[PREFATORY NOTE]

[CHAPTER I EARLY LIFE IN ALDEBURGH]

[CHAPTER II POVERTY IN LONDON]

[CHAPTER III FRIENDSHIP WITH BURKE]

[CHAPTER IV LIFE AT BELVOIR CASTLE]

[CHAPTER V IN SUFFOLK AGAIN]

[CHAPTER VI "THE PARISH REGISTER"]

[CHAPTER VII "THE BOROUGH"]

[CHAPTER VIII "TALES"]

[CHAPTER IX VISITING IN LONDON]