Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. Early Victorian England
5. ‘‘Signs of the Times’’ (1829) 31
6. ‘‘The Spirit of the Age’’ (1831) 50
7. ‘‘Civil Disabilities of the Jews’’ (1831) 80
8. ‘‘The Snobs of England, by One of Themselves’’ (1846–47) 91
9. ‘‘Demoralisation and Total Abstinence’’ (1849) 107
10. Mid-Victorian England
11. ‘‘Evangelical Teaching: Dr. Cumming’’ (1855) 119
12. ‘‘Dull Government,’’ ‘‘Average Government,’’ and ‘‘Thinking Government’’ 145
13. ‘‘A Few Words on Non-Intervention’’ (1859) 157
14. ‘‘The Roots of Honour’’ (1860) 172
15. ‘‘General Answer to Mr. Kingsley’’ (1864) 185
16. ‘‘Culture and Its Enemies’’ (1867) 205
17. Late Victorian England
18. ‘‘The History of Freedom in Antiquity’’ (1877) 227
19. ‘‘The Future of Englishwomen: A Reply’’ (1878) 248
20. ‘‘ ‘Robert Elsmere’: The Battle of Belief ’’ (1888) 260
21. ‘‘Pages from a Work-Girl’s Diary’’ (1888) 280
22. ‘‘The Soul of Man under Socialism’’ (1891) 294
23. ‘‘Evolution and Ethics’’ (1893) 311