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| I. | Introductory The Romance of Philanthropy Causes the First Meeting of Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe and Julia Ward.—Letter of Congratulation from the Poet Longfellow.—The “Chevalier.”—The Wedding-tour in Europe.—The Eldest Daughter, Julia Romana, Is Born in Rome. Why She Was “Mary” and I Was “Martha.” | 1 |
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| II. | Stories Told Us by Our Parents The Alarming Three Bears of the Howe Coat-of-arms.—Brutality at the Old Boston Latin School.—Boyish Mischief.—Papa’s Church.—Grandmother Cutler Rebukes the Biographer of Washington and Marion.—Grandfather Ward, His Liberality and His Stern Calvinism. | 4 |
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| III. | Memories of Early Childhood The Perkins Institution for the Blind.—South Boston in the ’Fifties and ’Sixties. Migratory Habits of the Howe Family.—“Cliff House” at Newport.—George William Curtis and the Howe Children.—A Children’s Party at the Longfellow Mansion.—Professor “Stubby” Child Plays with Us in the Hay. | 12 |
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| IV. | Our Early Literary Activities The Howe Children Invent a “Patagonian Language,” Edit a Newspaper The Listener, Write Plays and Songs. They Give “Parlor Concerts” and Take Part in Tableaux and Private Theatricals.—William Story and Thackeray. | 30 |
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| V. | Under the Shadow of Byron’s Helmet Echoes of the Greek Revolution.—The Enchanted Garden.—“Green Peace” an International Resort.—Political Exiles. Teach Us Foreign Languages and the Love of Freedom.—Louis Kossuth. | 40 |
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| VI. | Noted Visitors at “Green Peace” Charles Sumner and His Brother.—Edwin P. Whipple—James T. Fields.—Doctor Kane.—Rev. Thomas Starr King.—Prof. Cornelius C. Felton.—Arthur Hugh Clough.—Frederika Bremer.—Laura Bridgman. | 50 |
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| VII. | Young America Goes to School Our Schools and Teachers.—The South Boston Omnibus.—A Grand School Sleigh-ride.—Memories of the Adams Family.—A Picnic on the State House Steps. | 68 |
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| VIII. | The Agassizes and Their School Professor and Mrs. Louis Agassiz.—Prof. Alexander Agassiz.—Papanti’s Dancing-school.—I Invent Fancy Dances.—We Swim, Skate, and Ride on Horseback.—Boston’s Purple-glass Windows. | 79 |
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| IX. | Edwin Booth and Charlotte Cushman Why They Did Not Act My Mother’s Play, “Hippolytus.”—A Bundle of Old Playbills.—Letters from Edwin and Mary Booth.—Mrs. Frances Ann Kemble.—Statue of Horace Mann.—My Father Introduces Written Examinations into the Public Schools, amid Angry Protests from the Masters. | 92 |
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| X. | Lawton’s Valley, Our Summer Home The Beautiful Valley.—The Crawford Children.—“Yeller’s Day.”—“Vaucluse” and the Hazards.—The Midshipmen Visit Us.—Dances on Board the Frigate Constitution.—Parties in the Valley.—George Bancroft.—A Party at His House.—Rev. Charles T. Brooks. | 110 |
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| XI. | Anti-Slavery and Civil War Memories Deep Interest of My Parents in the Anti-Slavery Movement and in the Civil War.—We Learn the Evil of Compromise.—A Trip to Kansas.—Manners on the Mississippi Steamboats.—Fort Sumter Is Attacked.—Mother’s Poems of the War.—Father’s Work on the Sanitary Commission.—How the Flag Was Treated at Newport.—We Ride in the “Jeff Davis.” Knitting and Scraping Lint.—Sewing-circles.—Fairs for the Army and the Navy.—“The Boatswain’s Whistle.”—Visiting the Camp at Readville.—Governor N. P. Banks.—Governor John A. Andrew.—Parade of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery | 128 |
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| XII. | Work for the Soldiers The Ancient and Honorable Artillery.—Death of Little Sammy.—Assassination of Lincoln.—My Father Serves on the Freedmen’s Commission. | 141 |
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| XIII. | The Brighter Side of Life in the Civil War How We Dressed and Danced in the ’Sixties.—War Prices.—Mrs. Jared Sparks.—Visit of the Russian Fleet.—The Brain Club.—Oliver Wendell Holmes.—Ralph Waldo Emerson.—William R. Alger.—William M. Hunt.—“Mamma’s Owls,” William and Henry James.—A Clever Group of Society Women.—A Historic Nose-pulling. | 155 |
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| XIV. | Our Labors in Behalf of Crete Removal to Boylston Place.—W. D. Howells.—Marion Crawford as a Boy.—The Romance of a Fire.—The Cretan Insurrection.—Sisters Julia and Laura Accompany Our Parents to Greece.—A Grim Passenger.—A Price Is Set on My Father’s Head.—Our Cretan Sewing-Circle and Concert.—Over-modest Amateurs.—The Sumner Bronzes. | 180 |
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| XV. | Married Life in New York and New Jersey Nursery Days.—The Family of a New Jersey Commuter.—Sorrows of the Country Housekeeper.—Death of My Father.—A Memorial Meeting.—The Story of Sister Constance.—A Division of Heirlooms. | 205 |
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| XVI. | Reconstructing a New Jersey Village
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