Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Abbreviations ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Prologue The Drowning 13
6. Part I: The House in the Bitterweeds
7. 1. Trinity: 1915–1922 19
8. 2. Merrill Street: 1923–1931 39
9. 3. Rice Institute: 1932–1941 56
10. Part II: Song of Leaving
11. 4. Ulysses: 1942–1945 73
12. 5. El Prado: 1945–1948 91
13. 6. Christopher Icarus: 1948–1950 102
14. 7. The House of Breath: 1950 123
15. 8. Marvello: 1950–1953 137
16. 9. A Farther Country: 1954–1956 168
17. 10. Blood Kindred: 1957–1962 190
18. Part III: The Rider at the Door
19. 11. “A New Life”: 1962–1964 213
20. 12. A Living Jesus: 1966–1973 232
21. 13. The Restorer: 1974 253
22. 14. Precious Door: 1975–1981 271
23. 15. The Nurseryman: 1976–1982 295
24. 16. Arcadio: 1983 309
25. 17. The Wound and the Bow: 1982–1983 318
26. Acknowledgments 333
27. Notes 337
28. Index 359