_National Anti-Slavery, Standard, The_, official paper of the American Anti-Slavery Society, i. 192; its several editors, 192; its list of contributors, 193; J. R. L.’s early relations to, 196-200; a close connection begun with it by J. R. L., 202; contributions to it by J. R. L., 203-234; its value to J. R. L., 235; compared with the _Atlantic_, ii. 3. National literature; _see_ Literature. Neal, John, contributor to the _Pioneer_, i. 105; his advice to, J. R. L., 108. _Nest, The_, sent by. J. R. L. to Underwood for his magazine, i. 355; its significance, 357. New England, J. R. L.’s early familiarity with, i. 20; its early seclusion, 88; more than a geographical division, ii. 80; what it stood for with J. R. L., 80; Puritanism in, 82. _New England Two Centuries Ago_, referred to, i. 71; contributed to _North American_, 79; quoted, 81. “New Portfolio, The,” i. 413 and note. Newspapers, J. R. L. on, ii. 307. “New Timon, The,” reviewed by J. R. L., i. 290. Nichols, George, living in Judge Lee’s house, i. 3; his work on the _Atlantic_, 444; referred to by J. R. L. in an article, ii. 400. _Nightingale in the Study, The_, i. 269; ii. 115. _Nightwatches_, ii. 324. _Nominations for the Presidency, The_, i. 213. _Nooning, The_, proposed by J. R. L., i. 300; its contents, 301; described further, 302; wanted for a serial, 351; resumed, ii. 104. Nordhoff, Charles, J. R. L. writes to, on the political situation, ii. 19. Norris, W. E., a novelist liked by J. R. L., ii. 407. _North American Review_, J. R. L.’s contributions to, in his earlier period, i. 290-293; discusses the Hungarian question, 303; J. R. L. takes the editorship of, ii. 45; its change of character, 46; J. R. L. characterizes it under the old _régime_, 48; J. R. L.’s political papers in, 49; letter to publishers of, by Lincoln, 51, note. Northampton, a limit of Dr. Lowell’s chaise tours, i. 20. Norton, Charles Eliot, his _Letters of James Russell Lowell_ referred to, i. 39, 60, 88, 200, 233, 237, 242, 296, 427, 435, 443, 444, 453; ii. 19, 33, 40, 44, 48, 65, 67, 116, 139, 140, 176, 193, 202, 204, 218, 219, 227, 262, 356. Letter to, from J. R. L. on village music, i. 25; letter to, from J. R. L. on Jefferson, 218, note; on change in title-page of _A Fable for Critics_, 249, note; entertains Clough and others, 346; edits Donne’s poems, 365; letter of J. R. L. to, on his life on the North Shore, 366; letter of J. R. L. to, inviting him to hear him lecture, 370; on Chartres, 380; on his life in Dresden, 382; meets J. R. L. at Orvieto, 384; J. R. L. to, on his love of the country, 385; his “New Life” of Dante, given by J. R. L. to his class, 393; letters to, from J. R. L. concerning Miss Dunlap, 401, 402; on editorial worries, 429; on his desire for relief, 443, 444; on the sale of the _Atlantic_, 451.