London; Philadelphia: William Heinemann; J.B. Lippincott Company, 1909
Physical Description
2 v. (xxvi, 315 p., [78] leaves of plates; xiv, 326 p., [65] leaves of plates) : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 27 cm.
General Note
"In two volumes illustrated"--t.p.
First printed October 1908. Second impression December 1908. Third impression February 1909.
Contents
v. 1. The Whistler family, the years eighteen thirty-four to eighteen forty-three ; In Russia, the years eighteen forty-three to eighteen forty-nine ; Scholl-days in Pomfret, the years eighteen forty-nine to eighteen fifty-one ; West Point, the years eighteen fifty-one to eighteen fifty-four ; The coast survey, the years eighteen fifty-four to eighteen fifty-five ; Student days in the Latin Quarter, the years eighteen fifty-five to eighteen fifty-nine ; Working days in the Latin Quarter, the years eighteen fifty-five to eighteen fifty-nine ; The beginnings in London, the years eighteen fifty-nine to eighteen sixty-three ; Chelsea days, the years eighteen sixty-three to eighteen sixty-six ; Chelsea days, the years eighteen hundred and sixty-six to eighteen hundred and seventy-two ; Nocturnes, the years eighteen seventy-two to eighteen seventy-four ; Portraits, the years eighteen seventy-two to eighteen seventy-four ; The open door, the year eighteen seventy-four and after ; The Peacock Room, the years eighteen seventy-four to eighteen seventy-seven ; The Grosvenor Gallery, the years eighteen seventy-seven to eighteen seventy-eight ; The White House, the year eighteen seventy-eight ; The trial, the year eighteen seventy-eight ; Bankruptcy, the years eighteen seventy-eight to eighteen seventy-nine ; Venice, the year eighteen seventy-nine to eighteen eighty ; Back in London, the years eighteen eighty to eighteen eighty-one ; The joy of life, the years eighteen eighty-one to eighteen eighty-four --
v. 2. Among the friends, the years eighteen eighty-one to eighteen eighty-seven ; The studio in the Fulham Road, the years between eighteen eighty-five to eighteen eighty-seven ; The "ten o'clock," the years eighteen eighty-four to eighteen eighty-eight ; The British artists, The rise, the years eighteen eighty-four to eighteen eighty-eight ; Marriage, the year eighteen eighty-eight ; Work, the years eighteen eighty-four to eighteen eighty-ninety ; Honours, Exhibitions, New interests, the years eighteen eighty-nine to eighteen ninety ; "The gentle art, " the year eighteen hundred and ninety ; The turn of the tide, the years eighteen ninety-one to eighteen ninety-two ; Paris, the years eighteen ninety-two to eighteen ninety-three ; Trials and griefs, the years eighteen ninety-four to eighteen ninety-six ; Alone, the year eighteen hundred ninety-six ; The lithography case, the years eighteen ninety-six to eighteen ninety-seven ; The end of the Eden case, the year eighteen hundred ninety-seven ; Between London and Paris, the years eighteen ninety-seven to nineteen hundred ; The International, the years eighteen ninety-seven to nineteen hundred and three ; The Académie Carmen, the years eighteen ninety-eight to nineteen hundred and one ; The beginning of the end, the year nineteen hundred ; In search of health, the years nineteen hundred and one to nineteen hundred and two ; The end, the years nineteen hundred and two to nineteen hundred and three ; Appendix.
Copy Note
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