1858.

My first sight of Loch Awe.—Arrival at Innistrynich.—Our domestic life.—Difficulties about provisions.—A kitchen-garden.

CHAPTER II.

1858.

Money matters.—Difficulties about servants.—Expensiveness of our mode of life.

CHAPTER III.

1858.

Painting from nature.—Project of an exhibition.—Photography.—Plan of
"A Painter's Camp."—Topographic art.—Charm of our life in the
Highlands.

CHAPTER IV.

1858.

English and French manners.—My husband's relatives.—First journey to
France after our marriage.—Friends in London.—Miss Susan Hamerton.

CHAPTER V.

1859.

Visits from friends and relatives.—A Frenchman in the Highlands.—
Project of buying the island of Innistrynich.

CHAPTER VI.

1859-1860.

Financial complications.—Summer visitors.—Boats and boating.—Visit to Paris.—W. Wyld.—Project of a farm in France.—Partnership with M. Gindriez.

CHAPTER VII.

1861-1863.

Effects of the Highland climate.—Farewell to Loch Awe.—Journey to the
south of France.—Death of Miss Mary Hamerton.—Settlement at
Sens.—Death of M. Gindriez.—Publication of "A Painter's Camp."
—Removal to PrÉ-Charmoy.

CHAPTER VIII.

1863-1868.

Canoeing on the Unknown River.—Visit of relatives.—Tour in
Switzerland.—Experiments in etching.—The "Saturday Review."—Journeys
to London.—Plan of "Etching and Etchers."—New friends in
London.—Etching exhibited at the Royal Academy.—Serious illness in
London.—George Eliot.—Professor Seeley.

CHAPTER IX.

1868.

Studies of animals.—A strange visitor.—Illness at Amiens.—Resignation of post on the "Saturday Review."—Nervous seizure in railway train.—Mrs. Craik.—Publication of "Etching and Etchers." —Tennyson.—Growing reputation in America.

CHAPTER X.

1869-1870.

"Wenderholme."—The Mont Beuvray.—Botanical studies.—La
Tuilerie.—Commencement of "The Portfolio."—The Franco-Prussian War.

CHAPTER XI.

1870-1872.

Landscape-painting.—Letters of Mr. Peter Graham, R.A.—Incidents of the war-time.—"The Intellectual Life."—"The Etcher's Handbook."

CHAPTER XII.

1873-1875.

Popularity of "The Intellectual Life."—Love of animals.—English visitors.—Technical notes.—Sir S. Seymour Haden.—Attempts to resume railway travelling.

CHAPTER XIII.

1876-1877.

"Round my House."—Journey to England after seven years' absence.—Visit to Mr. Samuel Palmer.—Articles for the "Encyclopedia Britannica." —Death of my sister.—Mr. Appleton.

CHAPTER XIV.

1878-1880.

"Marmorne."—Paris International Exhibition.—"Modern Frenchmen."
—Candidature for the Watson Gordon Chair of Fine Arts.—The Bishop of
Autun.—The "Life of Turner."

CHAPTER XV.

1880-1882.

Third edition of "Etching and Etchers."—Kew.—The "Graphic
Arts."—"Human Intercourse."

CHAPTER XVI.

1882-1884.

"Paris."—Miss Susan Hamerton's death.—Burnley revisited.—Hellifield
Peel.—"Landscape" planned.—Voyage to Marseilles.

CHAPTER XVII.

1884-1888.

"Landscape."—The Autobiography begun.—"Imagination in Landscape
Painting."—"The SaÔne."—"Portfolio Papers."

CHAPTER XVIII.

1888-1890.

"Man in Art" begun.—Family events.—Mr. G. F. Watts.—Mr.
Bodley.—"French and English."

CHAPTER XIX.

1890-1891.

Decision to live near Paris.—Practice in painting and etching.—Search for a house.—ClÉmatis.

CHAPTER XX.

1891-1894.

Removal to Paris.—Interest in the Bois de Boulogne.—M. Vierge.—"Man
in Art."—Contributions to "Scribner's Magazine."—New form of "The
Portfolio."—Honorary degree.—Last Journey to London.—Society of
Illustrators.—Illness and death.