A LIFE OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Parentage and Birth 
Childhood, Education, and Marriage 
 The Farewell to Stratford 
On the London Stage 
 Early Dramatic Efforts 
 The First Appeal to the Reading Public 
 The Sonnets and their Literary History 
 The Borrowed Conceits of the Sonnets 
 The Patronage of the Earl of Southampton 
 The Supposed Story of Intrigue in the Sonnets 
 The Development of Dramatic Power 
 The Practical Affairs of Life 
Maturity of Genius 
The Highest Themes of Tragedy 
 The Latest Plays 
 The Close of Life 
 Survivors and Descendants 
Autographs, Portraits, and Memorials 
 Bibliography 
 Posthumous Reputation
General Estimate