[CONTENTS]

CHAPTER I
PAGE
THE NEW APPRECIATION AND THE NEW COLLECTOR,[1]
CHAPTER II
THE ILLUSTRATED PERIODICALS BEFORE THE SIXTIES,[9]
CHAPTER III
SOME ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINES OF THE SIXTIES: I. 'ONCE A WEEK,'[16]
CHAPTER IV
SOME ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINES OF THE SIXTIES: II. 'THE CORNHILL,' 'GOOD WORDS,' AND 'LONDON SOCIETY,'[38]
CHAPTER V
OTHER ILLUSTRATED PERIODICALS OF THE SIXTIES: 'CHURCHMAN'S FAMILY MAGAZINE,' 'SUNDAY MAGAZINE, ETC.,[63]
CHAPTER VI
SOME ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY PAPERS IN THE SIXTIES,[88]
CHAPTER VII
SOME ILLUSTRATED BOOKS OF THE PERIOD BEFORE 1860,[95]
CHAPTER VIII
SOME ILLUSTRATED BOOKS OF THE PERIOD 1860–1864,[112]
CHAPTER IX
SOME ILLUSTRATED BOOKS OF THE PERIOD 1865–1872,[125]
CHAPTER X
THE AFTERMATH: A FEW BELATED VOLUMES,[143]
CHAPTER XI
CERTAIN INFLUENCES UPON THE ARTISTS OF THE SIXTIES,[150]
CHAPTER XII
SOME ILLUSTRATORS OF THE SIXTIES,[155]
INDEX,[181]

[LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS]

(Where two or more illustrations follow each other with no text between, the references are given to the nearest page facing)

FACING
PAGE
Anonymous,'Enoch Arden,'Leisure Hour (Religious Tract Society),[82]
Armstead, H. H., R.A.,A Dream,Willmott's Sacred Poetry (Routledge),[112]
Brown, Ford Madox,Prisoner of Chillon,Willmott's Poets of the Nineteenth Century (Routledge),[104]
"Elijah and the Widow's Son,Bible Gallery (Routledge),[150]
"Joseph's Coat,""[156]
"Down Stream, from the original drawing in the wood (photographed by Mr. Fred Hollyer)—(photogravure),""80
Burne-Jones, Bt., Sir E.,Parable of the Boiling-Pot,""[146]
Clayton, J. R.,Olympia and Bianca,Barry Cornwall's Dramatic Scenes (Chapman and Hall),[108]
Crane, WalterTreasure-trove,Good Words (Strahan),[176]
Dalziel, T.,Bedreddin Hassan and the Pastrycook,Arabian Nights (Ward, Lock and Co.),[178]
"The Destruction of Sodom,Bible Gallery (Routledge),[178]
Du Maurier, G.,On her Deathbed,Once a Week (Bradbury and Evans),[34]
"Per l'Amore d'una Donna,""[34]
"A Time to Dance,Good Words (Strahan),[44]
"A Legend of Camelot (Nos. I. to V.),Punch (Bradbury, Agnew, and Co.),[88]
"Send the Culprit from the House instantly,Story of a Feather (Bradbury, Agnew, and Co.),[132]
"He felt the surpassing importance of his position,""[132]
Fildes, S. L.,The Farmer's Daughter,Sunday Magazine (Strahan),[68]
Foster, Birket,The Green Lane,Pictures of English Landscape (Routledge),[116]
"The Old Chair-Mender,""[116]
Gilbert, Sir John, R.A.,Hohenlinden,Willmott's Poets of the Nineteenth Century (Routledge),[106]
Graham, T.,Honesty,Good Words (Strahan),[48]
Gray, Paul,Cousin Lucy,The Quiver (Cassell),[78]
Herkomer, Hubert, R.A.,Wandering in the Wood,Good Words for the Young (Strahan),[78]
Houghton, A. Boyd,My Treasure,Good Words (Strahan),[166]
"A Lesson to a King,Sunday Magazine (Strahan),[68]
"Luther the Singer""[68]
"John Baptist,""[68]
"The Parable of the Sower,""[70]
"The Vision of Sheik Hamil,The Argosy (Strahan),[74]
"Noureddin Ali,Arabian Nights (Routledge),[122]
"Love,Golden Thoughts from Golden Fountains (Warne),[136]
"Don Jose's Mule,Good Words for the Young (Strahan),[78]
"Reading the Chronicles, from the original drawing on the block (photogravure),(British Museum),[164]
Hughes, Arthur,Fancy,Good Words (Strahan),[54]
"The Letter,""[170]
"The Dial (Sun comes, Moon comes),""[170]
"My Heart,Sunday Magazine (Strahan),[70]
"Blessings in Disguise,""[70]
"Barbara's Pet Lamb,Good Words for the Young (Strahan),[78]
"Mercy,""[78]
Hunt, W. Holman,The Lent Jewels,Willmott's Sacred Poetry (Routledge),[144]
Keene, Charles,'A Good Fight,'Once a Week (Bradbury and Evans),[26]
Lawless, M. J.,Effie Gordon,""[28]
"Dr. Johnson's Penance,""[28]
"John of Padua,""[28]
"Rung into Heaven,Good Words (Strahan),[48]
"The Bands of Love,""[48]
"The Player and the Listeners,""[50]
"Honeydew,London Society (Hogg),[56]
"One Dead,Churchman's Family Magazine (Hogg),[64]
Lawson, J.,Ariadne,Once a Week (Bradbury and Evans),[144]
Leighton, Lord, P.R.A.,Cain and Abel,Bible Gallery (Routledge),[146]
"Moses views the Promised Land,""[146]
"Abram and the Angel,""[146]
Leighton, John,A Parable,Sunday Magazine (Strahan),[70]
Mahoney, J.,Summer,""[66]
"Yesterday and To-day,Good Words (Strahan),[68]
Marks, H. S., R.A.,A Quiet Mind,Willmott's Sacred Poetry (Routledge),[114]
"In a Hermitage,""[114]
Millais, Sir J. E., P.R.A.,There's nae Luck about the House,Home Affections (Routledge),[108]
"The Border Widow,""[108]
"Grandmother's Apology,Once a Week (Bradbury and Evans),[22]
"The Plague of Elliant,""[22]
"Tannhäuser,""[24]
"Sister Anne's Probation,""[24]
"The Hampdens,""[24]
"Death Dealing Arrows,""[24]
"The Prodigal Son,Good Words (Strahan),[120]
"The Tares,""[120]
"The Sower,""[120]
Morten, T.,The Cumæan Sibyl,Once a Week (Bradbury and Evans),[34]
"Izaak Walton,The Quiver (Cassell),[132]
"Gulliver in Lilliput,Gulliver's Travels (Cassell),[134]
"The Laputians""[134]
North, J. W., R.A.,Glen Oona,Wayside Poesies (Routledge),[130]
"Glen Oona (from the original drawing),Magazine of Art (Cassell),[130]
"The Nutting,Wayside Poesies (Routledge),[130]
"Afloat,""[130]
"Anita's Prayer,Sunday Magazine (Strahan),[68]
"Winter,""[66]
Pettie, J., R.A.,The Monks and the Heathen,Good Words (Strahan),[48]
Pickersgill, F. R., R.A.,The Water Nymph,Willmott's Poets of the Nineteenth Century (Routledge),[106]
Pinwell, G. J.,The Sailor's Valentine,The Quiver (Cassell),[74]
King Pippin,Wayside Poesies (Routledge),[125]
"The Little Calf,""[128]
"Madame de Krudener,Sunday Magazine (Strahan),[68]
"What, Bill! you chubby rogue,Goldsmith's Works (Ward and Lock),[126]
" From the original drawing on the block for She Stoops to Conquer— (photogravure),(British Museum),[1]
Poynter, E. J., P.R.A.,Joseph before Pharaoh,Bible Gallery (Routledge),[148]
"Pharaoh honours Joseph,""[148]
Rossetti, Dante Gabriel,The Maids of Elfen-mere,The Music-master (Routledge),[98]
"You should have wept her yesterday,The Prince's Progress (Macmillan),[162]
Sandys, Frederick,The Three Statues of ÆginaOnce a Week (Bradbury, and Evans),[30]
"The Old Chartist,""[30]
"Harold Harfagr,""[30]
"Death of King Warwolf,""[143]
"Rosamund, Queen of the Lombards,""[30]
"Legend of the Portent,Cornhill Magazine (Smith and Elder),[40]
"Manoli,""[40]
"Cleopatra,""[42]
"The Waiting Time,Churchman's Family Magazine (Hogg),[64]
"Amor Mundi— (photogravure),Shilling Magazine (Bosworth),[63]
"Sleep,Good Words (Strahan),[48]
"Until Her Death,""[48]
"'If,'The Argosy (Strahan),[72]
"October,The Quiver (Cassell),[174]
"Danae in the Brazen Chamber,The Hobby Horse (Chiswick Press),[172]
"Life's Journey,Willmott's Sacred Poetry (Routledge),[114]
"A Little Mourner,""[114]
"Jacob hears the voice of the Lord,Bible Gallery (Routledge),[172]
"Morgan le Fay— (photogravure), [Frontispiece]
Shields, Frederick,The Plague-Cart,Defoe's History of the Plague (Munby),[118]
Small, W.,Between the Cliffs,The Quiver (Cassell),[78]
"Mark the Grey-haired Man,Golden Thoughts from Golden Fountains (Warne),[136]
Solomon, Simeon,The Veiled Bride,Good Words (Strahan),[46]
"The Feast of Tabernacles,Leisure Hour (Religious Tract Society),[83]
"The Day of Atonement,""[83]
Tenniel, Sir John,The Norse Princess,Good Words (Strahan),[48]
Walker, Frederick,The Nursery Friend,Willmott's Sacred Poetry (Routledge),[112]
"A Child in Prayer,""[112]
"Out among the Wild-Flowers,Good Word (Strahan),[46]
"Portrait of a Minister,English Sacred Poetry (Religious Tract Society),[124]
"Autumn,A Round of Days (Routledge),[126]
"Autumn, from the original drawing on the block (photogravure),(British Museum),[125]
"The Bit o' Garden,Wayside Poesies (Routledge),[128]
Watson, J. D.,Too Late,London Society (Hogg),[56]
"Ash Wednesday,""[56]
Whistler, James M'Neill,The Major's Daughter,Once a Week (Bradbury and Evans),[32]
"The Relief Fund in Lancashire,""[32]
"The Morning before the Massacre of St. Bartholomew,""[32]
"Count Burckhardt,""[32]

SCENE FROM "SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER."