Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Note on Translation ix
5. Abbreviations xi
6. Introduction 1
7. Chapter 1. Girlhood to Widowhood 18
8. Chapter 2. Loyalist 41
9. Chapter 3. Imprisonment and Exile 66
10. Chapter 4. In Chōshū 81
11. Chapter 5. Poetry 93
12. Chapter 6. Diaries 125
13. Chapter 7. Legacy 141
14. Conclusion 167
15. Sources I. Diary of My Journey to the Capital 175
16. Sources II. Counting Dreams 215
17. Bibliography 325
18. Index 333