v. 1. Appreciations: Robert Burns, Dr. Johnson, Thackeray, Cromwell, Frederick the Great, Burke, William Windham, The coming of Bonaparte, Sir Robert Peel, Dr. Chalmers, Mr. Gladstone, Lord Salisbury, Lord Randolph Churchill.

v. 2. Vignettes: The portraits of Burns, The love episode of William Pitt, Nelson, Robert Louis Stevenson, Cecil Rhodes. Scottish history and character: Scottish history. The union of England and Scotland, The patriotism of a Scot, The formation of a Scottish character, The struldburg, The Scots greys. The service of the state: The service of the state, Statesmen and bookmen, Questions of empire, The press of the empire. Genius loci: Eton, The royal palace of Whitehall, Epsom, The turf, The political aspect of Buckinghamshire.