Preface -- Part 1. A Journey in Blindness -- Ch. 1. The Brutal Bargain -- Ch. 2. Culture, Class, and Conversions -- Ch. 3. The Second Lap Across the Sea -- Part 2. Moving Into Manhattan -- Ch. 4. The Family Tree -- Ch. 5. Making a Start -- Ch. 6. In and Out of Nihilism (and Uniform) -- Part 3. Making It -- Ch. 7. Working for a Living in New York -- Ch. 8. Writing for a Living in America -- Ch. 9. Becoming a Boss -- Ch. 10. The Last Infirmity -- Index.