Heine, Heinrich; biographical note on, VIII, 139; reminiscences of Napoleon, 139. Herodotus; biographical note on, I, 3; articles by--Solon's words of wisdom to Croesus, 3; Babylon and its capture by Cyrus, 9; the pyramid of Cheops, 18; the story of Periander's son, 20. Holmes, Oliver Wendell; biographical note on, X, 31; articles by--of doctors, lawyers and ministers, 31; of the genius of Emerson, 36; the house in which the professor lived, 42; of women who put on airs, 49. Howell, James; biographical note on, III, 106; articles by--the Bucentaur in Venice, 106; the city of Rome in 1621, 109. Howells, William Dean; biographical note on, X, 207; to Albany by the night boat, 207. Hugo, Victor; biographical note on, VII, 228; articles by--the Battle of Waterloo, 228; the beginnings and expansions of Paris, 235. Humboldt, Alexander von; biographical note on, VIII, 130; an essay on man, 130. Hume, David; biographical note on, IV, 110; articles by--on the character of Queen Elizabeth, 110; the defeat of the Armada, 113; the first principles of government, 118. Huxley, Thomas Henry; biographical note on, VI, 219; a piece of chalk, 219. Ibsen, Henrik; biographical note on, VIII, 245; the thought child, 245. Irving, Washington; biographical note on, IX, 147; articles by--the last of the Dutch governors of New York, 147; the awakening of Rip Van Winkle, 151; at Abbotsford with Scott, 161. James, Henry; biographical note on, X, 246; articles by--among the Malvern Hills, 246; Turgeneff's world, 252. Jefferson, Thomas; biographical note on, IX, 98; articles by--when the Bastile fell, 98; the futility of disputes, 106; of blacks and whites in the South, 108; his account of Logan's famous speech, 114. Johnson, Samuel; biographical note on, IV, 94; articles by--on publishing his "Dictionary," 94; Pope and Dryden compared, 97; his letter to Chesterfield on the completion of his "Dictionary," 101; on the advantage of living in a garret, 104. Joinville, Jean de; biographical note on, VII, 27; Greek fire in battle described, 27. Jonson, Ben; biographical note on, III, 87; of Shakespeare and other wits, 87. Kempis, Thomas a; biographical note on VII, 16; of eternal life and of striving for it, 16. Kinglake, Alexander W.; biographical note on, VI, 42; articles by--on mocking at the Sphinx, 42; on the beginnings of the Crimean war 44. Knox, John; biographical note on, III, 36; his account of his interview with Mary Queen of Scots, 36. Lamartine, Alphonse de; biographical note on, VII, 195; of Mirabeau's origin and place in history, 195. Lamb, Charles; biographical note on, V, 93; articles by--dream children, 93; poor relations, 99; the origin of roast pig, 102; that we should rise with the lark, 107.