William Hickling Prescott

INDEX

A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X,

A
Academy, Royal Spanish, 76, 80.
Adair, James, 146.
Adams, Dr. C. K., quoted, 180.
Adams, John Quincy, library of, 20;
absence in Europe, 20, 23, 37;
professor at Harvard, 23;
Minister to England, 37.
Adams, Sir William, 37.
Albert, Prince, 105, 106.
Amory, Thomas C., 43.
Amory, William, letter to, 172.
AthenÆum, Boston, 19, 20, 21.
Aztecs, 76, 82, 136, 143, 144, 146;
as viewed by Wilson, 147-151;
Morgan's view of, 152-155;
later opinions regarding, 155-156.
B
Bancroft, George, 10;
letters to, 48, 114, 117;
reviews Ferdinand and Isabella, 69;
honour conferred on, 86;
quoted, 87; estimate of, 122.
Bancroft, H. H., quoted, 153, 159.
Bandelier, A. F., 155, 163, 165;
quoted, 136, 153, 154.
Bentley, Richard, 69, 80, 85, 112, 116, 117.
Bradford, Governor William, 8.
Brougham, Lord, Prescott's description of, 107, 108.
Brown, Charles Brockden, novels of, 5;
Life of, 65, 112.
Bunsen, Baron, 107, 108.
Byron, Lord, Prescott's estimate of, 113;
as exponent of romanticism, 122;
quoted, 166.
C
Calderon de La Barca, SeÑor, 76, 91.
Carlisle, Lord, Prescott's friendship with, 88, 91, 104, 105, 106.
Carlyle, Thomas, Prescott's comment on, 114.
Channing, W. E., 28, 107, 124, 126.
Charles V., History of, 117, 118.
Circourt, Comte Adolphe de, 71.
Club-Room, edited by Prescott, 42.
Cogswell, J. G., 74, 75.
CondÉ, History of the Arabs in Spain, 65, 130.
Cooper, Sir Astley, 37.
CortÉs, Hernan, 134, 135, 155;
quoted, 136;
attack on Cholulans, 137, 138;
retreat from Mexico, 141, 142;
character
of, 143, 144, 147, 151;
compared with Pizarro, 160, 161.
Cashing, Caleb, 88.
D
Dante, Prescott's admiration for, 46.
Daudet, Alphonse, 86.
Dexter, Franklin, 42.
Diaz, Bernal, 146, 159;
quoted, 144.
Dickens, Charles, entertained by Prescott, 91;
preferred by him to Thackeray, 115.
Dumas, Alexandre, 115.
Dunham, Dr. S.P., 70, 126.
E
Edwards, Jonathan, 7, 9.
English, James, Prescott's secretary, 58, 59, 60, 61, 63, 64.
Everett, A. H., 77.
Everett, Edward, 25, 106.
F
Farre, Dr., 37.
Ferdinand and Isabella, beginnings of, 52, 61;
progress, 62-65;
completion and publication, 66-71;
success of, 69-71, 77, 79, 95;
style of, 121, 127;
historical accuracy, 129, 130, 131, 132.
Ford, Richard, criticises Ferdinand and Isabella, 70;
his ridicule of Prescott's style, 124-126;
Prescott's reply, 127, 128;
quoted, 129, 130.
Franklin, Benjamin, 5;
style of, 129.
G
Gardiner, Rev. Dr. John S., 18, 19.
Gardiner, William, 20, 21, 22, 40.
Gayangos, Don Pascual de, reviews Ferdinand and Isabella, 70, 132;
aids Prescott, 76, 77, 101.
Grenville, Thomas, quoted, 142.
Guatemozin, character of, 143, 144;
successor of Montezuma, 135, 154.
Guizot, M., reviews Philip II., 116.
H
Hale, Edward Everett, quoted, 77, 78.
Hallam, Henry, praises Ferdinand and Isabella, 71;
Prescott's acquaintance with, 108.
Harper Brothers, publish Conquest of Mexico, 79, 80;
publish Conquest of Peru, 84;
Prescott's generosity to, 116.
Harvard College, faculty of, in 1811, 22, 23, 25;
entrance examinations, 24;
curriculum, 24, 25;
methods, 25, 26, 33;
confers degree upon Prescott, 80.
Hickling, Thomas, 15, 35, 36.
Higginson, Mehitable, 16.
Higginson, T. W., 113.
Hughes, Thomas, quoted, 55.
Humboldt, Baron Alexander von, 81, 101.
I
Irving, Washington, characteristics of, 5;
quoted, 57;
correspondence regarding Conquest of Mexico, 74-77;
praised by Prescott, 113;
compared to Goldsmith, 122;
style of, 124, 129; his Columbus criticised by Prescott, 134;
comment on Philip II., 169;
compared with Prescott, 173-175, 180.
J
Jackson, Dr. James, 31.
Jameson, Prof. J. F., quoted, 3 n., 54 n., 176.
Jeffrey, Lord, 108.
Johnson, Dr. Samuel, quoted, 54;
style of, 122, 129.
K
Kirk, John Foster, Prescott's secretary, 87, 119, 136.
Kirkland, Rev. Dr. John Thornton, 22, 23.
Knapp, Jacob Newman, 16.
L
La BruyÈre, quoted, 111.
Lafitau, PÈre, 145.
Lawrence, Abbott, 103, 105;
memoir of, 118.
Lawrence, James, 97, 103.
Lembke, Dr. J. B., Prescott's agent in Spain, 77, 100, 101.
Linzee, Hannah, 43.
Longfellow, Henry W., Prescott's admiration for, 113.
Lowell, James Russell, 69, 70, 71, 72, 95;
criticisms, 69, 70, 71;
theological studies and beliefs, 73, 74;
begins Mexican researches, 74, 75, 76, 77;
correspondence with Irving, 75;
writes Conquest of Mexico, 78, 79;
contract with the Harpers, 79, 80;
honours conferred upon, 80, 81;
writes Conquest of Peru, 81, 82, 84;
reception of book, 85, 86;
death of father, 82;
opinion of American critics, 85;
period of inactivity, 83, 86;
political views, 89, 90;
entertainment of friends, 91, 92, 93;
his boyish ways, 93;
his tactlessness, 93;
his Yankeeisms, 94;
preparations for Philip
II., 99, 100, 101, 102;
his Boston residence, 83, 96;
the homestead at Pepperell, 96, 97;
his cottage at Nahant, 96, 97;
cottage at Lynn, 97, 98;
third visit to England, 94, 102-111;
presented at court, 105;
his sensibility, 110;
at zenith of his fame, 111, 112;
his opinions of contemporary writers, 112, 113, 114, 115;
completes two volumes of Philip II., 115, 116, 117;
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