A Life of William Shakespeare
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- with portraits and facsimiles
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1. Front matter2. A LIFE of WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE3. PREFACE4. I—PARENTAGE AND BIRTH5. II—CHILDHOOD, EDUCATION, AND MARRIAGE6. III—THE FAREWELL TO STRATFORD7. IV—ON THE LONDON STAGE8. V.—EARLY DRAMATIC EFFORTS9. VI—THE FIRST APPEAL TO THE READING PUBLIC10. VII—THE SONNETS AND THEIR LITERARY HISTORY11. VIII—THE BORROWED CONCEITS OF THE SONNETS12. IX—THE PATRONAGE OF THE EARL OF SOUTHAMPTON13. X—THE SUPPOSED STORY OF INTRIGUE IN THE SONNETS14. XI—THE DEVELOPMENT OF DRAMATIC POWER15. XII—THE PRACTICAL AFFAIRS OF LIFE16. XIII—MATURITY OF GENIUS17. XIV—THE HIGHEST THEMES OF TRAGEDY18. XV—THE LATEST PLAYS19. XVI—THE CLOSE OF LIFE20. XVII—SURVIVORS AND DESCENDANTS21. XVIII—AUTOGRAPHS, PORTRAITS, AND MEMORIALS22. XIX—BIBLIOGRAPHY23. XX—POSTHUMOUS REPUTATION24. XXI—GENERAL ESTIMATE25. APPENDIX26. APPENDIX (continued 2)27. INDEX.28. FOOTNOTES.