ii. 101;

Blackwood's proposals for, 110; discussions as to title, 111; Blackwood's suggestion adopted, 112; Harpers, New York, give £300 for American edition, 115; third volume finished, 116; inscription on, 116; sad at finishing, 117; first and second editions (6000) sold, 185.

Miracle play at Antwerp, the, ii. 316.

Miscellaneous writing, i. 280.

Misconception of others, on, ii. 197.

"Miss Brooke," experimenting on, iii. 91.

Mixed marriages in Germany, ii. 28.

Modern German art, ii. 27.

Mohl, Madame, dinner with, iii. 1.

Moleschott, of Zurich, ii. 182.

Molière's "Misanthrope," ii. 108.

Mommsen's "History of Rome," ii. 264.

Mont Cenis, passage of, ii. 120.

Moral action, ground of, iii. 178.

Moral sanction is obedience to facts, iii. 34.

Morality with the "Bible shut," i. 230.

More, Mrs. Hannah, her letters, i. 123.

Müller, Max, ii. 239; iii. 149.

Munich, the opera, ii. 18; Samson and Delilah, 18; Schwanthaler's "Bavaria," 19; appreciation of Rubens, 20; Catholic and Protestant worship, 21; the Glyptothek and Pinnacothek, 21; Kaulbach, Bodenstedt, and Genelli, 22, 23; Professor Wagner, 23; Professor Martius, 23; Liebig, 23, 25; Heyse and Geibel, 23; music of the "Faust," 24; Professor Löher, 24; Albert Dürer's paintings, 24; Bluntschli and Melchior Meyr, 25; the _Tafel-rund_, 26; the Siebolds, 26, 33; Kaulbach's pictures, 27; mixed marriages, 28; porcelain-painting, 30; Madame Bodenstedt, 30; visit to Grosshesselohe, 31; Lewes leaves for Switzerland, 33; leaves for Dresden, 33.

Murillo's St. Rodriguez, ii. 43.

Music, cheap, inconveniences connected with, in England, ii. 81.

Musical evenings with Mr. Pigott and Mr. Redford, ii. 227, 229, 230.

Musical parties, ii. 99.

Myers, Mr. Frederick, Cambridge, iii. 147.

"My Vegetarian Friend," written, ii. 285.

Nancy, the Germans at, iii. 151.

Naples: first impressions, ii. 144; visits to Baiæ, Avernus, and Misena, 145; to Pozzuoli and Capo di Monte, 146; the Cemetery, 147; Museo Borbonico, 147; Pompeii, 148; its remains, 149; beauty of, 150; the pictures at, 151; Giotto's frescoes, 151; leave for Florence, 154.

Nearness of death, imagining the, iii. 170.

Negative attitude unsatisfactory, iii. 156.

"Nemesis of Faith," reviews the, i. 145; note from Froude, 145.

New house, enjoyment of, ii. 269, 270.

Newman, Francis, i. 140; iii. 165.

Newman's "Apologia," ii. 280.

Newman's, J. H., "Lectures on the Position of Catholics," i. 192.

New misery in writing, i. 227.

New Year's wishes, iii. 139.

Nichol's "Architecture of the Heavens," i. 65.

Nightingale, Miss Florence, note from, i. 206; ii. 61.

Noel, Mr., i. 191.

Nonconformity, effect of, i. 79; dangers of, 90.

Normandy, trip to, ii. 296.

_North British_, favorable review, ii. 199.

Notes on the "Spanish Gypsy," iii. 30, 31.

Novel-writing, suspected of, i. 108.

Nuneaton, riot at, i. 20.

Nürnberg, description of, ii. 14; its roofs and balconies, 15; the Frauen-Kirche, 16; effect of Catholic "Function," 17; Albert Dürer's house, 17.

Old people's judgments, i. 118.

"Old Town Folks," appreciation of, iii. 66.

Oliphant, Lawrence, and the colonizing of Palestine, iii. 252.

Oliphant, Mrs., the novelist, ii. 11.

_Once a Week_, a story requested for, ii. 104, 106.

Oratorios at Birmingham, i. 53.

Oratorios condemned, i. 32.

Orientals, English attitude towards, iii. 211.

Osborne, Bernal, on "Deronda," iii. 200.

Otter, Francis, letter to, on his engagement, iii. 180, 181.

Owen, Professor, i. 202; on the cerebellum, 210; sends his "Palæontology," ii. 116.

Owen, Robert, i. 86.

Oxford, first visit to, iii. 80; people met with, 80.

Oxford Tracts and Christian Year, i. 48.

Padua, Church of San Antonio, ii. 170; the Arena Chapel, 171; Giotto's painting, 171.

Pæstum, the Temple of Neptune, ii. 152.

Paris, visit to Comte's apartment, ii. 286.

Parkes, Miss (Madame Belloc), friendship with, i. 195; iii. 289.

"Pascal," by Principal Tulloch, iii. 235.

Passionate affliction, defence against, iii. 84.

Patience, the need of, iii. 128.

"Paul Bradley," by Mrs. Bray, iii. 164.

Pays no visits in London, ii. 215.

Peabody, George, his magnificent gift, ii. 245.

Pears, Mrs., letters to: on religious difficulties, i. 76; on desire for truth, 77; on her impetuosity, 81; her friendship with Mr. Robert Evans, 147.

Penmaenmawr, ii. 96.

Permanent influence of ideas, the, iii. 89.

Persistence in application, iii. 304.

Personal bearing, her, iii. 310.

Personal portraiture objected to, iii. 228.

Personality, independence of our, iii. 84.

Phenomena of spiritualism, the, iii. 67.

Philosophical Club, first meeting of, ii. 248; dissolution of, 253.

"Philosophy of Necessity," the, i. 339.

Phrenological indications, i. 78.

Phrenology, the position of, i. 340.

Physiological reading, i. 279.

Physiological Studentship, the purpose of, iii. 256.

"Physiology for Schools," Mrs. Bray's, ii. 267.

Pigott, Mr. Edward Smith, i. 293.

Pisa, description of, ii. 125; the cathedral, 125.

Pity and fairness, where requisite, iii. 228.

Plain living and high thinking, iii. 161.

Plombières and the Vosges, iii. 150.

Poem in _Christian Observer_, i. 43.

Poetry instead of novels, on writing, iii. 36.

Poetry of Christianity, i. 93; ii. 251.

Poets, the value of, iii. 184.

Political and religious standpoint, iii. 308.

Pompeii and its remains, ii. 149, 150, 154.

Ponsonby, Hon. Mrs. (now Lady Ponsonby), letter to, on the idea of God an exaltation of human goodness, etc., iii. 176; on the desire to know the difficulties of others, 184; on excess of public-houses, 188; on pity and fairness, 228.

Poor, helping industrious, iii. 90.

"Popular author," characteristics of the, ii. 59.

Popular Concerts, Monday, ii. 204, 248.

Popular judgment of books, iii. 62.

Popular preacher, a, iii. 87.

Positivism in "The Spanish Gypsy," iii. 49.

Positivism regarded as one-sided, ii. 224.

Possession, the sense of, iii. 306.

Power of the will, the, iii. 179.

Poyser, Mrs., her dialogue, ii. 54; quoted in House of Commons, 69.

Prague: the Jewish burial-ground, ii. 40; impressive view, 41.

Preacher, a popular, criticised, iii. 87.

Presentation copies never sent, ii. 216.

Press notices of "Adam Bede," ii. 60.

"Pretended comforts," ii. 296.

Prince Albert, admiration of, i. 202.

Printed rancor, on, iii. 221.

Priory, receptions at the, iii. 241.

Private correspondence almost all destroyed, ii. 207.

Private theatricals, i. 176, 178.

"Problems of Life and Mind," by G. H. Lewes, iii. 203, 210.

_Prospective Review_, i. 219; on Goethe, 224.

Psychical troubles, i. 232.

Public-houses, excess of, iii. 188.

Public interest in "Deronda," iii. 199.

Public school and University education, iii. 309.

Publishing books, on different methods of, iii. 190, 191.

"Pug," letter to John Blackwood on, ii. 91.

Quackery of infidelity, i. 89.

_Quarterly_ on "The Mill on the Floss," ii. 201.

Queen's admiration of "The Mill on the Floss," ii. 203.

Quiet joy in success, ii. 72.

Quirk, Mr., finally renounces Liggins, ii. 96.

Race characteristics, i. 125.

Ragatz, "The Cure" at, iii. 206; gain in health from, 210.

Rancor, on printed, iii. 221.

Rawlinson, Professor, iii. 80.

Reade, Charles, on "Adam Bede," ii. 70.

Reading aloud, the effect of her, iii. 302, 303.

Reading world very narrow, iii. 131.

Reeves, Sims, singing "Adelaide," ii. 205.

Religion and art, i. 126; the development of, iii. 62.

Religious controversies, i. 39, 47; aspirations, 63; doubts and difficulties, 74, 76; forms and ceremonies, ii. 205; assemblies, the need of, iii. 156; and political standpoint, 308.

Renan, estimate of, ii. 269; his appearance, iii. 3.

Renan's "Vie de Jésus," ii. 260.

Renunciation, on, iii. 35.

Repugnance to autobiography, iii. 221.

Responsibility of authorship, ii. 89.

Retrospect of year 1819, i. 4, 5; of 1857, 346; of 1858, ii. 55; of 1864, 285; of 1865, 300; of 1868, iii. 50; of year 1873, 159.

Reviews, effect of, ii. 192; abstains from reading, 193.

Reviews of "Spanish Gypsy," iii. 40, 44.

Revolution, sympathy with, i. 130.

Revolutionary spirit, i. 138.

"Revue des Deux Mondes," review of "Adam Bede," ii. 105; Lewes accepts editorship of periodical on plan of, ii. 287.

Rewards of the artist, the, ii. 107.

Richmond Park, the charms of, i. 326; sunset effects, 341.

Riehl's "Die Familie," i. 344.

Ritualistic services at Ryde, iii. 91.

Rive, M. le Professeur de la, his lectures, i. 175, 177.

Romance in real life, a, ii. 258, 259.

Rome: from Civita Vecchia to, ii. 126; first sight of, 126; disappointed with, 127; view from the Capitol, 128; the Sabine and Alban hills, 128; the temples and palaces, 129; the arches and columns, 129, 130; the Coliseum and baths, 130; the Lateran and Vatican sculptures, 131; St. Peter's, 132; mediæval churches, 133; Sistine chapel, 133; palaces, 133, 134; illumination of St. Peter's, 134; the Quirinal, 134; San Pietro in Vincoli, 134; Michael Angelo's "Moses," 135; modern artists, 135; Riedel and Overbeck, 136; Pamfili Doria gardens, 137; Villa Albani and Frascati, 137; Tivoli, 138; pictures at the Capitol, 139; the Lateran Museum, 139; Shelley's and Keats's graves, 140; removal to apartments, 142; the French occupation, 143; beautiful mothers and children, 143; the Pope's blessing, 144.

"Romola," first conception of, ii. 197; began the first chapter, 230; studying for, 234; begins it again, 238; Smith offers £10,000 for it to appear in the _Cornhill_, 244; £7000 accepted, 245; slow progress in writing, 246, 250; opinions of, 252; strain of writing, 255; finished Part XIII., 255; completion of, 256; application to translate into Italian, iii. 216.

Rosehill, visit to, i. 193.

Roundell, Mr. and Mrs. Charles, iii. 149.

Roy, Dr. Charles, elected Lewes Physiological student, iii. 275; his treatise on "Blood Pressure," 298.

Rubens, appreciation of, ii. 20.

Rumors of authorship, ii. 13.

Ruskin and Alfieri, reading, iii. 292.

Ruskin's Works, opinion of, ii. 5.

Ryde, visit to, iii. 91; ritualistic service at, 91.

Salerno, visit to, ii. 151.

Salzburg, description of scenery, ii. 36.

Sand's, George, "Lettres d'un Voyageur," i. 122.

Saragossa, the old cathedral, iii. 5.

Saturday Popular Concerts, last visit to, iii. 315.

_Saturday Review_, the, i. 281.

Saveney on "La Physique Moderne," iii. 3.

Scarborough, visit to, ii. 281.

"Scenes of Clerical Life:" "Sad Fortunes of Amos Barton," i. 299; offered to Blackwood, 300; accepted, 304; sensitiveness of author, 304; "Mr. Gilfil's Love-story" begun, 305; "Amos Barton," published in January (1856) Magazine, 305; opinions regarding authorship, 308, 309; assumes the name of George Eliot, 310; Caterina and the dagger scene, 313; "Mr. Gilfil" finished, 319; epilogue to, 319; opinions of, 324; "Janet's Repentance" begun, 326; Blackwood's opinion of, 328; increased circulation, 342; favorable opinions of, ii. 10.

Scherer, Professor, Geneva, iii. 8.

School-fellows, excels her, i, 19.

Schwalbach, description of, ii. 312.

Scientists, limitations of, iii. 182.

Scilly Islands, recollections of: St. Mary's, i. 314; Beauties of the coast, 314; sunlight on the waves, 315; social life, 316.

Scotch Reign of Terror, disbelief in a, i. 132.

Scotland, trip to, i. 97; visit to, ii. 275.

Scott Commemoration, afraid of journey to, iii. 97, 98.

Scott, Life of Sir Walter, ii. 61.

Scrap-work, dislike of, i. 203.

Sculpture and painting, i. 127.

Sensibility to criticism, ii. 63.

Sequel to "Adam Bede" proposed, ii. 100.

Shakespeare's "Passionate Pilgrim," i. 273.

Shakespeare, the acting preferred to the reading, ii. 109.

Shakespeare, volume on, requested by Macmillan, iii. 231.

Sheffield, visit to, iii. 46; early recollections of, 46.

Shelley's "Cloud," i. 53.

Shottermill, life at, iii. 94.

Sibree, John, letters to, i. 123; on "Tancred" and D'Israeli, 123, 124; race characteristics, 125; religion and art, 126; painting and sculpture, 127; sympathy with him, 128; necessity of utterance, 132; desire for a change, 133.

Sibree, Miss Mary (Mrs. John Cash), her recollections of Miss Evans at Coventry, i. 113-116; letter to, 327.

Sidgwick, Mr. Henry, iii. 147.

Siebold the anatomist, ii. 26.

Siena, expedition to, ii. 164; the Cathedral, 164, 165; its paintings, 165.

"Silas Marner, the Weaver of Raveloe," a sudden inspiration, ii. 204; story begun, 207; its sombre character, 210; subscription to, 5500, 212.

Silence of the country, iii. 107.

"Silly Novels by Lady Novelists," article on, finished, i. 297.

Simpson, Mr. George, Edinburgh, letter to, iii. 135; proposed a yet cheaper edition of novels, 162; author's regret at not adopting the plan, 162.

"Small upper room" 1866 years ago, comparison with, ii. 285.

Smith, Albert, on "Amos Barton," i. 308.

Smith, Barbara (Madame Bodichon), i. 205, 295. _See_ Madame Bodichon.

Smith, Mr. George, offers £10,000 for "Romola," to appear in the _Cornhill_, ii. 244; accepted for £7000, 245.

Smith, Mrs. William, letters to, on the Memoir of her husband,