Introduction 1. Mortification 2. Gestation 3. Appetites and Affections: 1847-1855 4. Other People's Rules: 1855-1860 5. Spiritual Dangers: 1860-1865 6. Descent: 1866-1870 7. Absolute Beginnings: 1870-1874 8. Engaged: 1875-1878 9. Gifts: 1878-1882 10. An Entirely New Segment of Life: 1882-1884 11. The Lost Child: 1885-1887 12. Family Romance: 1888-1890 13. Surcharged with Vitality: 1890-1893 14. Real Fights: 1894-1896 15. Civic Genius: 1897-1898 16. A Gleam of the End: 1899-1901 17. A Temper of Peace 18. Mental Pirouettes: 1906-1907 19. The Pitch of Life: 1908-1909 20. Eclipse: 1910 Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index