CONTENTS 



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THE FIRST VOLUME. 



MEMOIR BY ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON. 

 CHAPTER I. 



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The Jenkins of Stowting Fleeming's grandfather Mrs. Buckner's for- 

 tune Fleeming's father ; goes to sea ; at St. Helena ; meets King 

 Tom ; service in the West Indies ; end of his career The Campbell- 

 Jacksons Fleeming's mother Fleeming's uncle John xi 



CHAPTER II. 



1833-1851. 



Birth and Childhood Edinburgh Frankfort-on-the-Main Paris The 

 Revolution of 1848 The Insurrection Flight to Italy Sympathy 

 with Italy The Insurrection in Genoa A Student in Genoa The 

 Lad and his Mother ; : ".'-." . .' " . . . . xxviii 



CHAPTER III. 



1851-1858. 



Return to England Fleeming at Fairbairn's Experience in a Strike 

 Dr. Bell and Greek Architecture The Gaskells Fleeming at Green- 

 wich The Austins Fleeming and the Austins His Engagement 

 Fleeming and Sir W. Thomson . . . . . . xlvii 



CHAPTER IV. 



1859-1868. 



Fleeming's Marriage His Married Life Professional Difficulties Life at 

 Claygate Illness of Mrs. F. Jenkin and of Fleeming- -Appointment 

 to the Chair at Edinburgh Ixiii 



CHAPTER V. 

 Notes of Telegraph Voyages, 1858 to 1873 ....... Ixxiv 



CHAPTER VI. 



1869-1885. 



Edinburgh Colleagues Farrago Vltcel. The Family Circle Fleeming 

 and his Sons Highland Life The Cruise of the Steam Launch 



