January 1884

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Articles
The Political Field
“A nation cannot always feed on the strong meat of great controversies. But there are real issues before us, of practical importance, and it is the duty of party leaders to cease skirmishing around their edges, and to meet them fairly.”
Lepage’s Joan of Arc
A poem
In War Time
A Sequel to Mr. Washington Adams, in a Letter From Mr. Mansfield Humphreys
Chester Streets
Unheard Music
Illustrated Books
The Annexation of Heaven
The Contributors' Club
Books of the Month
The Bishop's Vagabond
Ivan Turgénieff
A Roman Singer
At the Saturday Club
The Study of Greek
Newport
Hâfiz of Shîrâz
