Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Acknowledgments VII
3. Contents IX
4. Prologue 1
5. I. 1688–1788–1888 3
6. II. The Long Trial 17
7. III. The New Masters 35
8. IV. The Unpeaceful Countryside 50
9. V. Doing Good 64
10. VI. Abiding Influences 79
11. VII. Writers Protest 92
12. VIII. Fighting Ecclesiastics 113
13. IX. Politicians under Pressure 129
14. X. Scrapping the Old 146
15. XI. The Failure of a Campaign 163
16. XII. Schemes Everywhere 179
17. XIII. Schools as Weapons 195
18. XIV. A Faith in Doubt 211
19. XV. Other Englands 234
20. XVI. In the Time of the Imperialists 250
21. XVII. The Other Island 265
22. XVIII. The Heyday of the Land Agitation 278
23. XIX. No Parliament in Dublin 292
24. XX. Contentious Men 310
25. XXI. After the Victorians 322
26. Notes 331
27. Bibliography of Manuscripts 383
28. Index 387