Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vii
4. Preface ix
5. Acknowledgments xiii
6. Introduction 1
7. The Letters
8. 1913- 1926 15
9. 1926-1931 125
10. 1931-1935 232
11. 1935-1937 370
12. 1937-1940 530
13. 1940-1945 663
14. 1945-1946 764
15. Coda 831
16. Undated Letters 841
17. Appendix A: The First Meeting of Gertrude Stein and Carl Van Vechten 845
18. Appendix B: An Unpublished Portrait of Carl Van Vechten by Gertrude Stein 855
19. Principal Works of Gertrude Stein 867
20. Principal Works of Carl Van Vechten 871
21. Selected Bibliography 873
22. Index 877