| PAGE | | Introductory
Scope and effect of the discussion | 1-5 | | Chapter I
The Sonnets contain a message from their author; they portray his real emotions,
and are to be read and interpreted literally | 7-18 | | Chapter II
They indicate that the friend or patron of the poet was a young man, and of about
the age of Shakespeare; and that their author was past middle life, and considerably
older than Shakespeare | 19-48 | | Chapter III
Direct statements showing that the Sonnets were not written by their accredited
author—were not written by Shakespeare | 49-58 | | Chapter IV
The known facts of Shakespeare's history reveal a character entirely inconsistent
with, and radically different from, the revelations of the Sonnets as to the
character of their author | 59-72 | | Chapter V
The general scope and effect of the Sonnets inconsistent with the theory that
they were written by Shakespeare | 73-96 | | Chapter VI
The results of the discussion summarized | 97-99 | | Appendix | 100 |
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