Part 40

Tennyson, 38, 69, 174, 184, 194, 199, 266, 268, 286, 289, 374. Quoted, 205, 209, 287, 288. Absence of rhyme in 'Tears, idle tears,' 281. Swinburne's tribute, 282.

Thackeray, W. M., 23, 26, 141.

=Thackeray, William Makepeace=, 76-120. Lady Ritchie's biographical contributions, 76. Brief sketch of his life, 78. Early works, Yellowplush Papers, etc., 79. His rare qualities first shown in Barry Lyndon, 83. His defence of taking a rogue for hero, 86. Vanity Fair, his irony and pathos, 89. His merciless war on snobbery, 90. His pictures from military life, 91. Pendennis, a novel of manners, 93. Tendency to moralise, 95, 106, 110. Esmond, 96. Thackeray as historical novelist contrasted with Scott, 97, 103. The Virginians, 104. The Newcomes, a return to the novel of society, 109. Tendency to caricature, 111. Denis Duval, 112. Classification of his works as historical novels and novels of manners, 115. His character, religion and influence, 117.

Thiers, opposed to war of 1870, 353, etc.

Thorburn's Bannu, 163.

Tolstoi, 8, 101, 154.

Tractarians, 257. Walpole's account of, 372.

Trollope, Anthony, 24.

Turgot, 214.

=Utilitarians, The English=, 210-262. Objects of Mr. Stephen's history, 210. A system with a practical aim, 211. Its influence on government, 213. Philosophy of Reid and Stewart, 215. Bentham's doctrines, 216. Brief account of his life, 218. Mr. Stephen's criticisms, 221. Bentham's neglect of history, 223. James Mill, 225. Attitude to the Church, 226. His 'Essay on Government,' Macaulay's attack, 227. Position of Southey and Coleridge, 229. English and Greek theories of the State, 231. Criticism of Malthus and Ricardo, 234; and of James Mill, 238. John Stuart Mill, his life and training, 241. His doctrines and policy, 243. His Political Economy, 246. His later writings criticised, 248. The Subjection of Women, 251. Mill's theology, 253. Opposition to Utilitarianism, 256. Mr. Stephen's position, 259.

Voltaire, 206, 274.

Vorontzoff, Russian General, 307, 310.

Walpole, Horace, 3, 37, 50.

=Walpole, Sir Spencer=, 368-376. His literary bent as an historian, 369. His method described by himself, 371. His treatment of ecclesiastical controversies, 372. Comparison with Lecky, 375.

Waterloo in Scott and Byron's verse, 172, 190.

'Waverley' Novel, 28, 97. See 'Scott.'

Wellington, Duke of, 92, 165.

Werther, Prussian minister at Paris, 348.

Whately, Historic Doubts, 14.

Wolfe, General, 104.

Wordsworth, William: His letters, 37, 43. Described by Carlyle, 64. Criticised by Byron, 188. Also 49, 177, 181, 199, 277.

Yermoloff, General, 298.

Zola, 15, 33.

Zoroaster, 400, 413.

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