Davis, Thomas. Wrote 'National and Historical Ballads, Songs and Poems,' 34. Dawkins, William Boyd, 98; 'Cave-hunting'; 'Early Man in Britain,' 99. 'Death of Marlowe, The,' 36. 'Death's Jest Book,' 36. 'Deerbrook,' 181. 'Defence of Guenevere,' 25. 'Deformed, The,' 71. De Morgan, 147. De Quincey's opinion of 'Count Julian,' 15. 'Descent of Man,' 156. 'Descriptive Sociology,' 146. De Vere, Thomas Aubrey. Wrote 'The Waldenses,' 'Alexander the Great,' 'St Thomas of Canterbury,' and a volume of critical essays, &c., 33. 'Dialogue on the best form of Government, A,' 184. 'Diamond Necklace, The,' 125. 'Diana of the Crossways,' 61. Dickens, Charles. Literary equipment of, 41; achieved immediate fame with his first great book; birth; Dickens senior and 'Micawber'; the _Morning Chronicle_; 'Boz'; the _Monthly Magazine_; 'Pickwick'; 'Oliver Twist'; 'Nicholas Nickleby'; 'The Old Curiosity Shop'; 'Barnaby Rudge'; the most popular writer our literature has seen, 42; criticisms, 43; Thackeray's enthusiasm, 44; 'Life' of, 178. _Dictionary of National Biography_, 176. Disraeli, Benjamin. 'Vivian Grey'; 'The Young Duke'; 'Venetia'; 'Henrietta Temple'; 'Coningsby'; 'Tancred'; 'Sybil'; Biography of Lord George Bentinck, 57. D'Israeli, Isaac. 'Curiosities of Literature,' 57. 'Dissertations and Discussions,' 140. Dobell, Sydney, 31; admiration for Emily Brontë, 47. Dobson, Austin. Author of 'Vignettes in Rhyme'; 'Proverbs in Porcelain,' &c., 30. 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde,' 60. 'Dr Thorne,' 58. Dodgson, Rev. C. L., 64. Dowden, Edward. Eminent critic of Wordsworth and Shelley; 'Shakspere, his Mind and Art'; 'Studies in Literature,' 173; 'Life of Shelley,' 174. Doyle, Conan, 63. 'Dramatic Idyls,' 12. 'Dramatic Scenes,' 36. 'Dream of Eugene Aram,' 29. 'Dream of Gerontius,' 111. 'Dream of John Ball,' 24. 'Dreams,' 189. 'Dress,' 74. 'Drink,' 58. 'Drummond of Hawthornden,' 177. _Dublin University Magazine_, 66. Dufferin, Lady, 34. 'Early Days of His Royal Highness the Prince Consort,' 192. 'Early History of Charles James Fox,' 182. 'Early Italian Poets, The,' 23. 'Early Life of Samuel Rogers,' 184. 'Early Man in Britain,' 99. 'Earthly Paradise, The,' 25. 'Earth Worms,' 156. 'East Lynne,' 70. 'Ecce Homo,' 105. 'Ecclesiastical Sonnets,' 9. 'Economic History and Theory,' 144. 'Economics of Industry,' 143. 'Economic Studies,' 184. _Edinburgh Cyclopædia_ and Carlyle, 150. _Edinburgh Review_ and Macaulay, 91. 'Education' (Spencer's), 145.