BLACKWOOD’S
EDINBURGH MAGAZINE.
No. CCCCLXIII. MAY, 1854. Vol. LXXV.

CONTENTS.

The Oxford Reform Bill,	[507]
Ancient and Modern Fortresses,	[522]
Firmilian: a Tragedy,	[533]
The Quiet Heart.—Part the Last,	[552]
Marathon,	[568]
London to West Prussia,	[572]
The National Life of China,	[593]
Release,	[609]
Too Late,	[610]
The Progress and Policy of Russia in Central Asia,	[611]
Death of Professor Wilson,	[629]

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