A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, L, M, N, P, R, S, T, U, V, W.

‘Advance, The, of the Mind of Man’ (Turgot), 208
‘Advantages, The, of Christianity’ (Turgot), 208
‘Advice of a Proscribed Father, The’ (Condorcet), 291
Aine, Madame d’, 54, 123, 131, 132, 136
Alembert, Jean Lerond d’, 45, 47, 72, 124-5, 133, 136, 199, 213, 269, 271, 275;
birth and parentage, 2-4;
at Madame Rousseau’s, 4-6;
education, 6-8;
mathematical studies, 8-9;
publishes ‘Treatise on Dynamics’ and ‘Theory of Winds,’ 10;
death of his mother, 10;
acquaintance with Diderot, 11;
writes ‘Preface’ to EncyclopÆdia, 12-13;
offered Presidency of Berlin Academy, 13-14;
member of the French Academy, 14;
visits Voltaire, 15;
writes ‘Geneva,’ 15-16;
retires from EncyclopÆdia, 16-17;
publishes ‘Elements of Philosophy,’ 17;
visits Berlin, 18;
his attachment to Mlle. de Lespinasse, 18-23;
their salon, 23-24;
publishes ‘History of the Destruction of the Jesuits,’ 25;
second visit to Voltaire, 25-26;
made Perpetual Secretary of Academy, 26;
illness and death of Mlle. de Lespinasse, 27-23;
his unhappiness and death, 29-30;
his work and character, 30-31
‘Appeal to the French Citizens’ (Condorcet), 284-5
Argental, Comte d’, 113
Artois, Comte d’, 253, 262
‘Banise’ (Grimm), 152
‘Barber of Seville, The’ (Beaumarchais), 247-50, 261-2
Beaumarchais, Caron de, birth and early life, 236-7;
first marriage, 238;
at Court, 238-40;
visits Spain, 240-1;
produces ‘EugÉnie,’ 241;
second marriage, 241-2;
the Goezman lawsuit and ‘Memoirs,’ 243-6;
acts as secret agent, 246-7;
produces ‘Barber of Seville,’ 247-50;
edits Voltaire’s Works, 250;
various employments, 251;
advertises ‘Figaro,’ 252;
produces it at Gennevilliers, 253-4;
and at the ComÉdie, 254-60;
imprisoned in St. Lazare, 261;
sees ‘Barber of Seville’ at Trianon, 261-2;
quarrels with Mirabeau, 263;
third marriage, 263;
his part in the Revolution, 263-6;
produces ‘Guilty Mother,’ 266;
death and character, 266-7
Beaumarchais, Madame (Mme. Francquet), 237-8
Beaumarchais, Madame (Mme. LÉvÊque), 241-2
Beaumarchais, Madame (Mlle. Willermaula), 263, 266
Beaumarchais, Mademoiselle EugÉnie, 263, 266
Bergasse (lawyer), 263
Bernis, Cardinal de, 33, 269
Blache, Comte de la, 243, 244
‘Blind, Letter on the’ (Diderot), 41, 42
Brienne, LomÉnie de, 208, 209, 210
Bueil, Comtesse de, 172, 173, 174
Buffon, Comte de, 127, 200

Cabanis, Doctor, 204, 295, 296
Catherine the Great, 18, 56-8, 158, 168-70, 171, 174
Charles Edward Stuart, Prince, 182-3
ChÂtelet, Madame du, 42, 180
Chaulnes, Duc de, 243
Choiseul, Duc de, 69, 70, 73, 83
‘Christianity Unveiled’ (d’Holbach), 140-1
CicÉ, AbbÉ de, 208, 209, 224
Clavijo, 240-1
‘Clergy, The Mind of the’ (d’Holbach), 141
‘Commentary on Horace’ (Galiani), 73, 94
‘Commentary on Pascal’ (Condorcet), 272
Condorcet, Mademoiselle de, 277, 291-2, 296-7
Condorcet, Marquis de, 24, 25, 29, 30, 196, 199, 221-2;
his position and birth, 268;
education, 269-270;
character, 270-1;
visits Voltaire, 271-2;
made Secretary of Academy of Sciences, 272-3;
work with Turgot, 274;
member of French Academy, 275;
marriage, 275-7;
as Women’s Rights champion, 277;
as a politician, 278-9;
at the trial of Louis XVI., 280-3;
writes ‘Appeal’ and is proscribed, 284-6;
in hiding, 286-292;
writes ‘Progress of Human Mind,’ &c., 289-91;
his wanderings, 292-5;
arrest and death, 295;
work and character, 297-8
Condorcet, Marquise de (Mlle. de Grouchy), 275-7, 285-6, 287-8, 289, 296-7
‘Corn Trade, Dialogues on the’ (Galiani), 62, 68, 86-90, 226
‘Corn Trade, Letters on the’ (Turgot), 226
‘Counsels to a Young Man’ (Vauvenargues), 103, 111
DaubiniÈre, Madame, 85, 93
Dazincourt (actor), 255, 261
Deffand, Madame du, 18-19, 195
Destouches, General, 3, 4, 6
‘Destruction of the Jesuits, History of the’ (d’Alembert), 25, 133
Diderot, AngÉlique. See Vandeul, Mme. de
Diderot, Denis, 11, 17, 30, 88, 125, 128, 130, 131, 138, 143, 163, 165, 168, 170, 191-2, 199, 202;
education, 32-3;
early life in Paris, 34-6;
marriage, 37-8; episode of Mme. Puisieux, 39;
writes ‘Essay on Merit and Virtue’ and ‘Philosophical Thoughts,’ 39;
birth of his daughter, 40;
writes ‘Letter on the Blind,’ 41;
prisoner in Vincennes, 42-3;
works at EncyclopÆdia, 43-8;
miscellaneous labours, 49-51;
episode of Mlle. Volland, 51;
visits salons, 52-3;
visits Grandval, 53-6;
produces plays, 56;
visits Catherine the Great, 56-8;
sees Voltaire, 58-9;
illness and death, 60-1;
estimate of his work and character, 61
Diderot, Madame (Mlle. Anne Toinette Champion), 36-9, 40-1, 51, 60-1
‘Dynamics, Treatise on’ (d’Alembert), 10
‘Elements of Philosophy’ (d’Alembert), 17, 72
EncyclopÆdia, The, 11-13, 14, 15-17, 43-8, 56, 121, 133, 150, 213
‘Épinay, Correspondence with Madame d’ (Galiani), 68
Épinay (Madame d’), 52-3, 79-80, 93, 125, 163-7, 172
‘EugÉnie’ (Beaumarchais), 241
‘Existence’ (Turgot), 133, 213
‘Fame and Pleasure, Discourses on’ (Vauvenargues), 103
‘Father of the Family, The’ (Diderot), 56
Fel, Mademoiselle (opera dancer), 150-1, 166
‘Figaro, The Marriage of’ (Beaumarchais), 252-60
Franklin, Benjamin, 129-30, 204
Frederick the Great, 10, 13-14, 17-18, 88, 144, 156, 158, 167-8, 202
FrÉron, Élie (journalist), 88
Frise, or Frisen, Comte de, 153, 155
Galiani, AbbÉ, 125, 130, 135-6, 144, 148;
his characteristics, 62-3;
birth and education, 63-4;
at the Academy of Naples, 64-5;
literary work, 65;
religion, 66;
posts and pensions, 67-8;
appointed Secretary in Paris, 68-9;
his reception there, 70-1;
his popularity, 71-3;
as a conversationalist, 73-4;
at the salons, 74-80;
his wit, 81-2;
his work, 82-3;
visits London, 83-4;
recalled to Naples, 84-6;
publishes ‘Dialogues on Corn Trade,’ 86-7;
its reception, 87-90;
life at Naples, 90-3;
friendship with Mme. d’Épinay, 93;
illness and death, 94-5;
his mission, 95
Galiani, Bernard, 63-4, 92
Galiani, Celestin, 63-4, 67
Garrick, David, 55, 56, 129
‘Geneva’ (d’Alembert), 15-16, 47
Geoffrin, Madame, 263
Mirabeau, Victor Riquetti, Marquis de, 97-8, 100-1
MolÉ (actor), 255
Molin, Doctor, 4, 11
‘Money, Essay on’ (Galiani), 65, 67
Montesquieu, 181
Morellet, AbbÉ, 88-9, 125, 199-200, 208, 210
‘Natural Son, The’ (Diderot), 56, 241
Necker (Jacques), 75-6, 227-8, 274
Necker (Madame), 52, 75-6
‘Paper Money, Letter on’ (Turgot), 208
Paris-Duverney (financier), 240, 241, 243
‘Philosophical Thoughts, The’ (Diderot), 39, 41
‘Physical Degradation of the Royal Races, Essay on the’ (Condorcet), 291
‘Polish Exile, Letter of a’ (Condorcet), 291
Pompadour, Madame de, 155, 178
PorÉe, PÈre, 177
‘Portable Theology’ (d’Holbach), 141
‘Preface, The’ (d’Alembert), 12, 13, 31, 45
‘Priests Unmasked’ (d’Holbach), 141
‘Progress of the Human Mind, History of the’ (Condorcet), 289-90, 291, 296
‘Prophet, The Little, of Boehmischbroda’ (Grimm), 155
Puisieux, Madame, 39-40, 43
‘Rameau’s Nephew’ (Diderot), 61
Raynal, AbbÉ, 127, 129, 151, 156, 157
‘Reflections’ (Vauvenargues), 111
Rousseau, Jean Jacques, 16, 43, 47, 126-7, 128, 133, 151, 154, 164-6, 196, 199
Rousseau, Madame, 5-6
Saint-Lambert, Marquis de, 72, 126, Spottiswoode & Co. Ltd., Printers, New-street Square, London.