Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface to the Pa per back Edition vii
3. Preface ix
4. Contents xiii
5. Abbreviations xv
6. 1. Emigrant's Daughter 1
7. 2. A Governess' Career 11
8. 3. Courtship and Marriage 21
9. 4. The Diary of an Ennuyée 29
10. 5. Anna Jameson and Fanny Kemble 38
11. 6. Memoirs of Poets, Sovereigns and Court Beauties 48
12. 7. Characteristics of Women 57
13. 8. Parting and Beginning 73
14. 9. Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad 82
15. 10. Fame and Friendship 90
16. 11. The Voyage to Canada 98
17. 12. Canada and the United States, 183~1838 110
18. 13. Winter Studies and Summer Rambles in Canada 126
19. 14. Love and Work Enough 144
20. 15. Lady Byron 152
21. 16. Works, 1840-1846 162
22. 17. The Brownings and Italy 169
23. 18. Sacred and Legendary Art 176
24. 19. Highlights, 1848-1854 183
25. 20. A Year of Misfortune 194
26. 21. The Final Years 206
27. Bibliography 223
28. Notes 236
29. Index 247