Hogg, James, 33-66; his special interest, 33, 34; his life, 34-37; anecdotes and estimates of him, 37-47; his poems, 47-54; his general prose, 54, 55; _The Confessions of a Sinner_, 55-64 Hood and Praed, 397-399 Hook, Theodore, 357-359 Howells, Mr. W. D., xvii Hunt, Leigh, 201-233; scattered condition of his work, 201-203; his life, 204-213; the "Skimpole" matter, 213-216; his vulgarity, 217-219; his poems, 219-223; his critical and miscellaneous work, 223-233 Jeffrey, Francis, 100-134; a critic pure and simple, 100, 101; his life, 101-114; the foundation of the _Edinburgh Review_, 106-109; his criticism, 115, 134 ----3, 4, 21, 24, 29 Johnson, Samuel, 2, 11, 14, 16 Joubert, Joseph, 26 Lang, Mr. Andrew, xxii Lockhart, John Gibson, 339-373, and Appendix B; his literary fate, 339-341; his life, 341-346, 359-361; _The Chaldee MS._ and _Peter's Letters_, 343-345; the novels, 346-349; the poems, 349-351; _Life of Burns_, 353; _Life of Scott_, 354-356; _Life of Hook_, 357-359; his editorship of the _Quarterly_ and his criticism generally, 361-373; charges against him, 445-448 ----3, 6, 13, 33, 37, 39-44, 60, 63, 64, 108, 112, 113, 293, 294 Macaulay, Lord, 294, 384 Maguire, W., 279, 360 [Transcriber's Note: The alternative form of Maguire, Maginn, is used in the main body of the text.] Masson, Professor, 305 _sqq._ Moore, Thomas, 170-200; a French critic on him, 170-172; his miscellaneous work, 172-174; his life, 174-183; his character, 183-185; survey of his poetry, 185-200 ----6, 27, 110. Morley, Mr. John, 27 Newman, Cardinal, 4 North, Christopher. _See_ Wilson, John Peacock, Thomas Love, 234-269; his literary position, 234, 235; his life, 236-239; some difficulties in him, 239-242; survey of his work, 242-259; its special characteristics, 257-269 Pope, Alexander, 22, 25 Praed, W. M., 374-402; editions of him, 374-376; his life, 376-381; his early writings, 381-384; his poetical work, 385-398; Hood and Praed, 397-399; his special charm, 399-402 Quincey, Thomas de, 304-338, and Appendix A; editions of him, 304-309; his life, 309-314; his faculty of rigmarole, 314-321; defects and merits of his work, 321-338 ----47, 282 Rogers, Samuel, 12 _note_ Scott, John, his duel and death, 143, 144; Appendix B Scott, Sir Walter, 34-36, 49, 54, 63, 111, 151, 265, 273, 354-359, 406, 407 Shelley, P. B., 190, 191, 210, 247-250 Smith, Bobus, 69 Smith, Mr. Goldwin, xi, xiv Smith, Sydney, 67-99; the beneficence of his biographers, 67-69; his life, 69-80; his letters, 81-84; his published work, 84-99 Staël, Madame de, 126, 127 Stephen, Mr. Leslie, 4 Stevenson, Mr. R. L., 445 Sully, Mr. James, xxvii _note_ Swift, Jonathan, Jeffrey on, 128, 129 Tennyson, Lord, 4, 29, 292, 293, 365, 366 Thackeray, W. M., on Hazlitt, 135, 136