Stillman, William James
    early life and training
    religious experience
    intellectual slowness
    love of nature and struggles of conscience
    runs away from home
    returns
    attends school in New York city, living with his eldest brother
    goes to a school at De Ruyter, N.Y.
    mental slowness disappears
    college education decided on by the family
    continues preparation in Schenectady
    enters Union College
    tries teaching a “district school”
    conflict of will with his father
    returns to college
    college life, religious doubts, renewal of acquaintance with a former
      teacher at De Ruyter
    begins serious study of art
    voyage to England
    life in London
    visit to Paris
    returns to America
    continues painting from nature
    enlists under Kossuth, and goes to Hungary to carry off
      the crown jewels
    studies art in Paris
    returns to America and continues painting
    investigates spiritism
    spends much time in the Adirondacks
    curious mental experiences
    takes a studio in New York
    obtains position of fine-art editor of the Evening Post
    relations with Bryant
    with Mr. and Mrs. H.K.  Brown
    conducts The Crayon
    breaks down in health
    life in Cambridge and vacations in the Adirondacks
    betrothal to Miss Mack of Cambridge
    formal organization of the Adirondack Club, and purchase of
      tract of land
    severe illness
    trip to Florida
    returns to Cambridge
    in the Adirondacks
    goes again to England
    life in London, conversion to the theory of evolution
    summer in Switzerland with Ruskin
    marriage to Miss Mack and winter in Paris, acquaintance with the
      Browning family
    excursion to Normandy
    returns to the United States on account of the Civil War
    is appointed consul at Rome
    goes to England, thence to Italy
    life in Rome
    journey to America for wife and child
    dissatisfaction with the Roman consulate
    transference to Crete
    journey thither
    consular life
    trips about the island
    journey to and from Rome for wife and children
    death of T.B.  Stillman
    to Athens on leave of absence
    photographic work
    is dismissed from Cretan consulate
    death of Mrs. Stillman
    returns to Crete to make consignment of the consulate
    in accordance with wish of Mehmet Ali, the new governor-general,
      goes to Constantinople to discuss condition of Crete
    illness of Russie Stillman, journey to London, and thence to America
    death of his mother
    publication of book of photographs
    undertakes painting again
    takes position on Scribner’s Monthly
    returns to London,—­association