The Beginnings of Stratford-on-Avon.

The Shakespeares—John Shakespeare, Glover, Woolmerchant—Birth of William Shakespeare—Rise and Decline of John Shakespeare—Early Marriage of William.

Anne Hathaway, Shakespeare’s bride—The hasty marriage—Shakespeare’s wild young days—He leaves for London—Grendon Underwood.

Continued decline in the affairs of John Shakespeare—William Shakespeare’s success in London—Death of Hamnet, William Shakespeare’s only son—Shakespeare buys New Place—He retires to Stratford—Writes his last play, The Tempest—His death.

Stratford-on-Avon—It has its own life, quite apart from Shakespearean associations—Its people and its streets—Shakespeare Memorials.

Shakespeare’s Birthplace—Restoration, of sorts—The business of the Showman—The Birthplace Museum—The Shakespearean Garden.

Church Street—The “Castle” Inn—The Guild Chapel, Guild Hall and Grammar School—New Place.

The Church of the Holy Trinity, Stratford-on-Avon.

The Church of the Holy Trinity, Stratford-on-Avon (continued)—The Shakespeare grave and monument.

The Church of the Holy Trinity, Stratford-on-Avon (concluded)—The Shakespeare grave and monument—The Miserere Seats.

Shottery and Anne Hathaway’s Cottage.

Charlecote.

Shakespeare the countryman.

The ‘Eight Villages’—‘Piping’ Pebworth and ‘Dancing’ Marston.

The ‘Eight Villages’ (concluded).

The ‘Swan’s Nest’—Haunted?—Clifford Chambers—Wincot—Quinton, and its club day.

Chipping Campden.

A Deserted Railway—Villages of the Stour Valley—Ettington and Squire Shirley—Shipston-on-Stour—Brailes—Compton Wynyates.

Luddington—Welford—Weston-on-Avon—Cleeve Priors—Salford Priors.

Evesham.

Broadway—Winchcombe—Shakespearean Associations—Bishop’s Cleeve.

Tewkesbury.

Clopton House—Billesley—The Home of Shakespeare’s Mother, Wilmcote—Aston Cantlow—Wootton Wawen—Shakespeare Hall, Rowington.

Welcombe—Snitterfield—Warwick—Leicester’s Hospital—St. Mary’s Church and the Beauchamp Chapel.

Warwick Castle.

Guy’s Cliff—The Legend of Guy—Kenilworth and its Watersplash—Kenilworth Castle.

Coventry.