Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Sources and Abbreviations ix
5. Foreword xi
6. Preface xiii
7. Chapter 1 1862–1888 Youth 1
8. Chapter 2 1888–1892 The Young Composer in Paris 26
9. Chapter 3 1893–1901 Coming to Maturity 59
10. Chapter 4 1902–1905 The Great Noontide and Beecham 135
11. Chapter 5 1906–1910 Acceptance and Friends 225
12. Chapter 6 1911–1914 Inspiration Unabated 292
13. Chapter 7 1915–1918 Winding Down 349
14. Chapter 8 1919–1934 Fenby and the Last Years 396
15. Chapter 9 The Songs 462
16. Chapter 10 1934 and After 479
17. Appendix 1 Delius’s Works in Chronological Order 483
18. Appendix 2 Delius’s Diploma and Reports from the Leipzig Conservatorium 497
19. Appendix 3 Programmes for the 1929 and 1946 Delius Festivals 501
20. Selected Further Reading 505
21. Index 507