Introduction / John Brett -- 1. The Early Years, 1831-1853 -- 2. The Student, 1853-1856 -- 3. A Pre-Raphaelite at Last, 1857-1858 -- 4. Aspiring Figure Painter, 1859-1861 -- 5. Mediterranean Adventures and Rejection at the Royal Academy, 1861-1865 -- 6. British Waters, 1865-1869 -- 7. Painting and Science, 1870-1877 -- 8. The Heyday, 1877-1882 -- 9. The Viking and the Scottish Coast, 1883-1886 -- 10. The Lean Years, 1887-1902 -- John Brett's Picture Frames / Lynn Roberts -- Appendix 1. John Ruskin's Review of the Val d'Aosta, 1859 -- Appendix 2. John Brett's Commentaries', 1886 -- Catalogue of Works / Charles Brett.