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Mongolians have not produced spiritual teachers, 442.

Moore, Thomas, 42, 179, 193. His sham Orientalism, 6, 123, 188. His dealings with Byron's letters, 177.

Morte d'Arthur, 169.

Mullahs, 320.

Muridism, see 'Frontiers,' 320.

Murray, John, 178. Quoted, 188.

Murray, Professor, and solar myths, 161.

Myths, historical value of, 11.

Napoleon: His story adapted to myth-making, 14. Transformer of democracy into Imperialism, 252, 402.

Napoléon Intime, 15.

Napoleon III; and see 'L'Empire Libéral.'

Nationalities, formation of, in Europe, 401.

Naturalism or realism defined, 25.

Newman, Cardinal, 257, 258. Swinburne's tribute to, 283.

=Novels of Adventure and Manners=, 1-33. Mr. Raleigh on origins of fiction, 1. Metrical tales, heroic romance, the eighteenth-century school of novelists, 2, 3. Novel of adventure derived from the fabulous romance, 4. Scott's influence, 5. Later tendencies, 6. Approximation of the historian and novelist, 10. The novelist rivalled by the writer of Memoirs, 13. Adventures of de Jonnés reviewed, 16. Causes limiting the sphere of the Novel of Adventure, 18. Novel of Manners, its pedigree: Fielding, 19. Influence of women writers: Miss Austen, etc., 21. Growth of Realism, 25. Description of nature, its uses, 26. Danger of excessive Realism, 29. Short stories: the Impressionist School, 32.

=Novelist, The Anglo-Indian=, 121-154. Causes affecting output of good fiction in India, 121. Tara, a successful historical novel, 123. Pandurang Hari, valuable as picture of pre-English times, 125. Oakfield, good battle pictures, absence of native characters noted, 126. The Wetherbys, 131. A True Reformer, and The Dilemma, 132. Mr. Isaacs, 134. Helen Treveryan, assigned a high place as a historical novel, 136. On the Face of the Waters, Indian characters freely introduced, minute adherence to fact, 139. Bijli the Dancer, a purely native story, 143. Chronicles of Dustypore, a picture of Anglo-Indian life, 145. The Bond of Blood, a dramatic presentation of incidents of Indian life, 146. The Naulakha, 149. Transgression, 151. Conclusions: uniformity of Anglo-Indian society, 152. Conditions favour the novel of action, 153. Absence of the psychological vein, 154.

O'Connell, Daniel, described by Carlyle, 64.

Odyssey quoted, 167.

Old Testament and heroic narration, 167.

Oliphant, Mrs., 26.

Ollivier, see 'L'Empire Libéral.'

Olozaga, 337.

Ottoman Empire, its complexities of Race and Religion, 406.

Ouida, 25.

Paley, 222.

Parr, Dr., 199.

Patmore, Coventry, 268.

Pearson, Hugh, 55, 57.

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