Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 3
2. Acknowledgments 5
3. Contents 7
4. Introduction 11
5. 1. Hergesheimer's Main Interest in Fiction 19
6. 2. Fictional Motifs 24
7. 3. The Three Black Pennys and Character 50
8. 4. Java Head and Plot 86
9. 5. Cytherea and "World" 111
10. 6. The Limestone Tree and Episodic Narrative Technique 140
11. 7. Tampico and Continuous Narrative Technique 169
12. 8. Balisand and Atmosphere 199
13. 9. Prose Style 229
14. 10. Commercial Fiction and Serious Fiction; Conclusions 248
15. Bibliography 271
16. Index 285