Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Note on Texts xv
6. Chronology xvii
7. Introduction 3
8. The American
9. 1. New World Thinking 23
10. 2. An English Sappho 37
11. 3. Making a Trade of Her Wit 54
12. 4. Uniting the Laudable Affections of the Mind 81
13. The Professional
14. 5. Debating “Genius” 109
15. 6. Prospering in a Patronizing Profession 137
16. 7. “The Same Darling End … by Different Means” 168
17. 8. Recasting a Career 205
18. The Celebrity
19. 9. “The Law of Custom” … or of “Fools”? 229
20. 10. “Work upon That Now!” 252
21. 11. Friendship, Marriage, and Motherhood 281
22. 12. “A Pen That Conferred Immortality” 314
23. Lennox’s Afterlife 343
24. Notes 359
25. Publications, Editions, and Reprints 437
26. Bibliography 445
27. Index 465