Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents xi
3. Note to the Reader xiii
4. Introduction 1
5. CHAPTER ONE The Inner World of the Early Nineteenth Century 11
6. CHAPTER TWO Unseen Lives 49
7. CHAPTER THREE The Crisis of Absurdity 94
8. CHAPTER FOUR The Magic of Moral Power 149
9. CHAPTER FIVE The Punishment of Heaven 178
10. CHAPTER SIX Strangers and Sojourners 207
11. Notes 249