TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Page
Introduction[iii]
Chapter.
I.Genealogy and Parentage[11]
II.Childhood[16]
III.Fruitlands[32]
IV.The Sentimental Period[56]
V.Authorship[75]
VI.The Year of Good Luck[110]
VII."Hospital Sketches"[136]
VIII.Europe, and "Little Women"[170]
IX.Europe[204]
X.Family Changes[263]
XI.Last Years[329]
XII.Conclusion[387]