Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 6
3. Illustrations 10
4. Preface 12
5. Acknowledgements 18
6. Abbreviations in the text and notes 22
7. A note on spelling and transcription 28
8. I. The Life of John Payne Collier
9. Part One: 1789–1820 32
10. Part Two: 1821–31 130
11. Part Three: The 1830s (I) 178
12. Part Four: The 1830s (II) 257
13. Part Five: The Societies and Shakespeare (I) 345
14. Part Six: The Societies and Shakespeare (II) 416
15. Part Seven: Shakespeariana 485
16. Part Eight: The Perkins Folio (I) 602
17. Part Nine: Away from Perkins 679
18. Part Ten: The Perkins Folio (II) 757
19. Part Eleven: After Perkins 874
20. Part Twelve: The Long Last Years 947
21. Epilogue: Property And Reputation 1045
22. Appendices 1080
23. II. Bibliography Of Works By John Payne Collier
24. Introduction 1118
25. Works Cited 1458
26. Index 1482