PREFACE.

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CONTENTS:
VOLUME II. DECEMBER TO MARCH, 1850-51.

Adams, John, upon Riches,426
Ambitious Brooklet, The.—By A.O. Hall,477
Accidents will Happen.—By C. Astor Bristed,[81]
Anima Mundi.—By R.M. Milnes,393
Astor Library, The. (Illustrated,)436
Attempts to Discover the Northwest Passage, On the,166
Audubon, John James.—By Rufus W. Griswold,469
Age, Old.—By Alfred B. Street,474
Arts, The Fine.—Munich and Schwanthaler's "Bavaria,"[26].—Art in Florence, [27].—W.W. Story's Return fromItaly, [27].—Les Beautes de la France, [27].—History of ArtExhibitions, [28].—Enamel Painting at Berlin, [28].—Portraitof Sir Francis Drake, [28].—The Vernets, [28].—Leutze,Powers, &c., [28].—Kaulbach, [28].—Illustrations of Homer,[28].—Old Pictures, [29].—Michael Angelo, [29].—Conversationsby the Academy of Design, [29].—David's NapoleonCrossing the Alps, [29].—Gift from the Bavarian Artists tothe King, 190.—Charles Eastlake, 190.—New Picture byKaulbach, 190.—Russian Porcelain, 190.—Mr. Healey,191.—Von Kestner on Art, 191.—Russian Music in Paris,191.—The Goethe Inheritance, 191.—Art Unions; theirTrue Character Considered, 191.—Waagner's "Art in theFuture," 313.—Thorwaldsen, 313.—Heidel's "Illustrationsof Goethe," 313.—A New Art, 313.—Albert Durer's Illustrationsof the Prayer Book, 313.—Moritz Rugendus,and his Sketches of American Scenery, 314.—An Art Unionin Vienna, 314.—New Picture by Kaulbach, 314.—Powers's"America," 314.—Dr. Baun's Essay on the twoChief Groups of the Friese of the Parthenon, 314.—VictorOrsel's Paintings in the Church of Notre Dame de Lorelle,314.—Ehninger's Illustrations of Irving, 314.—Wolff'sParis, 314.—M. Leutze's "Washington Crossingthe Delaware," 460.—Discovery of a Picture by MichaelAngelo, 460.—The Munich Art Union, 460.Authors and Books.—A Visit to Henry Heine, [15].—Dr.Zirckel's "Sketches from and concerning the UnitedStates," [16].—Aerostation, [17].—New Works by M. Guizot,[17].—Works on the German Revolution, [18].—Dr.Zimmer's Universal History, [18].—Schlosser, [18].—MS. ofLe Bel Discovered, [19].—M. Bastiat alive, and plagiarizing,[19].—Cæsarism, [19].—Songs of Carinthia, [20].—Mr.Bryant, [20].—Dr. Laing, [20].—French Reviewal of Mr. Elliot'sHistory of Liberty, [20].—Dr. Bowring, [21].—HenryRogers and Reviews, [21].—Rabbi Schwartz on the HolyLand, [21].—Mr. John R. Thompson, [21].—German Reviewalof "Fashion," [22].—Ruskin's New Work, [21].—Oehlenschlager'sMemoirs, [22].—Planche on Lamartine, [22].—ProsperMérimée, his Book on America, &c., [22].—Hawthorne,[22].—Matthews, the American Traveller, [23].—ProfessorAdler's Translation of the Iphigenia in Taurus,[23].—The Pekin Gazette, [23].—New Book by the authorof "Shakespeare and his Friends," [23].—Vaulabelle'sFrench History, [23].—Sir Edward Belcher, [23].—Guizot anEditor again, [23].—Life of Southey, [23].—Bulwer's Ears,[23].—The Count de Castelnau on South America, [23].—Diplomaticand Literary Studies of Alexis de Saint Priest,[24].—Mrs. Putnam's Review of Bowen, [24].—Herr Thaer,[24].—New Work announced in England, [24].—"Sir Rogerde Coverley; by the Spectator," [25].—Memoir of JudgeStory, [25].—Garland's Life of John Randolph, [25].—SirEdgerton Brydges's edition of Milton's Poems, [25].—TheKeepsake, [25].—Gray's Poems, [25].—Rev. Professor Weir,[25].—Douglas Jerrold's Complete Works, [25].—Memoirsof the Poet Wordsworth, by his Nephew, [25].—New Germanbooks on Hungary, 173.—"Polish Population inGalicia," 173.—Travels and Ethnological works of ProfessorReguly, 174.—Works on Ethnology, published bythe Austrian Government, 174.—Karl Gutzlow, 174.—Neandar'sLibrary, 174.—Karl Simrock's Popular Songs,175.—Belgian Literature, 175.—Prof. Johnston's Work onAmerica, 175.—Literary and Scientific Works at Giessen,175.—Beranger, 175.—The House of the "WanderingJew," 176.—The Count de Tocqueville upon Dr. Franklin,&c., 176.—Audubon's Last Work, 176.—Book Fair atLeipsic, 176.—Baroness von Beck, 177.—Berghaus's Magazine,Albert Gallatin, &c., 177.—Auerback's Tales, 177.—BaronSternberg, 177.—"The New Faith Taught inArt," 177.—Freiligrath, 177.—New Adventure and Discoveryin Africa, 178.—French Almanacs, 178.—The AlgemeineZeitung on Literary Women, 178.—Cormeninon War, 178.—Writers of "Young France," 179.—GeorgeSand's Last Works, 179.—New Books on the French Revolution,Mirabeau, Massena, &c., 179.—Cousin, 179.—Tombof Godfrey of Bouillon, 179.—Maxims of Fredericthe Great, 179.—New Poems by Elizabeth BarrettBrowning, 180.—Rectorship of Glasgow University,180.—Tennyson, 180.—Mayhew, D'Israeli, Leigh Hunt,The Earl of Carlisle, &c., 180.—New Work by JosephBalmes, 180.—The late Mrs. Bell Martin, 181.—The Athenæumon Mrs. Mowatt's Novels, 181.—New work byMrs. Southworth, 181.—Charles Mackay, sent to India,182.—Pensions to Literary Men, 182.—German Translationof Ticknor's History of Spanish Literature, 182.—DavidCopperfield, 183.—D.D. Field and the English Lawyers,183.—Louisiana Historical Collections, 183.—ElihuBurritt's Absurdities, 184.—John Mills, 184.—Dr. Latham's"Races of Men," 184.—"Homœopathic Review,184.—Bohn's Publications, 184.—Professor Reed's Rhetoric,185.—Mr. Bancroft's forthcoming History, 185.—Dr.Schoolcraft, 185.—MS. of Dr. Johnson's Memoirs,185.—Literary "Discoveries," 185.—M. Girardin, 185.—VulgarLying of the last English Traveller in America,186.—The Real Peace Congress, 186.—Milton, Burke,Mazzini, Webster, 187.—Sir Francis Head, 187.—Dr.Bloomfield, 187.—New Book by Mr. Cooper, 187.—Mr.Judd's "Richard Edney," 187.—E.G. Squier, Hawthorne,&c., 187.—The Author of "Olive," on the Sphereof Woman, 188.—Flemish Poems, 188.—"Lives of theQueens of Scotland," 188.—John S. Dwight, 188.—Historyof the Greek Revolution, 188.—New Edition of theWorks of Goethe, 188.—W.G. Simms, Dr. Holmes, &c.,188.—The Songs of Pierre Dupont, 189.—Arago andPrudhon, 189.—Charles Sumner, 189.—"The Manhattanerin New Orleans," 189.—"Reveries of a Bachelor,""Vala," &c., 189.—Of Personalities, 297.—Last Workof Oersted, 298.—New Dramas, 299.—German Novels,300.—Hungarian Literature, 301.—New German Book onAmerica, 301.—Ruckert's "Annals of German History,"301.—Zschokke's Private Letters, 301.—Works by Benderand Burmeister, 301.—The Countess Hahn-Hahn, 302.—"Valueof Goethe as a Poet," 302.—Hagen's History ofRecent Times, 302.—Cotta's Illustrated Bible, 302.—Wallon'sHistory of Slavery, 302.—Translation of the Journalof the U.S. Exploring Expedition into German, 302.—Richter'sTranslation of Mrs. Barbauld, 302.—Bodenstet'sNew Book on the East, 302.—Third Part of Humboldt's"Cosmos," &c., 303.—Dr. Espe, 303.—The Works ofNeander, 303.—Works of Luther, 303.—L'Universe Pittoresque,303.—M. Nisard, 303.—French DocumentaryPublications, 303.—M. Ginoux, 303.—M. Veron, 304.—EugeneSue's New Books, 304.—George Sand in the Theatre,304.—Alphonse Karr, 304.—Various new Publicationsin Paris, 304.—The Catholic Church and Pius IX.,305.—Notices of Hayti, 305.—Work on Architecture, byGailhabaud, 305.—Italian Monthly Review, 305.—Discoveryof Letters by Pope, 305.—Lord Brougham, 305.—AliceCarey, 305.—Mrs. Robinson ("Talvi"), 306.—NewLife of Hannah More, 306.—Professor Hackett on theAlps, 306.—Mrs. Anita George, 307.—Life and Works ofHenry Wheaton, 308.—R.R. Madden, 308.—Rev. E.H.Chapin on "Woman," 308.—Discovery of Historical Documentsof Quebec, 308.—Professor Andrews's Latin Lexicon,309.—"Salander," by Mr. Shelton, 309.—Prof. Bushon Pneumatology, 309.—Satire on the Rappers, by J.R.Lowell, 309.—Henry C. Phillips on the Scenery of theCentral Regions of America, 310.—Sam. Adams no Defaulter,310.—Mr. Willis, 310.—Life of Calvin, 310.—Notesof a Howadje, 310.—Mr. Putnam's "World's Progress,"310.—Mr. Whittier, 310.—New Volume of Hildreth'sHistory of the United States, 311.—The Memorial of Mrs.Osgood, 311.—Fortune Telling in Paris, 311.—Writings ofHartley Coleridge, 311.—New Books forthcoming inLondon, 312.—Mr. Cheever's "Island World of the Pacific,"312.—Works of Bishop Onderdonk, 312.—Moreau'sImitatio Christi, 312.—New German Poems, 312.—Schröderon the Jews, 312.—Arago on Ballooning, 312.—Booksprohibited at Naples, 312.—Notices of Mazzini,313.—Charles Augustus Murray, 313.—New History ofWoman, 313.—Letters on Humboldt's Cosmos, 446.—GermanVersion of the "Vestiges of Creation," 447.—Hegel'sAesthetik, 447.—New Work in France on the Originof the Human Race, 448.—Lelewel on the Geographyof the Middle Ages, 448.—More German Novels, 448.—"Manin the Mirror of Nature," 449.—Herr Kielhau, onGeology, 449.—Proposed Prize for a Defence of Absolutism,449.—Werner's Christian Ethics, 449.—WilliamMeinhold, 449.—Prize History of the Jews, 449.—EnglishVersion of Mrs. Robinson's Work on America, 449.—Poemsby Jeanne Marie, 449.—General Gordon's Memoirs,449.—George Sand's New Drama, 449.—Other NewFrench Plays, 451.—M. Cobet's History of France, 451.—Rev.G.R. Gleig, 451.—Ranke's Discovery of MSS. byRichelieu, 451.—George Sand on Bad Spelling, 451.—LolaMontes, 451.—Montalembert, 451.—Glossary of theMiddle Ages, 451.—A Coptic Grammar, 451.—The ItalianRevolution, 452.—Italian Archæological Society, 452.—Abaddie,the French Traveller, 452.—The Vatican Library,452.—New Ode by Piron, 452.—Posthumous Works ofRossi, 452.—Bailey, the Author of "Festus," 453.—Clinton'sFasti, 453.—Captain Cunningham, 453.—Dixon'sLife of Penn, 453.—Literary Women in England, 453.—MissMartineau's History of the Last Half Century,453.—The Lexington Papers, 453.—Captain Medwin,453.—John Clare, 454.—De Quincy's Writings, 454.—Bulwer'sPoems, 454.—Episodes of Insect Life, 454.—Dr.Achilli, 454.—Samuel Bailey, 454.—Major Poussin, andhis Work on the United States, 454.—French Collectionsin Political Economy, 455.—Joseph Gales, 456.—Rev.Henry T. Cheever, 456.—Job R. Tyson on Colonial History,456.—Henry James, 456.—Torrey and Neander,457.—Works of John C. Calhoun, 457.—Historic Certaintiesrespecting Early America, 457.—Mr. Schoolcraft,457.—Dr. Robert Knox, 458.—Mr. Boker's Plays, 458.—TheLiterary World upon a supposed Letter of Washington,458.—Dr. Ducachet's Dictionary of the Church,458.—Edith May's Poems, 458.—The American PhilosophicalSociety, 458.—Professor Hows, 458.—Mr. Redfield'sPublications, 458.—Rev. William W. Lord's NewPoem, 450.
Battle of the Churches in England,327
Ballad of Jessie Carol.—By Alice Carey,230
Barry Cornwall's Last Song,392
Bereaved Mother, To a.—By Hermann,476
Biographies, Memoirs, &c.,425
Black Pocket-Book, The,[89]
Bombay, A View of.—By Peter Leicester,[130]
Boswell, The Killing of Sir Alexander,329
Brontë and her Sisters, Sketches of Miss,315
Burke, Edmund, His Residences and Grave.—By Mrs. S.C. Hall. (Illustrated.)145
Bunjaras, The,377
Burlesques and Parodies,426
Byron, Scott, and Carlyle, Goethe's Opinions of,461
Camille Desmoulins,326
Carey, Henry C.—By Rufus W. Griswold,402
Castle in the Air, The.—By R.H. Stoddard,474
Chatterton, Thomas. (Illustrated.)289
Classical Novels,161
Count Monte-Leone. Book Second,[45]
Count Monte-Leone. Book Third,216
Count Monte-Leone. Book Third, concluded,349
Count Monte-Leone. Book Fourth,495
Cow-Tree of South America, The,[128]
Correspondence, Original: A Letter from Paris,170
Cyprus and the Life Led There,216
Davis on the Half Century: Etherization,317
Dacier, Madame,332
Dante.—By Walter Savage Landor,421
Death, Phenomena of,425
Deaths, Recent.—Hon. Samuel Young, [140].—Robinson, theCaricaturist, [140].—The Duke of Palmella, [142].—CarlRottmann, [142].—The Marquis de Trans, [142].—Ch. Schorn,[142].—Hon. Richard M. Johnson, [142].—Wm. Blacker,[142].—Mrs. Martin Bell, [142].—Signor Baptistide, [142].—Gen.Chastel, [142].—Dr. Medicus, and others, [142].—Rev.Dr. Dwight, 195.—Count Brandenburgh, 196.—Lord Nugent,196.—M. Fragonard, 196.—M. Droz, 197.—ProfessorSchorn, 197.—Gustave Schwab, 197.—Francis XavierMichael Tomie, 427.—Governors Bell and Plumer, 427.—Birch,the Painter, 427.—Professor Sverdrup, W. Seguin,Mrs. Ogilvy, 427.—W. Howison, 428.—H. Royer-Collard,428.—Col. Williams, 428.—William Sturgeon, 428.—J.B.Anthony, 428.—Mr. Osbaldiston, 428.—Professor Mau,428.—Madame Junot, Mrs. Wallack, &c., 428.—HermanKriege, 429.—Madame Schmalz, 429.—George Spence,429.—General Lumley, 429.—Robert Roscoe, 429.—Richie,the Sculptor, 429.—Martin d'Auch, 429.—Rev. WalterColton, 568.—Major d'Avezac, 569.—M. Asser, 569.—M.Lapie, 569.—Professor Link, 569.—General St. Martin,570.—Frederick Bastiat, 570.—Benjamin W. Crowninshield,571.—Professor Anstey, 571.—Donald McKenzie,572.—Horace Everett, LL.D., 572.—James Harfield,572.—Wm. Wilson, 572.—Professor James Wallace,572.—Joshua Milne, 572.—General Bem, 573.—T.S. Davies,F.R.S., 573.—H.C. Schumacher, 573.—W.H. Maxwell,573.—Alexander McDonald, 573.
Dickens, To Charles.—By Walter Savage Landor,[75]
Drive Round our Neighborhood, in 1850, A.—By Miss Milford, 270
Duty.—By Alfred B. Street,332
Duchess, A Peasant,169
Edward Layton's Reward.—By Mrs. S.C. Hall,201
Editorial Visit, An,421
Egypt under the Pharaohs.—By John Kinrick,322
Encouragement of Literature by Governments,160
Exclusion of Love from the Greek Drama,[123]
Fountain in the Wood, The,[129]
French Generals of To-Day,334
Gateway of the Oceans,[124]
Ghetto of Rome,393
Gleanings from the Journals,285
Grief of the Weeping Willow,[31]
Haddock, Charles B., Charge d'Affaires to Portugal. (With a Portrait on steel.)[1]
Hecker, Herr, described by Madame Blaze de Bury,[30]
Historical Review.—The United States, 560.—Europe,564.—Mexico, 565.—British America, 566.—The WestIndies, 566.—Central America, the Isthmus, 566.—SouthAmerica, 567.—Africa, 567.
Hunt, Leigh, upon G.P.R. James,[30]
Ireland in the Last Age: Curran,519
Journals of Louis Philippe,377
Kellogg's, Mr., Exploration of Mt. Sinai,462
Kimball, Richard B., the Author of "St. Leger." (Illustrated.)156
Layard's Recent Gifts from Nimroud. (Illustrated.)[4]
Layard, Austen Henry, LL.D. (With a Portrait,)433
Lafayette, Talleyrand, Metternich, and Napoleon.—Sketched by Lord Holland,465
Last Case of the Supernatural,481
Lectures, Popular,319
Life at a Watering Place.—By C. Astor Bristed,240
Lionne at a Watering Place, The,533
Lost Letter, The,522
Mazzini on Italy,265
Mackay, Charles, Last Poems by,348
Marvel, Andrew. (Illustrated.)438
Mother's Last Song, The.—By Barry Cornwall,270
Music and the Drama.—The Astor Place Opera, Parodi,[29].—Mrs. Oake Smith's New Tragedy, [30].
Mystic Vial, The, Part i.[61]
Mystic Vial, The, Part ii.249
Mystic Vial, The, Part iii.378
My Novel, Or Varieties in English Life.—By Sir EdwardBulwer Lytton, Book II. Chapters i. to vi.[109]
Book II. Chapters vii. to xii.273
Book III. Chapters i. to xii.273
Book III. Chapters xiii. to xxvii.273
Murder Market, The,[126]
New Tales by Miss Martineau—The Old Governess,163
Novelist's Appeal for the Canadas, A,443
Old Times in New-York,320
Osgood, The late Mrs.—By Rufus W. Griswold,[131]
Paris Fashions for December. (Illustrated.)[144]
Paris Fashions for January. (Illustrated.)286
Paris Fashions for February. (Illustrated.)431
Paris Fashions for March. (Illustrated.)567
Peace Society, The First,321
Penn, (William,) and Macaulay,336
Pleasant Story of a Swallow,[123]
Poet's Lot, The.—By the author of "Festus,"[45]
Power's, Hiram, Greek Slave.—By Elizabeth Barret Browning,[88]
Poems by S.G. Goodrich, A Biographical Review. (Illustrated.)153
Public Libraries, Ancient and Modern,359
Recent Deaths in the Family of Orleans,[122]
Reminiscences of Paganini,167
Responsibility of Statesmen,[127]
Rossini in the Kitchen,321
Scandalous French Dances in American Parlors,333
Scientific Miscellany.—Hydraulic Experiments in Paris,430.—French Populations, 430.—African Exploring Expedition,430.—The Hungarian Academy, 430.—Gasfrom Water, &c., 430.—The French "Annuaire," 573.—Sittingsof the Academy of Sciences, 573.—New ScientificPublications, 574.—Sir David Brewster, 574.
Sir Nicholas at Marston Moor.—By Winthrop M. Praed,[80]
Sliding Scale of Inconsolables. From the French,162
Smiths, The Two Miss.—By Mrs. Crowe,[76]
Song of the Season.—By Charles Mackay,[128]
Sounds from Home.—By Alice G. Neal,332
Spencer, Aubrey George, LL.D., Bishop of Jamaica,157
Spirit of the English Annuals for 1851,197
Stanzas.—By Alfred Tennyson,273
Statues.—By Walter Savage Landor,[126]
Story Without a Name, A.—By G.P.R. James,[32]
Chapters vi. to ix.205
Chapters x. to xiii.337
Chapters xiv. to xvii.482
Story of Calais, A.—By Richard B. Kimball,231
Story of a Poet,[88]
Swift, Dean, and his Amours. (Illustrated.)[7]
Temper of Women,437
Theatrical Criticism in the Last Age,334
To a Celebrated Singer.—By R.H. Stoddard,[86]
To one in Affliction.—By G.R. Thompson,541
Troost, of Tennessee, The Late Dr.332
Twickenham Ghost, The,[60]
Valetudinarian, The Confirmed.—By Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton,203
Vampire, The Last.—By Mrs. Crowe,[107]
Voltigeur.—By W.H. Thackeray,197
Voisenen, The Abbé de, and his Times,511
Wane of the Year, The,[129]
Webster, LL.D., Horace, and the Free Academy. (Portrait.)444
Wearing the Beard.—Dr. Marcy,[130]
Wiseman, Dr., Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster (Illustrated.)[143]
Wild Sports in Algeria.—By Jules Gerard,[121]
Wolf Chase, The.—By C. Whitehead,[86]

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