Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction: The Man and the Artist 1
5. 1 The Early Years 11
6. 2 Schooling and Travels 38
7. 3 Happiness in the Countryside 46
8. 4 The Master Builders 60
9. 5 A New Life at the University 68
10. 6 “I Want Pleasure,” 83
11. 7 A “Horrible Atheist,” 98
12. 8 A Mentor and a Madonna 107
13. 9 “Ordered South,” 121
14. 10 First Steps as a Writer 132
15. 11 Artists and Boats 143
16. 12 Enter Fanny 156
17. 13 The Donkey Book 173
18. 14 From Glasgow to San Francisco 187
19. 15 A Year in California 201
20. 16 Edinburgh and Davos 225
21. 17 A Breakthrough in the Highlands 236
22. 18 Alpine Cold, and Treasure Island 256
23. 19 Two Years on the Riviera 269
24. 20 A Home in England 279
25. 21 A Torrent of Writing 297
26. 22 Creating a Myth: Jekyll and Hyde 305
27. 23 Kidnapped 315
28. 24 Farewell to Europe 327
29. 25 An Adirondack Winter 331
30. 26 Sailing the High Seas 351
31. 27 Hawaii 365
32. 28 The Cruise of the Equator 374
33. 29 Interlude 387
34. 30 Life at Vailima 398
35. 31 Missionaries, Chiefs, and Bureaucrats 422
36. 32 The End of Paradise 433
37. 33 The Last Novels 446
38. 34 “I Was Not Born for Age,” 461
39. Epilogue 469
40. Chronology 477
41. Notes 483
42. Illustration Credits 527
43. Index 533