This volume collects a series of articles and essays on literature and the arts from The Academy, a British literary magazine that ran from the 1860s to the early twentieth century. Covering a range of topics from Shakespeare to modern European literature, these pieces provide a valuable insight into the intellectual and cultural climate of the time. A must-read for anyone interested in the history of literary and cultural criticism. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.