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HELPSTON. JOHN CLARE LEARNS THRESHING, AND MAKES AN ATTEMPT TO BECOME A LAWYER'S CLERK. JOHN CLARE STUDIES ALGEBRA, AND FALLS IN LOVE. TRAVELS IN SEARCH OF A BOOK. VARIOUS ADVENTURES, INCLUDING THE PURCHASE OF 'LOWE'S CRITICAL SPELLING-BOOK.' FRESH ATTEMPTS TO RISE IN THE WORLD: A SHORT MILITARY CAREER. TRIAL OF GYPSY LIFE. LIME BURNING AND LOVE MAKING. ATTEMPTS TO GET UP A PROSPECTUS. THE TURN OF FORTUNE. JOHN CLARE'S FIRST PATRON. PREPARING FOR PUBLICATION. SUCCESS. 'OPINIONS OF THE PRESS' AND CONSEQUENCES. NEW SIGHTS AND NEW FRIENDS. FIRST TROUBLES OF FAME. PATRONAGE UNDER VARIOUS ASPECTS. PUBLICATION OF THE 'VILLAGE MINSTREL.' GLIMPSES OF JOHN CLARE AT HOME. JOURNEY TO LONDON. DARKENING CLOUDS. PHYSIC AND PHYSICIANS. NEW STRUGGLES. PUBLICATION OF 'THE SHEPHERD'S CALENDAR.' VISITS TO NEW AND OLD FRIENDS. THE POET AS PEDLAR. CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE. FRIENDS IN NEED. NORTHBOROUGH. ALONE. THE LAST STRUGGLE. BURST OF INSANITY. COUNTY PATRONAGE. DR. ALLEN'S ASYLUM. ESCAPE FROM THE ASYLUM. FINIS.