purpose, 37;
writes to his father about his profession, 38-40, 41, 43;
father's reply, 40, 41;
first visit to Europe to prepare for Bowdoin professorship, 45;
writes to his mother, 46, 47;
enjoyment of France, 48-50;
begins his studies in Germany, 51, 52;
beginning of "Outre-Mer," 55;
"Hyperion," 55;
returns home, 56;
becomes professor of modern languages at Bowdoin College, 56;
prepares his own text-books, 57;
contributes to the "North American Review," 58;
publishes translations, 60;
marries Mary S. Potter, 60;
salary at Bowdoin, 64;
life at Brunswick, 65, 66;
writes to G. W. Greene, 67;
publishes sketches in New England Magazine, 67;
early sketches, 68;
comparison of the "Sketch Book" and "Outre-Mer," 69-71;
a puzzle about his writings, 72-74;
his "Defence of Poetry," 75-80;
project of taking the Round Hill School, 81, 82;
position in regard to temperance, 83;
his wife's letter about "Outre-Mer," 83;
letter inviting him to become a professor at Harvard, 84, 85;
his reply, 85-87;
his first book, 87;
second visit to Europe, 87-106;
letter to his mother, 97, 98;
his wife's illness and death, 107-111;
buries himself in studies, 112;
returns home, 113;
his letter about his wife, 113-115;
settles in Craigie House, 116;
description of Mrs. Craigie, 118-120;
interest in Craigie estate, 122, 123;
his "Hyperion," 124-134;
his letter to his wife's sister, 129, 130;
on "Twice-Told Tales," 130-132;
his desire for a national literature, 133;
his best piece of prose, 135, 136;
literary projects, 137;
letter about "Hyperion," 139, 140;
criticisms of, 141-143;
his relation with Bryant, 145, 146;
social side, 146, 147;
costume of, 147;
suggestions for poems, 149, 150;
college duties, 150-155;
asks for leave of absence, 155, 156;
sails for Europe, 157;
asks for further leave of absence, 157, 158;
the "Spanish Student," 162;
returns home, 162;
anti-slavery poems, 163-165;
abolitionists on, 166;
Irish abolitionist on, 167;
intimacy with Lowell, 169;
announces his engagement and marriage to Frances Appleton, 171, 172;
aided in "Poets and Poetry of Europe," 173;
in the class room, 176-179;
letters about college work, 179-183;
letter about elective system, 182, 183;
finds college work monotonous, 186, 187;
writes about his "Spanish Student," 188, 189;
his "Poets and Poetry of Eu