My Literary Passions From "Literature and Life"

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    I. THE BOOKCASE AT HOME
    II.  GOLDSMITH
    III.  CERVANTES
    IV.  IRVING
    V. FIRST FICTION AND DRAMA
    VI.  LONGFELLOW’S “SPANISH STUDENT”
    VII.  SCOTT
    VIII.  LIGHTER FANCIES
    IX.  POPE
    X. VARIOUS PREFERENCES
    XI.  UNCLE TOM’S CABIN
    XII.  OSSIAN
    XIII.  SHAKESPEARE
    XIV.  IK MARVEL
    XV.  DICKENS
    XVI.  WORDSWORTH, LOWELL, CHAUCER
    XVII.  MACAULAY. 
    XVIII.  CRITICS AND REVIEWS. 
    XIX.  A NON-LITERARY EPISODE
    XX.  THACKERAY
    XXI.  “LAZARILLO DE TORMES”
    XXII.  CURTIS, LONGFELLOW, SCHLEGEL
    XXIII.  TENNYSON
    XXIV.  HEINE
    XXV.  DE QUINCEY, GOETHE, LONGFELLOW. 
    XXVI.  GEORGE ELIOT, HAWTHORNE, GOETHE, HEINE
    XXVII.  CHARLES READE
    XXVIII.  DANTE. 
    XXIX.  GOLDONI, MANZONI, D’AZEGLIO
    XXX.  “PASTOR FIDO,” “AMINTA,” “ROMOLA,” “YEAST,” “PAUL FERROLL”
    XXXI.  ERCKMANN-CHATRIAN, BJORSTJERNE BJORNSON
    XXXII.  TOURGUENIEF, AUERBACH
    XXXIII.  CERTAIN PREFERENCES AND EXPERIENCES
    XXXIV.  VALDES, GALDOS, VERGA, ZOLA, TROLLOPE, HARDY
    XXXV.  TOLSTOY