Author's Note .................................................................................................................... 3
I
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1. Books—1905 .......................................................................................................... 5
2. Henry James--An Appreciation—1905 .................................................................. 9
3. Alphonse Daudet—1898....................................................................................... 14
4. Guy De Maupassant—1904.................................................................................. 17
5. Anatole France—1904 .......................................................................................... 21
6. Turgenev—1917 ................................................................................................... 28
7. Stephen Crane--A Note Without Dates—1919..................................................... 30
8. Tales Of The Sea—1898....................................................................................... 32
9. An Observer In Malaya—1898............................................................................. 35
10. A Happy Wanderer—1910 ............................................................................... 37
11. The Life Beyond—1910 ................................................................................... 40
12. The Ascending Effort—1910............................................................................ 43
13. The Censor Of Plays--An Appreciation—1907................................................ 46
II ....................................................................................................................................... 49
1. Autocracy And War—1905 .................................................................................. 49
2. The Crime Of Partition—1919 ............................................................................. 66
3. A Note On The Polish Problem—1916 ................................................................ 76
4. Poland Revisited—1915 ....................................................................................... 80
5. First News—1918 ................................................................................................. 97
6. Well Done—1918 ............................................................................................... 100
7. Tradition—1918.................................................................................................. 108
8. Confidence—1919 .............................................................................................. 112
9. Flight—1917 ....................................................................................................... 116
10. Some Reflections On The Loss Of The Titanic—1912.................................. 118
11. Certain Aspects Of The Admirable Inquiry Into The Loss Of The Titanic—
1912 127
12. Protection Of Ocean Liners—1914 ................................................................ 137
13. A Friendly Place ............................................................................................. 143