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THE
CONTEMPORARY
REVIEW
VOLUME XXXVI. OCTOBER, 1879
CONTENTS.
| OCTOBER, 1879. | |
|---|---|
| PAGE | |
| India and Afghanistan. By Lieut.-Colonel R. D. Osborn | 193 |
| Critical Idealism in France. By Paul Janet | 212 |
| On the Moral Limits of Beneficial Commerce. By Francis W. Newman | 232 |
| The Myths of the Sea and the River of Death. By C. F. Keary | 243 |
| Mr. Macvey Napier and the Edinburgh Reviewers. By Matthew Browne | 263 |
| The Supreme God in the Indo-European Mythology. By James Darmesteter | 274 |
| Lazarus Appeals to Dives. By Henry J. Miller | 290 |
| The Forms and Colours of Living Creatures. By Professor St. George Mivart | 313 |
| Contemporary Life and Thought in Turkey. By an Eastern Statesman | 334 |
| Contemporary Books:— | |
| I. History and Literature of the East, under the Direction of Professor E. H. Palmer | 350 |
| II. Classical Literature, under the Direction of Rev. Prebendary J. Davies | 359 |
| III. Essays, Novels, Poetry, &c. under the Direction of Matthew Browne | 366 |
INDIA AND AFGHANISTAN.
When the news arrived that Major Cavagnari and his companionshad fallen victims to the fury of the Kabul populace, the DailyTelegraph “called aloud, before Heaven, for a punishment which shouldring from end to end of the Continent of Asia.” It is a pity that somuch fine and eloquent indignation should be expended on the Afghansinstead of those who are truly responsible for the catastrophe whichhas evoked it. If ever there was a futur