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Of particular interest in this June 1895 issue of "The Fortnightly Review" is Herbert Spencer's essay, "Mr. Balfour's Dialectics" in which the famous liberal English philosopher dissects Lord Balfour's theology. There is much more of interest in this fascinating antique journal, including Mr. A. J. French discussing the relationship between Russia and England; there is an analysis of Joseph Chamberlain's political career (he was the father of Neville Chamberlain); an anonymous Oxford B. A. discusses the possibility of university degrees for women; Professor Holland explains the problems of international law re the war between Japan and China; ; and Mr. R. S. Gundry discusses Hong Kong and the Straits settlements. Please scroll down to view the complete table of contents (or view the cover in the picture provided. ******* TITLE : The Fortnightly Review. ISSUE : Vol. LVII, New Series, No. CCCXLII, New Series. EDITOR : W. L. Courtney. IMPRINT : Leonard Scott Publication Company. PLACE : 231 Broadway, NYC. DATE : June 1895. Monthly Periodical; volume pages 861 - 1032, plus 8 pages of front and back material (advertising); 6 1/2" x 10 1/4", printed wraps, stapled and glued. Interesting advertisements. ********* CONDITION : NEAR VERY GOOD - - This antique periodical has a somewhat rough exterior, the paper of the cover is fragile (somewhat brittle) and has considerable edge wear (a tear with attendant creasing along the top front cover - the spine is considerably weathered and cracked, displaying loss to the foot and head, and attachment of the cover to the body of the magazine must be considered as fragile; edges are untrimmed, and the interior is mostly unopened (leaves still joined very few have been separated); the edges of the leaves display weathering, else the interior is clean and presentable with no marking and no writing. ********** TABLE OF CONTENTS MR. BALFOUR'S DIALECTICS - by Herbert Spencer [ Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour, KG, OM, PC, FRS, FBA, DL (1848 1930) was a British Conservative statesman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1902 to 1905. ] / THE NEW PARTY - by Andrew Reid [ I am assuming this was an early, liberal form of the Labour Party ] / RUSSIA AND ENGLAND - by A. J. French [Re" the Anglo - Russian alliance and Asiatic politics ] / University Degrees for Women - by an Oxford B.A. [ Quote: "Higher education for women has ceased to be a thing of wonder. If young ladies may drive alone in hansom cabs, go without chaperones to dances, ride bicycles in knickerbockers, have latchkeys, and play cricket and even football, there can be nothing very alarming in their using their brains to such effect that they pass the most difficult examinations, and come out above their male competitors." / MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S MUNICIPAL CAREER - by Frederick Dolman [ Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, who was the father of Neville Chamberlain (of appeasement to Germany infamy) had been an Alderman and Mayor of Birmingham, England before entering the larger stage of national British politics] / International Law in the War Between Japan and China - by Professor T. E. Holland [ the world was anxiously watching this perilous conflict ] / PICTURES OF THE YEAR : The Royal Academy and the New Gallery [ EXCERPT : Do we mean that the exhibition in question is interesting to those who love to dive a little below the surface, and to make out for themselves which way the stream is taking us; how far our national art, in undergoing the metamorphosis which is more or less transforming all the modern schools of the world, is likely to preserve or to lose its distinctive individuality? From this last point of view the two exhibitions are certainly in an unusual degree interesting and instructive. All the opposing forces are in the field: the 'vieille garde' no longer in absolute opposition, and some of its veterans more influenced by modern fashions than they would care to confess ; then the moderates and the opportunists. Seller Inventory # 214
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