| I. | THE PROBLEM | 1 |
| II. | THE CONDITIONS | 11 |
| III. | SOME DIFFICULTIES | 28 |
| IV. | OTHER OBSTACLES | 39 |
| V. | FOUNDATIONS OF WORK | 61 |
| VI. | PRELIMINARY WORK | 74 |
| VII. | THE INSPIRATIONAL USE OF LITERATURE | 88 |
| VIII. | AN ILLUSTRATION | 96 |
| IX. | EDUCATIONAL | 109 |
| X. | EXAMINATIONAL | 121 |
| XI. | THE STUDY OF PROSE | 136 |
| XII. | THE STUDY OF THE NOVEL | 152 |
| XIII. | THE STUDY OF MACBETH | 165 |
| XIV. | CRITICISM | 193 |
| XV. | LITERARY WORKMANSHIP | 207 |
| XVI. | LITERARY BIOGRAPHY | 222 |
| XVII. | VOLUNTARY READING | 227 |
| XVIII. | IN GENERAL | 237 |
| INDEX | 245 |