1. The Position and Influence of Women in Ancient Greece.—Contemporary Review, July, 1878.

2. The Position and Influence of Women in Ancient Athens.—Contemporary Review, March, 1879.

3. The Position of Women in Ancient Rome.—Contemporary Review, May, 1888.

4. The Position of Women in Ancient Rome.—Contemporary Review, October, 1888.

5. The Position of Women among the Early Christians.—Contemporary Review, September, 1889.

6. The Characters of Plautus.—Contemporary Review, November, 1877.

All the articles have been carefully revised and various additions have been inserted in them. The fourth book contains discussions of some important questions bearing on the subject of the work, which are printed for the first time.

I am indebted to Mr. John Randall for the preparation of the Index.


CONTENTS.