A Life of William ShakespeareFront matterReading editionChapter navigation28 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterA LIFE of WILLIAM SHAKESPEAREPREFACEI—PARENTAGE AND BIRTHII—CHILDHOOD, EDUCATION, AND MARRIAGEIII—THE FAREWELL TO STRATFORDIV—ON THE LONDON STAGEV.—EARLY DRAMATIC EFFORTSVI—THE FIRST APPEAL TO THE READING PUBLICVII—THE SONNETS AND THEIR LITERARY HISTORYVIII—THE BORROWED CONCEITS OF THE SONNETSIX—THE PATRONAGE OF THE EARL OF SOUTHAMPTONX—THE SUPPOSED STORY OF INTRIGUE IN THE SONNETSXI—THE DEVELOPMENT OF DRAMATIC POWERXII—THE PRACTICAL AFFAIRS OF LIFEXIII—MATURITY OF GENIUSXIV—THE HIGHEST THEMES OF TRAGEDYXV—THE LATEST PLAYSXVI—THE CLOSE OF LIFEXVII—SURVIVORS AND DESCENDANTSXVIII—AUTOGRAPHS, PORTRAITS, AND MEMORIALSXIX—BIBLIOGRAPHYXX—POSTHUMOUS REPUTATIONXXI—GENERAL ESTIMATEAPPENDIXAPPENDIX (continued 2)INDEX.FOOTNOTES.Beginning of this editionNext chapter →A LIFE of WILLIAM SHAKESPEAREAll chapters and sections (28)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsA LIFE of WILLIAM SHAKESPEAREPREFACEI—PARENTAGE AND BIRTHII—CHILDHOOD, EDUCATION, AND MARRIAGEIII—THE FAREWELL TO STRATFORDIV—ON THE LONDON STAGEV.—EARLY DRAMATIC EFFORTSVI—THE FIRST APPEAL TO THE READING PUBLICVII—THE SONNETS AND THEIR LITERARY HISTORYVIII—THE BORROWED CONCEITS OF THE SONNETSIX—THE PATRONAGE OF THE EARL OF SOUTHAMPTONX—THE SUPPOSED STORY OF INTRIGUE IN THE SONNETSXI—THE DEVELOPMENT OF DRAMATIC POWERXII—THE PRACTICAL AFFAIRS OF LIFEXIII—MATURITY OF GENIUSXIV—THE HIGHEST THEMES OF TRAGEDYXV—THE LATEST PLAYSXVI—THE CLOSE OF LIFEXVII—SURVIVORS AND DESCENDANTSXVIII—AUTOGRAPHS, PORTRAITS, AND MEMORIALSXIX—BIBLIOGRAPHYXX—POSTHUMOUS REPUTATIONXXI—GENERAL ESTIMATEAPPENDIXAPPENDIX (continued 2)INDEX.FOOTNOTES.Transcribed from the 1899 Smith, Elder and Co. edition by Les Bowler.◇William ShakespeareA LIFE of WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE →
