May 1890

In This Issue
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Articles
Henrik Ibsen: His Early Career as Poet and Play-Wright
The Tragic Muse
Sir Peter Osborne
Rudolph
A Psalm of the Waters
Literary Shibboleths
The Funeral of Mary, Queen of Scots
Augury
Sidney
The Easter Hare
Some Popular Objections to Civil Service Reform: In Two Parts. Part Two
Rod's Salvation: In Two Parts. Part One
Over the Teacups
Some Recent Volumes of French Criticism
Story's Conversations in a Studio
Paul Jones's Funeral
The Sadness of Rural Life
A Remonstrance
A Talk About Parsons
Books of the Month
