II. IN PERSON [7]
III. THE PERIOD OF THE GRUESOME [13]
IV. THE NEW ORLEANS TIME [33]
V. AT MARTINIQUE [57]
VI. "GETTING A SOUL" [65]
VII. "IN GHOSTLY JAPAN" [81]
VIII. AS A POET [93]
IX. THE POET OF MYOPIA [103]
X. HEARN'S STYLE [119]
XI. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION [137]