CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ix
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
5. INTRODUCTION xv
6. NOTE ON EDITORIAL PRACTICE xxiii
7. I. GAY TEARS (1869–1874) 1
8. II. Α SUBTILE HUMORIST (1874–1875) 29
9. III. WISH I HAD BEEN on THAΤ ISLAND (1876) 115
10. IV. GIVE ME YOUR PLAIN, SQUARE ADVICE (1877–1879) 169
11. V. A MILLION THINGS I WANTED TO SAY (1879–1880) 265
12. VI. AN INDIGNANT SENSE OF RIGHT AND WRONG (1881–1882) 343
13. VII. A MIGHTY GOOD BOOK (1883–1884) 421