CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGE
IMY LIFE (1856-1886)[1]
IIMY LIFE (1886-1888)[20]
IIII GO TO THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA[26]
IVI GO TO JAPAN[35]
VBACK TO CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES[46]
VILITERARY AT-HOMES AND LITERARY CLUBS[52]
VIIWE START OUR LITERARY AT-HOMES IN LONDON[57]
VIIIOUR AT-HOMES: YOUNG AUTHORS WHO ARE NOW GREAT AUTHORS[73]
IXTHE HUMORISTS AT OUR AT-HOMES[82]
XTHE POETS AT OUR AT-HOMES[103]
XILADY AUTHORS AT ADDISON MANSIONS[119]
XIILITERARY CLUBS: MY CONNECTION WITH THE AUTHORS’ CLUB[146]
XIIILITERARY CLUBS: THE IDLERS AND THE VAGABONDS[162]
XIVLITERARY CLUBS: THE SAVAGE CLUB[183]
XVMY CONNECTION WITH JOURNALISM[188]
XVITHE WRITING OF MY BOOKS. PART I[204]
XVIITHE WRITING OF MY BOOKS. PART II[216]
XVIIITHE WRITING OF MY BOOKS. PART III[223]
XIXHOW I WROTE “WHO’S WHO”[233]
XXAUSTRALIANS IN LITERATURE[240]
XXIMY NOVELIST FRIENDS. PART I[251]
XXIIMY NOVELIST FRIENDS. PART II[279]
XXIIIMY NOVELIST FRIENDS. PART III[288]
XXIVOTHER AUTHOR FRIENDS[300]
XXVFRIENDS WHO NEVER CAME TO ADDISON MANSIONS[307]
XXVIMY TRAVELLER FRIENDS[312]
XXVIIMY ACTOR FRIENDS[328]
XXVIIIMY ARTIST FRIENDS[346]