Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction: The Upturned Page 1
4. ONE. Almayer’s Face 28
5. TWO. Invisible Writing 58
6. THREE. Ford’s Impressionism 89
7. FOUR. Some Impressionist (and Non-Impressionist) Faces 125
8. FIVE. “A Blankness to Run At and Dash Your Head Against” 161
9. SIX. Maps, Charts, and Mist 186
10. SEVEN. The Writing of Revolution 228
11. EIGHT. Versions of Regression 261
12. NINE. How Literary Impressionism Ended 290
13. Coda: Four Modernists 317
14. Notes 337
15. Acknowledgments 387
16. Index 389