Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. 1. A Hell of a Name for a Poet 14
5. 2. A Manor Town in Maine 24
6. 3. Never So Young Again 36
7. 4. Fall of the House of Robinson 59
8. 5. A “Special” at Harvard 73
9. 6. Farewell to Carefree Days 89
10. 7. Shaping a Life 99
11. 8. Loves Lost 121
12. 9. Breaking Away 140
13. 10. Poetry as a Calling 155
14. 11. City of Artists 173
15. 12. The Saga of Captain Craig 193
16. 13. Down and Out 215
17. 14. Theater Days 235
18. 15. The End of Something 251
19. 16. Down and Out, Yet Again 259
20. 17. Life in the Woods, Death in Boston 277
21. 18. Reversal of Fortune 292
22. 19. A Poet Once Again 303
23. 20. A Breakthrough Book 313
24. 21. Reaching Fifty 327
25. 22. Seasons of Success 356
26. 23. A Sojourn in England 380
27. 24. MacDowell’s First Citizen 389
28. 25. Recognition and its Consequences 414
29. 26. Generosities 437
30. 27. Death of a Poet 449
31. 28. Beyond the Sunset 468
32. Acknowledgments 483
33. Notes 487
34. Bibliography 517
35. Index 537