Sidney LanierChapter III · :Reading editionChapter navigation20 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterChapter I · Ancestry and BoyhoodChapter II · College DaysChapter III · A Confederate SoldierChapter IV · Seeking a VocationChapter V · Lawyer and TravelerChapter VI · A Musician in BaltimoreChapter VII · The Beginning of a Literary CareerChapter VIII · Student and Teacher of English LiteratureChapter IX · Lecturer at Johns Hopkins UniversityChapter X · The New SouthChapter XI · Characteristics and IdeasChapter XII · The Last YearChapter XIII · The Achievement in Criticism and in PoetryChapter III · :Chapter IV · :Chapter V · :Chapter VII · :Chapter XI · :Chapter XIII · :Previous chapter ←Chapter XIII · The Achievement in Criticism and in PoetryNext chapter →Chapter IV · :All chapters and sections (20)Opening pagesFront matterChapters1234567891011121334571113"his thin hands tightly clinched," changed to: "his thin hands tightly clenched,"◇← Chapter XIII. The Achievement in Criticism and in PoetryChapter IV: →