CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGE
I.[STRATFORD-ON-AVON]1
II.[THE POET'S YOUTH]8
III.[NATURE ROUND STRATFORD AND SHOTTERY]15
IV.[FIRST DAYS IN LONDON]20
V.[SHAKESPEARE'S LONDON]24
VI.[THE STAGE IN SHAKESPEARE'S DAY]28
VII.[SHAKESPEARE'S EARLY PLAYS]35
VIII.[THE ELIZABETHAN TAVERNS]41
IX.[THE MIDDLE PERIOD]46
X.[THE LATEST PLAYS]50
XI.[BACK AGAIN IN STRATFORD]55
XII.[THE POET'S DOMESTIC LIFE]64
XIII.[STRATFORD AS IT WAS]72
XIV.[THE CLOSE OF LIFE]81