Willem-Jan Verlinden was born in the Netherlands and studied art history in Leiden. He has worked for a number of museums and art foundations and is the co-author, with Kristine Gorenhart, of How I Love London: Walking Through Vincent Van Gogh's London.

1. It was terrible. I shall never forget that night: Nuenen, 1885 . 2. Undisturbed Married Felicity: The Hague, Breda and Zundert, 1851 and earlier . 3. The Land of Desire: Zundert, 1851-1871 . 4. Young Mistresses: Helvoirt, Leeuwarden, Tiel, 1871-1875 . 5. Cottages Covered in Ivy: London, Welwyn, 1873-1877 . 6. Quiet at Home: Etten, Tiel, Dordrecht, Soesterberg, 's-Hertogenbosch, 1875-1882 . 7. Memories of the Garden: Etten, Hengelo, Leiderdorp, 1876-1877 . 8. Great and Holy in his Final Rest: Nuenen, Leiderdorp, Soesterberg, 1882-1886 . 9. My Greatest Ambition is to Write Something Original: Soesterberg, Elburg, Breda, Middelharnis, Amsterdam, Paris, 1885-1888 . 10. All Such a Dreadful Muddl: Breda, Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, Soesterberg, 1886-1889 . 11. I Just Can't Imagine You in Paris: Soesterberg, Leiden, Paris 1889-1890 . 12. Dear Sister, Dear Vincent: Paris, Leiden, Arles, Auvers-sur-Oise 1888-1890 . 13. Oh, Mother, He Was So Truly My Brother: Paris, Leiden, Auvers-sur-Oise, Utrecht 1890-1891 . 14. The Poison of Impropriety: Nijmegen, The Hague, 1893-1898 . 15. Such Momentous Times! Leiden, Dieren, Baarn, Ermelo-Veldwijk, 1900-1920 . 16. Poetry as Clear as a Brook: Baarn, Ermelo-Veldwijk, 1920-1934 . 17. The Last Years: Amsterdam, Baarn, Dieren, Ermelo-Veldwijk, 1925-1941