Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Preface: Marian and the Major or The Major and Marian? xi
5. Introduction 1
6. The Major and Marian
7. Major William Kingdom Rains 11
8. Lake Simcoe, Upper Canada 21
9. St Joseph Island 26
10. Sister Stories 38
11. Marian Engel Elizabeth and the Golden City
12. Introduction 57
13. Montreal
14. Elizabeth and the Golden City 69
15. The Major and His Diary, I 125
16. The Major at McGill 133
17. The Major and His Diary, II 141
18. Middle-age Memories of Montreal 147
19. Elizabeth on Her Education 158
20. Leaving Montreal 161
21. Toronto
22. Toronto 165
23. Elizabeth in Her 30s 183
24. Elizabeth at 50, Remembering Her 40s 212
25. Elizabeth, Publisher and Writer 221
26. The Major’s Funeral 227
27. Elizabeth Finds Her Father 237
28. Elizabeth in the Hospital 242
29. Trompe l’Oeil
30. Agassiz and Bryant Visit the Major 253
31. Elizabeth and the Golden City A Lexicon by Marian Engel 262
32. Archival Sources of Engel Material 283
33. Notes 285
34. Bibliography 301
35. Index 305