Add MS 44699

GLADSTONE PAPERS. Vol. DCXIV (ff. 318).

1. Articles, etc., published in the Nineteenth Century, viz. :-(a) " Free Trade, Railways, and the Growth of Commerce " (Feb. 1880). Imperf. f. I ;-(b) " Religion, Achaian and Semitic " (Apr.1880). f.43;-(c)"Senti, anima, mia, "(Sept.1883). Preface, etc., and (ff. 68 sqq.) four sets of corrected proof sheets of Gladstone's translation into Italian verse of Cowper's hymn, Hark, my soul! it is the Lord." f. 67.

2. Address to the Electors of Midlothian, 1885. f. 79.

3. " Dawn of Creation and of Worship " ; Nineteenth Century, Nov. 1885 ; reprinted iii Later Gleanings, 2nd ed., 1898, p. 1. f. 118.

4. " Proem to Genesis : a Plea for a Fair Trial Nineteenth Century, Jan. 1886 ; reprinted in Later Gleanings, p. 40 : a reply to criticisms of the preceding article. f. 162.

5. The Irish Question, 1886 ; the pamphlet in which Gladstone recounted the history of his advocacy of Home Rule for Ireland ; reprinted iii W. E. Gladstone, Special Aspects of the Irish Question, 1892, p. 1. f. 209.

6. Notes, etc., for a proposed work, " Lessons from Homer ", which apparently was " cancelled " (cf. f. 250) in 1886. f. 250. Ff. 5, 70-72, 77 b-79, 220-226 b passim are iii different hands.

William Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister: Literary manuscripts of: 1830-1897.: Hologr.

includes:

• f. 1 Trade and Commerce: W. E. Gladstone, "Free Trade, Railways, and the growth of Commerce": 1880.
• f. 43 Homer: Review-articles by W. E. Gladstone on Homeric subjects: 1847-1889.
• f. 67 Hymns: W. E. Gladstone, preface and footnote to "Senti, senti, anima mia": 1883.
• f. 67 William Cowper, poet: Translations by W. E. Gladstone and others of " Hark my Soul ": 1883.: Ital.
• f. 70 Sir James Philip Lacaita, KCMG: Correspondence with W. E. Gladstone: 1851-1895.
• f. 79 Elections Parliamentary: Papers of W. E. Gladstone rel. to his Parliamentary candidatures: 1832-1892.: Partly printed.
• f. 79 County of Edinburgh: Midlothian Election Addresses of W. E. Gladstone: 1880-1892.
• f. 118 Albert Réville: Article by W. E. Gladstone on his Prolégomènes de L'Histoire des Religions: 1885.
• f. 118 Religion: W. E. Gladstone, "Dawn of Creation and of Worship": 1885.
• f. 162 Bible: Memoranda and review-articles by W. E. Gladstone on: 1848-1897.
• f. 209 Political Tracts: Articles, etc., by W. E. Gladstone rel. to Ireland: 1886-1889.
• f. 250 Homer: Materials of W. E. Gladstone for unpublished books on: 1874-1897.