Chapter I - Parentage and Birth, Chapter II - Childhood, Education, and Marriage, Chapter III - The Farewell to Stratford, Chapter IV - On the London Stage, Chapter V - Early Dramatic Efforts, Chapter VI - The First Appeal to the Reading Public, Chapter VII - The Sonnets and their Literary History, Chapter VIII - The Borrowed Conceits of the Sonnets, Chapter IX - The Patronage of the Earl of Southampton, Chapter X - The Supposed Story of Intrigue in the Sonnets, Chapter XI - The Development of Dramatic Power, Chapter XII - The Practical Affairs of Life, Chapter XIII - Maturity of Genius, Chapter XIV - The Highest Themes of Tragedy, Chapter XV - The Latest Plays, Chapter XVI - The Close of Life, Chapter XVII - Survivors and Descendants, Chapter XVIII - Autographs, Portraits, and Memorials, Chapter XIX - Bibliography, Chapter XX - Posthumous Reputation, Chapter XXI - General Estimate.