Chapter I: Front Matter

132. " -- -- 1807 10
133. " -- June, 1807 13
134. George Fricker. -- -- 1807 22
135. Cottle. -- -- 1807 25

CHAPTER XIII. DE QUINCEY 27

Letter 136. To Cottle. 7 October, 1807 28

CHAPTER XIV. FIRST LECTURES 30

Letter 137. To Humphry Davy. 11 Sept. 1807 30
138. Dr. Andrew Bell. 15 April, 1808 35

CHAPTER XV. _THE FRIEND_ 38

Letter 139. To Wade. -- -- 1807-8 38
140. Humphry Davy. -- Dec. 1808 40
141. " 14 Dec. 1808 41
142. " 30 Jany. 1809 45
143. ---- 1 June, 1809 48
144. Southey. 20 Oct. 1809 52
145. R. L. 26 Oct. 1809 57
146. "Cantab." 21 Dec. 1809 63

CHAPTER XVI. QUARREL WITH WORDSWORTH; LECTURES, 1811-12 66

Letter 147. To Godwin. 26 Mch. 1811 68
148. " 29 Mch. 1811 70
149. Dr. Andrew Bell. 30 Nov. 1811 74

CHAPTER XVII. DANIEL STUART AND _THE COURIER_ 76

Letter 150. To Daniel Stuart. 4 June, 1811 79
151. " 8 May, 1816 90

CHAPTER XVIII. MRS. COLERIDGE; LAST STAY AT THE LAKE
DISTRICT 100

CHAPTER XIX. _REMORSE_ 104

Letter 152. To Poole. 13 Feby. 1813 105

CHAPTER XX. COTTLE'S DARK CHAPTER 116

Letter 153. To Wade. 8 Dec. 1813 117
154. Cottle. 5-14 April, 1814 118
155. " -- -- 1814 119
156. " -- -- 1814 120
157. " -- -- 1814 121
158. " 26 April, 1814 126
159. " 26 April, 1814 129
160. " Apl. 1814 130
161. Miss Cottle. 13 May, 1814 131
162. Cottle. 27 May, 1814 132
163. Wade. 26 June,1814 135

CHAPTER XXI. THE MORGANS; BRISTOL AND CALNE 140

Letter 164. To Cottle. 7 March, 1815 142
165. " 10 March, 1815 144

CHAPTER XXII. HIGHGATE; LECTURES OF 1818 149

Letter 166. To Gillman. 13 April, 1816 150
167. -- -- -- 1816 153
168. -- -- -- 1816 154
169. -- -- -- 1816 157

CHAPTER XXIII. THOMAS ALLSOP 158

Letter 170. To Allsop. 28 Jany. 1818 158
171. " 20 Sept. 1818 160
172. " 26 Nov. 1818 160
173. " 2 Dec. 1818 163
174. Mr. Britton. 28 Feby. 1819 166
175. " Feby.-Mch. 1819 168
176. Allsop. 30 Sept. 1819 169
177. " 13 Dec. 1819 172
178. To Allsop. 20 Mch. 1820 174
179. " 10 April, 1820 178

CHAPTER XXIV. SIR WALTER SCOTT 181

Letter 180. To Allsop. 8 or 18 April, 1820 182
181. " 31 July, 1820 190
182. " 8 August, 1820 192
183. " 11 October, 1820 198
184. " 20 October, 1820 201
185. " 25 October, 1820 202
186. " 27 Nov. 1820 203
187. " January, 1821 204

CHAPTER XXV. H.C. ROBINSON 216

CHAPTER XXVI. CHARLES LAMB 218

Letter 188. To Allsop. 1 March, 1821 218
189. " 4 May, 1821 219
190. " 23 June, 1821 226
191. " --- 1821 227
192. " 15 Sept. 1821 227
193. " 24 Sept. 1821 229
194. Mr. Blackwood. -- Oct. 1821 232
195. Allsop. 20 Oct. 1821 238
196. " 2 Nov. 1821 240
197. " 17 Nov. 1821 244
198. " -- 1821 245
199. " 25 Jany. 1822 247
200. " 4 Mch. 1822 249
201. " 22 Mch. 1822 251
202. " 18 April, 1822 255

CHAPTER XXVII. THE GILLMANS 257

Letter 203. To Allsop. 30 May, 1822 257
204. " 29 June, 1822 259
205. " 8 Octr. 1822 261
206. Gillman. 28 Octr.1822 265
207. Allsop. 26 Dec. 1822 266
208. " 10 Dec. 1823 269
209. " 24 Dec. 1823 270
210. Mrs. Allsop. -- 1823 270
211. Mr. and Mrs. Allsop. 8 April, 1824 272

Letter 212. To Allsop. 14 April, 1824 274
213. " 27 April, 1824 274

CHAPTER XXVIII. THE NEW ACADEME 278