Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. Illustrations xi
4. Editorial Note xiii
5. Prelude: The Shapes a Mind Holds 1
6. 1. Human Nature Undressed 13
7. 2. A Taste of Salt 26
8. 3. Lady Rosebery’s Party 43
9. 4. God’s Fist 63
10. 5. Ghosts: The Empty Room 77
11. 6. Ghosts: From the Acropolis 89
12. 7. Anonymity and Rhythm 102
13. 8. The Firing of Nelly Boxall 124
14. 9. Acts in a Play 147
15. 10. On Being Despised 162
16. 11. Slow Motion: The Years 190
17. 12. An Inch of the Pattern: The Years 211
18. 13. Antigone’s Daughters 231
19. 14. A Purple Background 253
20. 15. To the Altar 270
21. 16. Weeping Willie 291
22. 17. Oblivion and Water 312
23. 18. Time Passes 333
24. Appendix: The Wilberforce Letters 347
25. Sources 365
26. Bibliography 399
27. Acknowledgments 407
28. Index 411