Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. Parents and Childhood, 1826 to 1839
2. In Her Teens, 1840 to 1845
3. Papers for the People, 1845 to 1849
4. Early Novels, 1850 to 1854
5. The Author of John Halifax, Gentleman, 1855 to 1858
6. The Family Magazine, 1859 to 1863
7. Two Scottish Men, 1861 to 1868
8. Annus Mirabilis, 1869
9. Motherhood, 1870 to 1879
10. Travel and Translation, 1867 to 1884
11. Later Years, 1884 to 1887
Epilogue: Life and Afterlife
Chronology
Manuscripts and Archival Collections
Notes
Index