JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER I. _His Life_ 255 II. _His Character_ 264 III. _The Poet_ 266 IV. _Narrative and Legendary Verse_ 269 V. _Voices of Freedom, Songs of Labor, In War Time_ 273 VI. _Snow-Bound, Tent on the Beach, Pennsylvania Pilgrim, Vision of Echard_ 277 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE I. _His Life_ 287 II. _His Character_ 293 III. _The Writer_ 296 IV. _The Short Stories: Twice-Told Tales, Mosses from an Old Manse, The Snow-Image_ 298 V. _The Great Romances: Scarlet Letter, House of the Seven Gables, Blithedale Romance, Marble Faun_ 302 VI. _Latest and Posthumous Writings: Our Old Home, Note-Books, Dolliver Romance_ 314 HENRY DAVID THOREAU I. _His Life_ 321 II. _His Character_ 325 III. _The Writer_ 327 IV. _The Books_ 328 OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES I. _His Life_ 337 II. _The Man_ 341 III. _The Writer_ 344 IV. _The Autocrat and its Companions, Over the Teacups, Our Hundred Days in Europe_ 345 V. _The Poet_ 349 VI. _Fiction and Biography_ 352 JOHN LOTHROP MOTLEY I. _His Life_ 359 II. _His Character_ 365 III. _The Writer_ 367 IV. _The Histories_ 369 FRANCIS PARKMAN I. _His Life_ 379 II. _His Character_ 383 III. _The Writer_ 385 IV. _Early Work: Oregon Trail, Conspiracy of Pontiac, Vassall Morton_ 387 V. _France and England in North America_ 390 BAYARD TAYLOR I. _His Life_ 401 II. _His Character_ 407