SOPHOCLES, _OEdipus_, 31.
SOUL OF THE BIBLE, THE, a condensed version of the Old and New
Testaments which will be found useful by Bible students, 11.
STORY OF MY HEART, THE, an eloquent book by Richard Jefferies in which
the spiritual aspirations of a self-educated young man are
vividly described, 32.
STRAYED REVELER, A, one of Matthew Arnold's finest lyrical poems, 32.
STANLEY, HENRY M., his autobiography records the great work done by a
poor foundling whose spirit in boyhood was nearly crushed by
cruelty, 53.
STELLA, the pet name given by Dean Swift to Esther Johnson, a young
woman whom he immortalized by his journal, written for her
amusement, 129, 130, 131.
SWIFT, JONATHAN, Dean of St. Patrick's, one of the greatest of English
writers and author of _Gulliver's Travels_, 129, 130.
TALE OF A TUB, THE, a vitriolic satire in verse by Swift, 130.
TEMPLE, SIR WILLIAM, an English statesman and author and patron of
Swift, 129.
TENNANT, DOROTHY, widow of Stanley, who edited his _Autobiography_, 53.
UTTOXETER, a Staffordshire town where Dr. Johnson did penance for
harsh words spoken years before to his father, 123.
VANESSA, the name given by Swift to Esther Vanhomrigh, a brilliant
pupil who fell in love with him and was ruined, like
"Stella," 129, 130.
VEDDER, ELIHU, the American artist who illustrated the _Ruba'iyat_, 82.
VIRGIL, difficulty in translating his work, 33.
Story of the _AEneid_, 35, 36.
WAGNER, RICHARD, his great operas drawn from the principal incidents
of _The Nibelungenlied_ and allied Norse epics, 45, 46.
WOODBERRY, GEORGE E., his opinion that Dante is untranslatable, 85.
YAHOO, in _Gulliver's Travels_ a race of slaves with the form of men
but with none their of virtues, 131.
HERE ENDS COMFORT FOUND IN GOOD OLD BOOKS, BEING A SERIES OF ESSAYS ON
GREAT BOOKS AND THEIR WRITERS, BY GEORGE HAMLIN FITCH. PUBLISHED BY PAUL
ELDER AND COMPANY AND PRINTED FOR THEM BY THEIR TOMOYE PRESS IN THE CITY
OF SAN FRANCISCO UNDER THE DIRECTION OF JOHN HENRY NASH IN THE MONTH OF
JUNE AND THE YEAR NINETEEN HUNDRED & ELEVEN
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TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES:
Minor punctuation corrections have been made without comment.
Corrected spelling on p. 46, "Sigura" to "Sigurd" (Sigurd the Volsung,
by William Morris).
Added page number (82) to "Index" listing for "VEDDER, ELIHU" on p. 171.
Word Variations:
"Alexander" (1) and "Alexandre" (1) (---- Dumas)
"every-day" (2) and "everyday" (3)
"Scheherezade" (3) and "Sheherezade" (1)
Words using the [OE] and [oe] ligatures, which have been changed
to "OE" and "oe" in this e-text are: OEdipus and Coelebs