blanc, admiration of, i. [138].
• Louis Philippe and his sons, i. [130].
• Lowell's "My Study Windows," iii. [96].
• Lucerne, a trip to, ii. [87];
  • visit from Mrs. Congreve, [87].
• Lush and Grandcourt, iii. [200].
• Lushington, Mrs. Vernon, iii. [220].
• Lyrics for "Spanish Gypsy," iii. [16].
• Lytton, Hon. Mrs. Robert (now Lady Lytton), letter of sympathy to, iii. [83];
  • on thoughts of death, [99], [100];
  • on Lord Lytton's Indian experiences, [281].
• Lytton, Hon. Robert (now Lord Lytton), on pronunciation in "Spanish Gypsy," iii. [52];
  • explanation of errors, [52].
• Lytton, Sir Edward Bulwer, letter from, thanking author of "Adam Bede," ii. [74], [75];
  • visit from, [115];
  • criticises "Adam Bede," [115];
  • his criticisms of "Maggie," [190].

• Macaulay, interest in, i. [142].
• Mackay's "Progress of the Intellect" reviewed, i. [183];
  • extracts from, [183-185], [190].
• "Macmillan," article on "The Mill on the Floss" in, ii. [212].
• Macmillan, Mr., his proposal for volume on Shakespeare, iii. [231].
• Madrid, the Gallery, iii. [9].
• Madonna di San Sisto, first impression of, ii. [43].
• Main, Mr., collector of "The Wise, Witty, and Tender Sayings of George Eliot," iii. [103];
  • opinions of, [105].
• Maine, Sir Henry, on Lewes's "Physiology," iii. [267].
• Malvern, trip to, ii. [228];
  • improved health from, [230], [231].
• "Man's Nature and Development," i. [187].
• "Marie of Villefranche," by Miss Mary Cross, iii. [100].
• Marriage, possibilities in, iii. [181].
• Marriage, the ideal, iii. [142].
• Martineau, Harriet, "The Crofton Boys," i. [93];
  • meeting with, [94], [193];
  • invitation from, [197];
  • article on "Niebuhr," [203];
  • visit to, at Ambleside, [212];
  • respect for her, ii. [103];
  • her autobiography, iii. [214], [219].
• Martineau, James, i. [192];
  • critique of Kingsley's "Phaethon," [219];
  • on Sir William Hamilton, [223];
  • invitation from, [54]; "Comte," [55].
• Martineau, Maria, her death, ii. [274].
• "Masculine woman," dislike of the, iii. [308].
• Masson, Mr., on Recent Philosophy, ii. [298].
• Mathematics, her love for, iii. [305].
• Matlock, recollections of, iii. [47].
• Maurice, Frederick, generous tribute from, ii. [259].
• Mazzini, asked to write on "Freedom v. Despotism," i. [194];
  • his speeches, [198].
• Mazzini Fund, the, ii. [294].
• Mazzini's death, iii. [113].
• "Meliorist," the word, iii. [217].
• Memorial article on author of "Thorndale," iii. [126].
• Mendelssohn's "Letters," iii. [84].
• Mental characteristics described, i. [84].
• "Middlemarch," writing introduction, iii. [69];
  • reading for, [71], [72];
  • the design of, [99];
  • anticipations of, [103];
  • first part published, [104];
  • French and German interest in, [112];
  • delayed by ill-health, [113];
  • £1200 from Harpers for reprint, [114];
  • finished, [121];
  • reviewed in Blackwood's Magazine, [130];
  • new edition called for, [153];
  • number sold in 1873, [160];
  • December, 1874, [20],000 sold, [180].
• Milan, the Ambrosian Library, ii. [180];
  • the "Brera," [180];
  • Church of San Ambrogio, [181];
  • the "Luini" pictures, iii. [288].
• Military men, articles by, iii. [265].
• Mill, John Stuart, his "Autobiography," iii. [158].
• "Mill on the Floss," first volume finished as "Sister Maggie," ii. [101];
  • Blackwood's proposals for, [110];
  • discussions as to title, [111];
  • Blackwood's suggestion adopted, [112];
  • Harpers, New York, give £300 for American edition, [115];
  • third volume finished, [116];
  • inscription on, [116];
  • sad at finishing, [117];
  • first and second editions (6000) sold, [185].
• Miracle play at Antwerp, the, ii. [316].
• Miscellaneous writing, i. [280].
• Misconception of others, on, ii. [197].
• "Miss Brooke," experimenting on, iii. [91].
• Mixed marriages in Germany, ii. [28].
• Modern German art, ii. [27].
• Mohl, Madame, dinner with, iii. [1].
• Moleschott, of Zurich, ii. [182].
• Molière's "Misanthrope," ii. [108].
• Mommsen's "History of Rome," ii. [264].
• Mont Cenis, passage of, ii. [120].
• Moral action, ground of, iii. [178].
• Moral sanction is obedience to facts, iii. [34].
• Morality with the "Bible shut," i. [230].
• More, Mrs. Hannah, her letters, i. [123].
• Müller, Max, ii. [239]; iii. [149].
• Munich, the opera, ii. [18];
  • Samson and Delilah, [18];
  • Schwanthaler's "Bavaria," [19];
  • appreciation of Rubens, [20];
  • Catholic and Protestant worship, [21];
  • the Glyptothek and Pinnacothek, [21];
  • Kaulbach, Bodenstedt, and Genelli, [22], [23];
  • Professor Wagner, [23];
  • Professor Martius, [23];
  • Liebig, [23], [25];
  • Heyse and Geibel, [23];
  • music of the "Faust," [24];
  • Professor Löher, [24];
  • Albert Dürer's paintings, [24];
  • Bluntschli and Melchior Meyr, [25];
  • the Tafel-rund, [26];
  • the Siebolds, [26], [33];
  • Kaulbach's pictures, [27];
  • mixed marriages, [28];
  • porcelain-painting, [30];
  • Madame Bodenstedt, [30];
  • visit to Grosshesselohe, [31];
  • Lewes leaves for Switzerland, [33];
  • leaves for Dresden, [33].
• Murillo's St. Rodriguez, ii. [43].
• Music, cheap, inconveniences connected with, in England, ii. [81].
• Musical evenings with Mr. Pigott and Mr. Redford, ii. [227], [229], [230].
• Musical parties, ii. [99].
• Myers, Mr. Frederick, Cambridge, iii. [147].
• "My Vegetarian Friend," written, ii. [285].

• Nancy, the Germans at, iii. [151].
• Naples: first impressions, ii. [144];
  • visits to Baiæ, Avernus, and Misena, [145];
  • to Pozzuoli and Capo di Monte, [146];
  • the Cemetery, [147];
  • Museo Borbonico, [147];
  • Pompeii, [148];
  • its remains, [149];
  • beauty of, [150];
  • the pictures at, [151];
  • Giotto's frescoes, [151];
  • leave for Florence, [154].
• Nearness of death, imagining the, iii. [170].
• Negative attitude unsatisfactory, iii. [156].
• "Nemesis of Faith," reviews the, i. [145];
  • note from Froude, [145].
• New house, enjoyment of, ii. [269], [270].
• Newman, Francis, i. [140]; iii. [165].
• Newman's "Apologia," ii. [280].
• Newman's, J. H., "Lectures on the Position of Catholics," i. [192].
• New misery in writing, i. [227].
• New Year's wishes, iii. [139].
• Nichol's "Architecture of the Heavens," i. [65].
• Nightingale, Miss Florence, note from, i. [206]; ii. [61].
• Noel, Mr., i. [191].
• Nonconformity, effect of, i. [79];
  • dangers of, [90].
• Normandy, trip to, ii. [296].
• North British, favorable review, ii. [199].
• Notes on the "Spanish Gypsy," iii. [30], [31].
• Novel-writing, suspected of, i. [108].
• Nuneaton, riot at, i. [20].
• Nürnberg, description of, ii. [14];
  • its roofs and balconies, [15];
  • the Frauen-Kirche, [16];
  • effect of Catholic "Function," [17];
  • Albert Dürer's house, [17].

• Old people's judgments, i. [118].
• "Old Town Folks," appreciation of, iii. [66].
• Oliphant, Lawrence, and the colonizing of Palestine, iii. [252].
• Oliphant, Mrs., the novelist, ii. [11].
• Once a Week, a story requested for, ii. [104], [106].
• Oratorios at Birmingham, i. [53].
• Oratorios condemned, i. [32].
• Orientals, English attitude towards, iii. [211].
• Osborne, Bernal, on "Deronda," iii. [200].
• Otter, Francis, letter to, on his engagement, iii. [180], [181].
• Owen, Professor, i. [202];
  • on the cerebellum, [210];
  • sends his "Palæontology," ii. [116].
• Owen, Robert, i. [86].
• Oxford, first visit to, iii. [80];
  • people met with, [80].
• Oxford Tracts and Christian Year, i. [48].

• Padua, Church of San Antonio, ii. [170];
  • the Arena Chapel, [171];
  • Giotto's painting, [171].
• Pæstum, the Temple of Neptune, ii. [152].
• Paris, visit to Comte's apartment, ii. [286].
• Parkes, Miss (Madame Belloc), friendship with, i. [195]; iii. [289].
• "Pascal," by Principal Tulloch, iii. [235].
• Passionate affliction, defence against, iii. [84].
• Patience, the need of, iii. [128].
• "Paul Bradley," by Mrs. Bray, iii. [164].
• Pays no visits in London, ii. [215].
• Peabody, George, his magnificent gift, ii. [245].
• Pears, Mrs., letters to: on religious difficulties, i. [76];
  • on desire for truth, [77];
  • on her impetuosity, [81];
  • her friendship with Mr. Robert Evans, [147].
• Penmaenmawr, ii. [96].
• Permanent influence of ideas, the, iii. [89].
• Persistence in application, iii. [304].
• Personal bearing, her, iii. [310].
• Personal portraiture objected to, iii. [228].
• Personality, independence of our, iii. [84].
• Phenomena of spiritualism, the, iii. [67].
• Philosophical Club, first meeting of, ii. [248];
  • dissolution of, [253].
• "Philosophy of Necessity," the, i. [339].
• Phrenological indications, i. [78].
• Phrenology, the position of, i. [340].
• Physiological reading, i. [279].
• Physiological Studentship, the purpose of, iii. [256].
• "Physiology for Schools," Mrs. Bray's, ii. [267].
• Pigott, Mr. Edward Smith, i. [293].
• Pisa, description of, ii. [125];
  • the cathedral, [125].
• Pity and fairness, where requisite, iii. [228].
• Plain living and high thinking, iii. [161].
• Plombières and the Vosges, iii. [150].
• Poem in Christian Observer, i. [43].
• Poetry instead of novels, on writing, iii. [36].
• Poetry of Christianity, i. [93]; ii. [251].
• Poets, the value of, iii. [184].
• Political and religious standpoint, iii. [308].
• Pompeii and its remains, ii. [149], [150], [154].
• Ponsonby, Hon. Mrs. (now Lady Ponsonby), letter to, on the idea of God an exaltation of human goodness, etc., iii. [176];
  • on the desire to know the difficulties of others, [184];
  • on excess of public-houses, [188];
  • on pity and fairness, [228].
• Poor, helping industrious, iii. [90].
• "Popular author," characteristics of the, ii. [59].
• Popular Concerts, Monday, ii. [204], [248].
• Popular judgment of books, iii. [62].
• Popular preacher, a, iii. [87].
• Positivism in "The Spanish Gypsy," iii. [49].
• Positivism regarded as one-sided, ii. [224].
• Possession, the sense of, iii. [306].
• Power of the will, the, iii. [179].
• Poyser, Mrs., her dialogue, ii. [54];
  • quoted in House of Commons, [69].
• Prague: the Jewish burial-ground, ii. [40];
  • impressive view, [41].
• Preacher, a popular, criticised, iii. [87].
• Presentation copies never sent, ii. [216].
• Press notices of "Adam Bede," ii. [60].
• "Pretended comforts," ii. [296].
• Prince Albert, admiration of, i. [202].
• Printed rancor, on, iii. [221].
• Priory, receptions at the, iii. [241].
• Private correspondence almost all destroyed, ii. [207].
• Private theatricals, i. [176], [178].
• "Problems of Life and Mind," by G. H. Lewes, iii. [203], [210].
• Prospective Review, i. [219];
  • on Goethe, [224].
• Psychical troubles, i. [232].
• Public-houses, excess of, iii. [188].
• Public interest in "Deronda," iii. [199].
• Public school and University education, iii. [309].
• Publishing books, on different methods of, iii. [190], [191].
• "Pug," letter to John Blackwood on, ii. [91].

• Quackery of infidelity, i. [89].
• Quarterly on "The Mill on the Floss," ii. [201].
• Queen's admiration of "The Mill on the Floss," ii. [203].
• Quiet joy in success, ii. [72].
• Quirk, Mr., finally renounces Liggins, ii. [96].