The Literature of Action, by Edmund Gosse, THE NORTH AMERICAN REVIEW

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The Literature of Action

by Edmund Gosse

The North American Review, January 1899, pp. 14-23

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    January 1899 Issue = 16 Articles
    1. Americanism versus Imperialism by Andrew Carnegie, pp. 1-13
    2. The Literature of Action by Edmund Gosse, pp. 14-23
    3. America and the Paris Exposition of 1900 by Ferdinand W. Peck, pp. 24-33
    4. Studies in Cheerfulness by Max O'rell, pp. 34-41
    5. Recent Phases of Literary Criticism by John Burroughs, pp. 42-53
    6. Private Property at Sea in War by Charles Henry Butler, pp. 54-61
    7. Powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission by Milton H. Smith, pp. 62-76
    8. Theology and Insanity by John H. Girdner, pp. 77-83
    9. Uniformity of State Laws by Lewis N. Dembitz, pp. 84-91
    10. Cuban Reconstruction by Richard J. Hinton, pp. 92-102
    11. The Ballot Laws of New York by Joseph F. Daly, pp. 103-111
    12. Objections to Annexing the Philippines by G.G. Vest, pp. 112-120
    13. Snow Tornadoes by F.L. Oswald, pp. 121-122
    14. Sheathing War-Ships by George E. Walsh, pp. 123-124
    15. Labor Saving Devices in Literary Work by J. Howe Adams, pp. 125-127
    16. Indian and Spanish Education by C.M. Woodward, p. 128
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    February 1899 Issue = 14 Articles
    1. Imperial Responsibilies a National Gain by Sir G.S. Clarke, pp. 129-141
    2. High Explosives in Large Guns by Hiram S. Maxim, pp. 142-153
    3. Some Aspects of Luxury by F. Spencer Baldwin, pp. 154-162
    4. Old War Prisons in England and France by Major Arthur Griffiths, pp. 163-177
    5. Russia as a World Power by Charles A. Conant, pp. 178-190
    6. America and the Wheat Problem by John Hyde, pp. 191-205
    7. Capture of Enemy Merchant Vessels by C.H. Stockton, pp. 206-211
    8. Tuberculosis in the United States by S.A. Knopf, pp. 212-222
    9. The Evolution of the Colored Solider by W. Thornton Parker, pp. 223-228
    10. The Awakening of China by Judson Smith, pp. 229-239
    11. Our Merchant Marine by Sereno E. Payne, pp. 240-247
    12. The Existing Court Martial System by Earl M. Cranston, pp. 248-250
    13. How Holland Helps the Helpless by Bessie B. Croffut, pp. 251-253
    14. Our Fish Supply and Its Deficiencies by A.H. Gouraud, pp. 254-256
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    March 1899 Issue = 12 Articles
    1. The Dissolutoin of the Chinese Empire by Demetrius C. Boulger, pp. 257-268
    2. Necessity and Responsibility by Alexander Sutherland, pp. 269-275
    3. The Opportunity of the Sugar Cane Industry by Charles A. Crampton, pp. 276-284
    4. The Three Phases of Colored Suffrage by Walter C. Hamm, pp. 285-296
    5. The Sources of National Revenue by Nelson Dingley, Jr., pp. 297-309
    6. A Republic in the Philippines by W.A. Peffer, pp. 310-320
    7. The Opposition to Railway Pooling by H.T. Newcomb, pp. 321-335
    8. British Rule in India by J.P. Jones, pp. 336-344
    9. "Christian Science" and Its Legal Aspects by W.A. Purrington, pp. 345-372
    10. Gunpowder as a Lesser Eveil by F.L. Oswald, pp. 373-376
    11. The New Diplomacy by Leon Mead, pp. 377-380
    12. War Correspondents by Jno. Gilmer Speed, pp. 381-384
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    April 1899 Issue = 14 Articles
    1. The Organizatoin of the Army by John A.T. Hull, pp. 385-398
    2. Public Schools and Parents' Duties by Julian Hawthorne, pp. 399-408
    3. What is Orthodoxy? by Francis Brown, pp. 409-417
    4. The Future of Cuba by Robert P. Porter, pp. 418-423
    5. Mexican Haciendas: The Peon System by Prince A. De Iturbide, pp. 424-444
    6. The French Riviera by W. Garden Blaikie, pp. 445-454
    7. A New Law of Health by Elizabeth Bisland, pp. 455-462
    8. British Rule in India by J.P. Jones, pp. 463-475
    9. Revival of the Mormon Problem by Eugene Young, pp. 476-489
    10. Reminiscences of "Orion" Horne by Edmund Gosse, pp. 490-498
    11. British Capital Abroad by M.G. Mulhall, pp. 499-505
    12. Railway Pooling and the Interstate Commerce Commission by Milton H. Smith, pp. 506-508
    13. Women in New Zealand by John Christie, pp. 509-510
    14. Wheat Production from a Farmer's Standpoint by G.A. Parcell, pp. 511-512
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    May 1899 Issue = 12 Articles
    1. The War With Spain by Nelson A. Miles, pp. 513-529
    2. China and the Powers by Lord Charles Beresford, pp. 530-538
    3. The Religious Situation in England by John Watson, pp. 539-551
    4. The Nicaragua Canal by Thomas B. Reed, pp. 552-562
    5. What Spain Can Teach America by Nicolas Estevanez, pp. 563-569
    6. England in Egypt and the Soudan by Charles Chaille Long, pp. 570-580
    7. The New Poetry by William Dean Howells, pp. 581-592
    8. Conditions and Needs in Cuba by Leonard Wood, pp. 593-601
    9. Courts Martial in England and America by Rt. Hon. Sir Francis H. Jeune, pp. 602-608
    10. The Curse in Education by Rebecca Harding Davis, pp. 609-624
    11. Wireless Telegraphy: its Origin and Development by G. Marconi, pp. 625-629
    12. Wireless Telegraphy: Its Scientific History and Future Uses by J.A. Fleming, pp. 630-640
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    June 1899 Issue = 11 Articles
    1. Condition and Prospects of the Treasury by Lyman J. Gage, pp. 641-653
    2. Israel Among the Nations by Max Nordau, pp. 654-669
    3. Jeffersonian Principles by William J. Bryan, pp. 670-678
    4. The Imbroglio in Samoa by Henry C. Ide, pp. 679-693
    5. Commercial Education by Rt. Hon. James Bryce, pp. 694-707
    6. The Industrial Commission by S.N.D. North, pp. 708-719
    7. Reverses of Britomart by Edmund Gosse, pp. 720-729
    8. Taxation of Public Franchies by John Ford#2, pp. 730-738
    9. The Outlook for Carlism by James Roche#2, pp. 739-748
    10. The War With Spain by Nelson A. Miles, pp. 749-760
    11. Present Aspects of the Dreyfus Case by Joseph Reinach, pp. 761-778
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    July 1899 Issue = 11 Articles
    1. A Channel Passage, 1855 by Algernon Charles Swinburne, pp. 1-5
    2. Ex Oriente Lux by Vladimir Holmstrem, pp. 6-32
    3. "Americanism," True and False by William Barry, pp. 33-49
    4. Universal Peace by Baronness Bertha von Suttner, pp. 50-61
    5. England (and the Transvaal) by Sydney Brooks, pp. 62-76
    6. Our Public Schools by Mrs. Schuyler Van Rensselaer, pp. 77-89
    7. The Government of Greater New York by Bird S. Coler, pp. 90-100
    8. The Relation of the Price of Pig Iron to Commercial Prosperity by George H. Hull, pp. 101-115
    9. The Tercentenary of Velasquez by Charles Whibley, pp. 116-124
    10. The War with Spain by Nelson A. Miles, pp. 125-137
    11. Golf from a St. Andrews Point of View by Andrew Lang, pp. 138-144
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    August 1899 Issue = 12 Articles
    1. The Woman's International Parliament by The Countess of Aberdeen, pp. 145-153
    2. The International Congress of Women by Kassandra Vivaria, pp. 154-164
    3. The Paramount Power of the Pacific by John Barrett, pp. 165-192
    4. The Case Against Christian Science by W.A. Purrington, pp. 193-209
    5. Anti-Trust Legislation by Joseph D. Sayers, pp. 210-217
    6. Japan a Entry into the Family of Nations by T.R. Jernigan, pp. 218-226
    7. The Zionist Movement by Richard Gottheil, pp. 227-236
    8. Athletics for Politicians by Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, pp. 237-250
    9. The Censorship of the Stage in England by G. Bernard Shaw, pp. 251-262
    10. A Century of Salons and Academies by Elizabeth Robins Pennell, pp. 263-272
    11. Girls' Novels in France by Yetta Blaze de Bury, pp. 273-284
    12. The Pleasures of Poverty by Max O'Rell, pp. 285-288
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    September 1899 Issue = 8 Articles
    1. The Agnostic's Side by Robert G. Ingersoll, pp. 289-321
    2. The Influence of Ingersoll by Henry M. Field, pp. 322-328
    3. "Ex Oriente Lux" by Archibald Little, pp. 329-348
    4. The Foreign Service of the United States by Francis B. Loomis, pp. 349-374
    5. The Legal Aspects of "Trusts" by Joseph S. Auerbach, pp. 375-398
    6. Recent Progress of Automobilism in France by Marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, pp. 399-413
    7. American Universities by Edouard Rod, pp. 414-419
    8. The "America" Cup Race by Hon. Charles Russell #2, pp. 420-432
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    October 1899 Issue = 13 Articles
    1. The Peace Conference an the Moral Aspect of War by A.T. Mahan, pp. 433-447
    2. In the Clutch of the Harpy Powers by R.M. Johnston, pp. 448-453
    3. The Picture Gallery of the Hermitage by Claude Phillips, pp. 454-472
    4. A Transvaal View of the South African Question by F.V. Engelenburg, pp. 473-487
    5. The Present Literary Situation in France by Henry James, pp. 488-500
    6. The Alaskan Boundary by J.B. Moore, pp. 501-515
    7. Some Social Tendencies in America by H.C. Potter, pp. 516-527
    8. A Trained Colonial Civil Service by Edward Gaylord Bourne, pp. 528-535
    9. Five Years of American Progress by Michael G. Mulhall, pp. 536-544
    10. The Decline of British Commerce by A. Maurice Low, pp. 545-557
    11. America and England in the East by Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke, pp. 558-563
    12. The Restless Energy of the American People by Ian Maclaren, pp. 564-576
    13. The French Press and the Dreyfus Case by M. de Blowitz, pp. 577-592
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    November 1899 Issue = 11 Articles
    1. Hawthorn and Lavender by W.E. Henley, pp. 593-603
    2. International Arbitration and the Peace Conference at The Hague by F. de Martens, pp. 604-624
    3. The International Conference of Peace by Seth Low, pp. 625-639
    4. France at the Parting of the Ways by Bernard Lazare, pp. 640-668
    5. The Dramatic Festivals of Orange by Jules Claretie, pp. 669-677
    6. Is Civil Service Reform in Peril? by Joseph French Johnson, pp. 678-680
    7. The "Open Door" Policy in the Philippines by Frank D. Pavey, pp. 681-693
    8. Food Which Fails to Feed by Louis Windmuller, pp. 694-706
    9. The Story of a Helpful Queen by Carmen Sylva, pp. 707-711
    10. The Picture Gallery of the Hermitage by Claude Phillips, pp. 712-730
    11. How the Ritualists Harm the Church by Rt. Hon. Arthur J. Balfour, pp. 731-736
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    December 1899 Issue = 16 Articles
    1. The Historical Causes of the Present War in South Africa by Rt. Hon. James Bryce, pp. 737-759
    2. The Transvaal War and European Opinion by Karl Blind, pp. 760-775
    3. Will the Powers Intervene in the War? by Francis Charmes, pp. 776-786
    4. Philosophy and Morals of War by Max Nordau, pp. 787-797
    5. The South African Question by Andrew Carnegie, pp. 798-804
    6. A Possible Continental Alliance Against England by Demetrius C. Boulger, pp. 805-820
    7. Some Consecrated Fallacies by Amos K. Fiske, pp. 821-828
    8. The Practice of Confession in the Catholic Church by R.F. Clarke, pp. 829-842
    9. After the Yacht Race by Sir Thomas Lipton, pp. 843-845
    10. East Indian Women by F.A. Steel, pp. 846-854
    11. The Literary Movement in Ireland by W.B. Yeats, pp. 855-867
    12. Poems by Nora Hopper, pp. 868-872
    13. The Highways of the People by Hugh H. Lusk, pp. 873-884
    14. Has Congress Abdicated? by Joseph Pulitzer, pp. 885-893
    15. Congress, the President and the Philippines by Perry Belmont, pp. 894-911
    16. Securing the Gold Standard by Law by John Dalzell, pp. 912-922
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