Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Note on Style vii
4. 1. Double-Minded Men 1
5. 2. “My Character & Conduct” 15
6. 3. “That Single Word Watch” 43
7. 4. “An Active Frame in Courts Below” 84
8. 5. “The Sparks That Fly Upward” 109
9. 6. Mourning, Melancholy, and Money 133
10. 7. The Changing Meaning of God and Man 156
11. 8. The Making of a Middle-Class Mind 183
12. Acknowledgments 197
13. Appendix 1. Ryder’s Diary Volumes 201
14. Appendix 2. Deaths and Burials 204
15. Notes 221
16. Manuscript Sources 285
17. Index 287