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XJ^^w Annals of a Publishing House WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND HIS SONS THEIR MAGAZINE AND FRIENDS BY MRS OLIPHANT VOLUME I. WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND SONS EDINBURGH AND LONDON MDCCCXCVII All Rights reserved
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Page 13 and 14: PREFATORY NOTE. It was a project ev
Page 15: PEEFATORY NOTE. IX his Sons/ which
Page 18 and 19: XU CONTENTS. CHAPTER III. THE MAGAZ
Page 20 and 21: XIV CONTENTS. CHAPTER IX. COLERIDGE
Page 23 and 24: WILLIAM BLACKWOOD AND HIS SONS. CHA
Page 25 and 26: HIS BIRTH. 3 son of Armiger of TuUi
Page 27 and 28: " THE TRADE. 5 above all, the quain
Page 29 and 30: WILLIAM CREECH. 7 called from his e
Page 31 and 32: HIS APPRENTICESHIP. 9 1790 to a fir
Page 33 and 34: THE bookseller's SHOP. 11 towards o
Page 35 and 36: IN GLASGOW. 13 and no more. This, n
Page 37 and 38: EARLY LOVE. 15 He went back at firs
Page 39 and 40: HE GOES TO LONDON. 17 additional ex
Page 41 and 42: MISS STEUart's LETTER. 19 happily b
Page 43 and 44: HIS MARRIAGE. 21 in the sentimental
Page 45 and 46: EARLY FAMILY LIFE. 23 days in the n
Page 47 and 48: THE STATE OF LITERATURE. 25 face of
Page 49 and 50: HIS CATALOGUE. 2*7 rash ; and thoug
Page 51 and 52: DIBDIN. 29 Another letter in the sa
Page 53 and 54: "able to throw a book or two in one
Page 55 and 56: M'CRIE's 'life of KNOX.' 33 and bri
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JAMES HOGG. 35 rived." James Hogg,
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MISS FERRIER, 37 It seems a little
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"quite in the right spirit." 39 The
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A SCOTS GENTLEWOMAN. 41 of her own
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scott's opinions. 43 that part of t
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VARIATIONS OF PUBLIC OPINION. 45 ri
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FIRST NEWS OF WATERLOO. 47 when rea
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THE 'siege of CORINTH.' 49 that he
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MINGLED SENTIMENTS. 51 same time sh
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Murray's criticism. 53 hundred and
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ROBERT SOUTHEY. 65 unnecessary for
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OFFER OF "A WORK OF FICTION." 57 mo
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DIFFICULTIES OF THE TRANSACTION. 59
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A DISAGREEABLE PAUSE. 61 Mr Murray
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SIGNOR ALDIBORONTOPHOSCOPHORNIO. 63
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SMOOTHING DOWN. 65 has 710 views el
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APPROACHING THE END. 67 Blackwood r
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"a work of tremendous splendour." 6
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"the black hussars of literature."
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FIRE AND BRIMSTONE. 73 description
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gifford's criticism. 76 If our conj
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MURRAY AND SCOTT. 77 It is characte
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RAPID SUCCESS. 79 '' The whole coun
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BICKERINGS. 81 To this startling in
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THE publisher's INDIGNATION. 83 whe
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CONTROVERSIES. 85 ciple of the case
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CONTINUED CONTROVERSIES. 87 point a
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THE CONTRACT DISSOLVED. 89 likely t
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FRIENDLY HOSTILITY. 91 From the fir
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CHAPTER III. THE MAGAZINE. ' THE ED
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SAGE ADVICE. 95 an extent of public
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THE EDINBURGH MAGAZINE. 97 absorbed
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LITERARY RECOMPENSE. 99 literary pr
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THE COMPANY IN PRINCES STREET. 101
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A PAIR OF FRIENDS. 103 Lockhart was
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THE UNSUCCESSFUL EDITORS. 105 plete
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THE LAST NUMBER. 107 number. It occ
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UNGENEROUS OPPONENTS. 109 was not a
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THE BEGINNING OF ' MAGA.' Ill North
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PRINTERS RATHER POOR THAN RICH. 113
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"TO MAKE A SPOON OR SPOIL A HORN."
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THE CHALDEE MANUSCRIPT. 117 come a
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A MAN CLOTHED IN PLAIN APPAREL. 119
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"the crafty. ' 121 supporters as we
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THE LEOPARD AND THE SCORPION. 123 d
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THE FLYING PEN. 125 suits, though h
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THE FIRST NUMBER. 127 lightning of
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CHAPTER IV. THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE
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MR J. G. DALYELL. 131 certain advoc
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ATTACKS ON COLERIDGE AND LEIGH HUNT
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ALARM OF MESSRS BALDWIN AND CRADOCK
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A FRIENDLY MEDIATOR. 137 that nothi
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THE COCKNEY SCHOOL. 139 ought certa
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ADMONITION AND ADVICE. 141 Moncreif
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THE OFFICE OF CONSTABLE. 143 fill s
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APPEAL TO SCOTT. 145 method of appr
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WILLIAM LAIDLAW. 147 in, so far as
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AN IRRESPONSIBLE WRITER. 149 fact t
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QUALIFIED DISAPPROBATION. 151 matte
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DOING WELL AND BEATING CONSTABLE. 1
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SECUEING SCOTT. 155 am essentially
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"he never shall be shamed." 157 una
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"I don't care a farthing for talent
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REFERS TO SCOTT. 161 published in t
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KEMONSTRANCES. 163 But, above all,
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DEFENCE. 165 on the matter as decis
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I "CONSULT SCOTT." 167 fore against
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LOCKHART AND MURRAY. 169 Calumny De
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DETERMINED TO STAND FAST. I7l to th
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I SECESSION OF MURRAY. 173 of them
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WRATH OF THE LITERARY ORACLES. 175
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DISCUSSIONS OF RELIGION. 177 myself
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THE LESLIE TRIAL. 179 on which it w
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TWO REMARKABLE MEN. 181 of mouth, t
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THE SNELL SCHOLAR. 183 forming part
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THE EDITORSHIP OF ' MAGA.' 185 beli
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lockhakt's report of the magazine.
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THE OPINIONS OF "JOHN." 189 we are
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JOINT EDITORS. 191 of the Admiralty
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IDLE YOUNG MEN. 193 They were idle
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A LITERARY PROTEUS. 195 ately subju
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LITERARY EXPEDITIONS. 197 had viole
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THE 'NOCTES.' 199 the foreground, a
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CO-OPERATION. 201 principle of proc
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SHREDS AND PATCHES. 203 or articles
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"two beastly books." 205 I have run
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THE DOUBLE NUMBER. 207 love and wit
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MATERIALS FOR ' NOCTES.' 209 The be
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JAMES SCOTT. 211 the Whig gang at h
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THE ODONTIST. 213 and whatever one
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LINES "IN PRAISE OF BLACKWOOD." 215
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men : THE CRAFTY AND THE SCORPION M
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Peter's letters. 219 expressions of
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AN AUTHOR AT BAY. 221 self; but I t
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APPLAUSE AND SUCCESS. 223 they cann
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THE FAST FEIEND OF ' MAGA.' 225 you
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A LIBERAL LETTER. 227 else, and on
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A PUBLISHER ON HIS DIGNITY. 229 Sin
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THE JOHN SCOTT TRAGEDY. 231 to the
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THE MYSTIC THREE. 233 to the laught
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Disraeli's mission. 235 we have, ac
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LOCKHART AND THE 'QUARTERLY.' 237 e
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THE TIGER. 239 so-called gay wateri
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A ROMANCE OF CONVERSATION. 241 righ
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MAKING A 'NOCTES.' 243 1829. The Do
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A MANUSCRIPT RETURNED. 245 the thin
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SAD PREVISIONS. 247 different metho
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SCOTT AND HOGG. 249 "Perhaps my las
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ABBOTSFORD WITHOUT A SHILLING. 251
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EELEASED FROM SERVICE. 253 property
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CARELESS YOUTH. 255 advantage of re
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THE ' NOCTES AMBROSIAN^.' 257 of se
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PROFESSORSHIP. 259 undergraduate no
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Ambrose's a fiction. 261 the ease a
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Wilson's knapsack. 263 and this wou
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ARTICLE ON COLERIDGE. 265 work whic
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CHARLES LLOYD. 267 sheets. Mr Wilso
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THE MAN OF FEELING. 269 In 1822 the
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I A CRITIC CRITICISED. 271 wrong wi
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THE ETHICS OF REVIEWING. 273 and le
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DEFIANCE OF ALL COCKNEYS. 2*75 the
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ELLERAY. 277 resolved upon coming b
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THE EXCURSION. 279 here below; and
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AN AGONISING ALAUM. 281 criminal wr
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COLLAPSE OF WILSON. 283 anguish wer
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APOLOGY. 285 I shall be very anxiou
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A BAD JOKE. 287 courts, and consequ
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WILSONS POWERS OF WORK. 289 it more
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LIBERAL SENTIMENTS. 291 which has l
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— printer's devils. 293 to wait o
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THE PUBLISHER "BASELY CRUEL." 295 T
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THE professor's RESOLUTIONS. 297 wi
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' NERVOUSNESS. 299 easily if necess
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FOOLISH TO RETURN MONEY. 301 The co
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NOT EDITOR BUT FRIEND. 303 mine on
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UNGRACIOUS AND UNCIVIL. 305 could h
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MANAGING THE PROFESSOR. 307 times c
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MRS HEMANS. 309 I may add here two
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MR aird's poem. 311 and that a twen
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A HANDSOME INDUCEMENT. 313 follows
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BEHIND THE SCENES. 315 two of his o
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CHAPTER VII. THE ETTRICK SHEPHERD.
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Hogg's thought of excelling burns.
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THE TWELFTH ON ETTRICK. 321 as well
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Hogg's prose works. 323 books, and
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Hogg's home. 325 JTist yet. Believe
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A HIGHLY-RESPECTED SHEPHERD. 327 go
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AN INDIGNANT AUTHOR. 329 The tailor
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UNTHRIFTY SCOTS. 331 with greater b
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A BENIGN SHADOW. 333 This refers to
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A NEW PUBLISHER. 335 ability of cor
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BEGINNING TO FEEL A COLD SIDE. 33Y
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A PRETTY QUARREL. 339 it that nothi
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THE FIFTY POUNDS. 341 unattractive
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Hogg's criticism. 343 he would sure
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'the brownie.' 345 which, when guar
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GLORIOUS SPORT. 347 improbable; for
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A MORE AMIABLE MOOD. 349 liberty to
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A DEAR RENT AND TWO FLITTINGS. 351
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THE shepherd's FAMILIARITY. 353 She
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A BEASTLY ' NOCTES.' 355 rid of it,
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HOW TO COOK A BLACKCOCK. 357 Blackw
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MRS HOGG. 359 pastoral house, full
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— CHAPTEE VIII. WILLIAM MAGINN. A
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A TRAGIC CONTRAST. 363 was deep in
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K T. s. 365 we have said, either in
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CONFUSED IDEAS. 367 of the Magazine
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PROFESSOR LESLIE. 369 who appreciat
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ACTION FOR LIBEL. 371 others of my
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maginn's prudence. 373 the loss of
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— THE DEATH OF KEATS. 375 aware.
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IGNOKANCE REGARDING IRELAND. 377 Wh
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W. Blackwood to B. T. S. GIVING THE
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'DON JUAN.' 381 from him for some m
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MAGINN IN PRINCES STREET. 383 you c
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RECEPTION OF MAGINN. 385 long lette
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CAPTAIN ROCK. 387 editors are dicta
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PROTESTANT GRIEVANCES. 389 article,
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JUDICIOUS ADVICE. 391 there is no c
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THE LIBEL ON MARTIN. 393 in the Les
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A D D DECENT MAN. 395 him), there w
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MEN OF LETTERS. 397 know a quantum
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CROKER. 399 I told him, could be ea
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THE editor's views. 401 not worth a
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THE PULSE OF THE PUBLIC. 403 to my
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"bright broken maginn." 405 ance wi
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A RETAINING FEE. 407 the more likel
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IDEAL CONDUCT OF A MAGAZINE. 409 th
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CONSTABLE, HUNT, HAZLITT, & CO. 411
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o'doherty's genius. 413 and to comm
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PLAN OF UNWRITTEN CONTRIBUTIONS. 41
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AN INSUPPORTABLE PRESENTIMENT. 417
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STORIES BETTER THAN POLITICS. 419 k
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SONNET "TO MY TIN SHAVING-POT." 421
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THOMAS DE QUINCEY. 423 ature, with
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AN UNPUNCTUAL CONTRIBUTOR. 425 your
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THE ATLAS OF THE MAGAZINE. 427 T. B
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THE LATEST DAY FOR RECEIVING " COPY
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A MODEL OF PUNCTUALITY. 431 1. In s
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TORPOR OF THE TORIES. 433 3. A misc
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TRIBULATIONS. 435 delay, but for de
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THINGS THAT NEVER COULD RECUR. 437
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MR Blackwood's exalted view of lii\
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V LABOUR AND VEXATIO\ 441 I need sc
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TOM CRINGLE MAKES HIS BOW. 443 had
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CHAPTER X. JOHN GALT—JOHN WILSON
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A publisher's secret hope. 447 port
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NOT SCOTT, BUT SCOTTISH. 449 lisher
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"not a book, but a fact." 451 of ti
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A REAL JUDGE. 453 Imagine that his
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galt's want of any critical faculty
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A CANDID AUTHOR. 457 the second tim
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THE SCOTTISH DEFOE. 459 finished be
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A RESOLUTE AUTHOR. 461 than Scott,
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A FOUNDER OF CITIES. 463 when I sha
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THE CANADA COMPANY. 465 He writes a
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— DECADENCE. 467 in these—may w
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NEW PROJECTS. 469 thoughts which so
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HIS NAME NOT ENOUGH. 471 tion than
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MR CROKEH'S CRITICISM. 473 any want
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SECOND ONLY TO SCOTT. 475 only good
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OTHER CONTRIBUTORS : CHAPTER XL REV
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IRISH LITERARY MEN. 479 much applau
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'SALATHIEL.' 481 the history of the
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A FAITHFUL CONTRIBUTOE. 483 G. R. G
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A MOMENTARY PIQUE. 485 they would n
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"the duke." 487 There are some inte
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A PRUDENT DELAY. 489 the history of
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THOMAS DOUBLEDAY. 491 seems to a cu
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yron's autobiography. 493 No man, y
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A FEMALE PEN. 495 courteous and fri
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ALARIC ATTILA WATTS. 497 ^Edinburgh
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LITERARY GOSSIP. 499 Archdeacon Nar
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THE ESSAYS OF ELIA— "SILLY PIECES
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THE FIRST LITERARY AGENT. 503 parag
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THE COEONATION NUMBER. 505 from tow
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'VIVIAN GREY.' 507 ready to quote a
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THE BECKFORD LIBRARY. / 509 and cat
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CRITICISM INVITED. 511 tude " was e
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B. S. Rintoul to W. Blackwood. 'THE
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CHARACTER OF THE NEWSPAPER. 515 off
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THE ELDER d'iSRAELI. 517 " As you t
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THE ANNALS OF THE PRESS. 519 next n
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LOG-ROLLING. 521 of bygone news and
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