_Literature of Scotland in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries._

SECTION I.

_Historical Literature of the Eighteenth Century._

⭘ Abercromby――Anderson――Campbell, his Historical Writings――Goodal, “Casket Letters”――Innes on the Ancient Inhabitants of Scotland

⭘ Literary Revival――Style became an Object of Study――Clubs and Societies

⭘ Hume’s History of Great Britain, its defects and merits――His Style

⭘ Robertson’s Historical Works――Characteristics and Style of his Writings

⭘ Historical Writings of Guthrie, Smollett, Tytler, and Stuart

⭘ Henry’s History of Great Britain――Lord Hailes’ Annals of Scotland――Ferguson’s Historical Works――Russell’s History of Modern Europe――Watson’s Historical Writings――Gillies’s History of Ancient Greece

⭘ Chalmers’s Caledonia――Laing’s History of Scotland

SECTION II.

_Historical Literature of the Nineteenth Century._

⭘ Historic Characteristics of the Period――M‘Crie’s Writings――His Style――Mill’s History of British India――Dunlop’s History of Fiction――Tytler’s History of Scotland; its historic value ――Alison’s History of Europe, his Method and Style

⭘ Thomas Carlyle――His early Life and Work――His Essays and Pamphlets――The French Revolution――Oliver Cromwell’s Letters and Speeches――History of Frederick the Great of Prussia――Peculiar Characteristics of his Works――His Death

⭘ Burton, his early Writings――His History of Scotland――History of Britain in the Reign of Queen Anne――Blakey’s Historical Writings

⭘ Skene’s contributions to History――His History of Celtic Scotland

⭘ Record Scholars and Editors of Historical materials, Thomson, Innes, Stuart, Robertson, Laing, and Pitcairn

⭘ Chambers’ History of the Rising of 1745――Robertson’s Scotland under her early Kings――Mure’s History of the Literature of Ancient Greece――Grub’s Ecclesiastical History of Scotland ――Conclusion