The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VI (of X)—Great Britain and Ireland IVWorld's ClassicsReading editionChapter navigation75 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterTHE BESTWorld's ClassicsHENRY CABOT LODGEFRANCIS W. HALSEYGREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND—IVThe Best of the World's ClassicsGREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND—IVVol. VI—Great Britain and Ireland—IVGREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND—IVJOHN HENRY NEWMANI THE BEGINNINGS OF TRACTARIANISM[1]II ON HIS SUBMISSION TO THE CATHOLIC CHURCH[5]III OF ATHENS AS A TRUE UNIVERSITY[7]EDWARD BULWER LYTTONTHE DESCENT OF VESUVIUS ON POMPEII[10]LORD BEACONSFIELDJERUSALEM BY MOONLIGHT[12]CHARLES MERIVALETHE PERSONALITY OF AUGUSTUS CÆSAR[13]ALEXANDER W. KINGLAKEI ON MOCKING AT THE SPHINX[15]II THE BEGINNING OF THE CRIMEAN WAR[16]CHARLES DARWINI ON VARIATIONS IN MAMMALS, BIRDS AND FISHES[17]II THE GENESIS OF A GREAT BOOK[18]JOHN BROWNRAB AND THE GAME CHICKEN[19]WILLIAM M. THACKERAYI THE IMPERTURBABLE MARLBOROUGH[20]II AT THE BALL BEFORE THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO[21]III THE DEATH OF COLONEL NEWCOME[23]IV LONDON IN THE TIME OF THE FIRST GEORGE[24]CHARLES DICKENSI SIDNEY CARTON'S DEATH[27]II BOB SAWYER'S PARTY[28]III DICK SWIVELLER AND THE MARCHIONESS[29]IV A HAPPY RETURN OF THE DAY[30]CHARLOTTE BRONTEOF THE AUTHOR OF "VANITY FAIR"[31]JAMES ANTHONY FROUDEI OF HISTORY AS A SCIENCE[32]II THE CHARACTER OF HENRY VIII[35]III CÆSAR'S MISSION[36]JOHN RUSKINI OF THE HISTORY AND SOVEREIGNTY OF VENICE[37]II ST. MARK'S AT VENICE[39]III OF WATER[41]GEORGE ELIOTAT THE HALL FARM[43]HERBERT SPENCERI THE ORIGIN OF PROFESSIONAL OCCUPATIONS[44]II SELF-DEPENDENCE AND PATERNALISM[46]III THE ORNAMENTAL AND THE USEFUL IN EDUCATION[48]IV REMINISCENCES OF HIS BOYHOOD[50]V A TRIBUTE TO E. L. YOUMANS[51]VI WHY HE NEVER MARRIED[53]HENRY THOMAS BUCKLEI THE ISOLATION OF SPAIN[54]II GEORGE III AND THE ELDER PITT[56]MATTHEW ARNOLDTHE MOTIVE FOR CULTURE[57]EDWARD A. FREEMANTHE DEATH OF WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR[58]THOMAS HENRY HUXLEYON A PIECE OF CHALK[60]FREDERIC HARRISONTHE GREAT BOOKS OF THE WORLD[61]JOHN RICHARD GREENGEORGE WASHINGTON[62]JOHN MORLEYVOLTAIRE AS AN AUTHOR AND AS A MAN OF ACTION[63]ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSONI FRANCIS VILLON'S TERRORS[64]II THE LANTERN BEARERS[65]Previous chapter ←THE BESTNext chapter →HENRY CABOT LODGEAll chapters and sections (75)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsTHE BESTWorld's ClassicsHENRY CABOT LODGEFRANCIS W. HALSEYGREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND—IVThe Best of the World's ClassicsGREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND—IVVol. VI—Great Britain and Ireland—IVGREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND—IVJOHN HENRY NEWMANChapters123Other sectionsEDWARD BULWER LYTTONTHE DESCENT OF VESUVIUS ON POMPEII[10]LORD BEACONSFIELDJERUSALEM BY MOONLIGHT[12]CHARLES MERIVALETHE PERSONALITY OF AUGUSTUS CÆSAR[13]ALEXANDER W. KINGLAKEChapters12Other sectionsCHARLES DARWINChapters12Other sectionsJOHN BROWNRAB AND THE GAME CHICKEN[19]WILLIAM M. THACKERAYChapters1234Other sectionsCHARLES DICKENSChapters1234Other sectionsCHARLOTTE BRONTEOF THE AUTHOR OF "VANITY FAIR"[31]JAMES ANTHONY FROUDEChapters123Other sectionsJOHN RUSKINChapters123Other sectionsGEORGE ELIOTAT THE HALL FARM[43]HERBERT SPENCERChapters123456Other sectionsHENRY THOMAS BUCKLEChapters12Other sectionsMATTHEW ARNOLDTHE MOTIVE FOR CULTURE[57]EDWARD A. FREEMANTHE DEATH OF WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR[58]THOMAS HENRY HUXLEYON A PIECE OF CHALK[60]FREDERIC HARRISONTHE GREAT BOOKS OF THE WORLD[61]JOHN RICHARD GREENGEORGE WASHINGTON[62]JOHN MORLEYVOLTAIRE AS AN AUTHOR AND AS A MAN OF ACTION[63]ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSONChapters12RESTRICTED TO PROSE← THE BESTHENRY CABOT LODGE →
