CONTENTS

I In Praise of Unicorns

II An American Composer: The Passing of Edward MacDowell

III Remy de Gourmont: His Ideas. The Colour of His Mind

IV Artzibashef

V A Note on Henry James

VI George Sand

VII The Great American Novel

VIII The Case of Paul Cézanne

IX Brahmsody

X The Opinions of J.-K. Huysmans

XI Style and Rhythm in English Prose

XII The Queerest Yarn in the World

XIII On Rereading Mallock

XIV The Lost Master

XV The Grand Manner in Pianoforte Playing

XVI James Joyce

XVII Creative Involution

XVIII Four Dimensional Vistas

XIX O. W.

XX A Synthesis of the Seven Arts

XXI The Classic Chopin

XXII Little Mirrors of Sincerity

XXIII The Reformation of George Moore

XXIV Pillowland

XXV Cross-Currents in Modern French Literature

XXVI More About Richard Wagner

XXVII My First Musical Adventure

XXVIII Violinists Now and Yesteryear

XXIX Riding the Whirlwind

XXX Prayers for the Living