Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Family Background and Early Years 1
6. Student and Journalist, Toronto, 1854-58 10
7. A Period of Transition, 1858-60 23
8. Journalist and Parliamentary Reporter, Halifax, 1860-67 27
9. Freelance Writer, Sydney, 1867-69 52
10. Officer of the Canadian Senate, 1869-73 62
11. From Senate to Commons, 1873-80 76
12. Clerk of the Commons: An Ambition Realized, 1880-1902 89
13. Authority and Adviser on Constitutional Matters 110
14. Author and Consultant on Procedure at Meetings 144
15. Family Life, 1880-1902 163
16. Historian and Littérateur 177
17. The Royal Society of Canada - Twenty Years of Service 199
18. Last Illness and Death 222
19. A Canadian Robert, The Erskine May of Canada, or Simply a Great Victorian Canadian? 225
20. Appendices
21. Continued Use and Updating of Bourinot’s Books After His Death 239
22. Memorials to Bourinot 252
23. A Note on Sources 254
24. Notes 259
25. Index 355