Boyhood and Youth—University Life—Literary Studies—Classicism and Romanticism—Joins the Carbonari—Arrest and Exile

Condition of Italy—The Revolution of 1831—Young Italy—Its Principles: Belief in Italy; Inspiration of Duty; Social Reform—Its Political System: Republicanism; Italian Unity; War with Austria—Secret Societies

At Marseilles—Spread of Young Italy—Letter to Charles Albert—The Army Plot in Piedmont—At Geneva—The Savoy Raid

Life in Exile—Mental Crisis—Principles of the Revolution—Young Switzerland—Young Europe—Literary Work—Women Friends: Giuditta Sidoli; Madeleine de Mandrot

Life in London—Spiritual Condition—English Friends—The Carlyles—Lamennais and George Sand—Literary Work—Decay of Young Italy—The Italian School at Hatton Garden—Appeal to Working Men

Politics in Italy—The Bandieras—The Post-Office Scandal—The People's International League—Life in 1845-47—Letter to Pio Nono—Attitude towards the Royalists—The Revolution of 1848—At Milan

The Collapse of the War—The People's War—At Florence—The Mission of Rome—The Roman Republic—The Triumvirate—Attitude to the Church—The French Attack

In Switzerland—Life in London—English Friends—English Politics and Literature—The "Friends of Italy"

The Piedmontese School—Mazzini and Cavour—The French Alliance—Mazzini and Manin—The Theory of the Dagger—Conspiracies—The Genoese plot of 1857

The War of 1859—At Florence—Plans for the South—Garibaldi's Expedition—Projected Raid into Umbria—At Naples

Policy after 1860—Disappointment in Italy—Rome and Venice—Attitude towards the Monarchy—Life in England—The Greco Plot—American and Irish Politics—Mazzini and Garibaldi—Overtures from Victor Emmanuel—The War of 1866

The Republican Alliance—Life at Lugano—Mentana—Republican Movement in 1868-70—Intrigue with Bismarck—Imprisonment at Gaeta, and Release—Attack on the International—Death

Religion Essential to Society—Paramountcy of the Spiritual—Criticism of Christianity; Catholicism; Protestantism—Christ's Teaching: its Truths and Imperfections—The Doctrines of the New Faith: God; Progress; Immortality—The Criteria of Truth: the Conscience; Tradition—Humanity—The Need of Unity; Authority; Church and State; the New Church

Morality Depends on an Ideal—Criticism of the Theory of Rights and Utilitarianism—Happiness not the End of Life—Life is a Mission—Work for the Sake of Duty—Thought Useless without Action—Power of the Principle of Duty—Duties to Self; Family; Country

The Moral Law and the State—Duties of the State: Liberty, Association, Education—Sovereignty is in God—Democracy—The Ideal Government—The Republic—The Ideal State

Importance of Social Questions—Their Moral Basis—Attack on Socialism—Contrast between Mazzini's and its Theories and Work—Social Programme—Cooperation

Country and Humanity—The Marks of Nationality: the Will of the People; the Sense of National Mission—Patriotism—International Solidarity—Ethics of Foreign Policy; Non-Intervention; War; the Special Missions of each Country—The Future of Europe—The Slavs—The United States of Europe—Italy's International Function

The Function of the Critic—The Function of the Poet—Art must avoid 'Art for the sake of Art' and Realism—It must be Human, Social, Didactic—Poetry of Modern Life—The Historical Drama—Music—'Objective' and 'Subjective' Poets—Dante—Shakespeare—Goethe—Byron

Poetic Temperament—Defects as a Thinker—Greatness as a Moral Teacher—Strength and Weakness as a Politician—The Man

Some Unpublished (in one case privately published) Letters and Papers, written by Mazzini

Bibliography of Mazzini's Writings