CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
3. CONTENTS xi
4. Introduction 1
5. I. The Myths of Amherst 12
6. II. Earth's Confiding Time 39
7. III. Of Shunning Men and Women 104
8. IV. The Bright Bee 153
9. V. The Earl, the Malay, and the Pearl 185
10. VI. A Porcelain Life 259
11. VII. A Plank in Reason 291
12. VIII. Mansions of Mirage 356
13. IX. Sunset at Easter 397
14. X. Our Practical Sister 443
15. Epilogue 479
16. Notes 503
17. Index of First Lines 525
18. General Index 530