SOLOMON MAIMON:
AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY. Translated from the German, with Additions and Notes , BY
J. CLARK MURRAY, LL.D., F.R.S.C., Professor of Mental and Moral Philosophy, M'Gill College, Montreal .
CONTENTS.
"TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE.
SOLOMON MAIMON.
INTRODUCTION.
CHAPTER I. My Grandfather's Housekeeping.
CHAPTER II. First Reminiscences of Youth.
CHAPTER III. Private Education and Independent Study.
CHAPTER IV. Jewish Schools The Joy of being released from them causes a stiff foot.
CHAPTER V. My Family is driven into Misery, and an old Servant
CHAPTER VI. New Abode, new Misery The Talmudist.
CHAPTER VII. Joy endureth but a little while.
CHAPTER VIII. The Pupil knows more than the Teacher A theft -
CHAPTER IX. Love Affairs and Matrimonial Proposals The Song of
CHAPTER X. I become an object of contention, get two wives at once, and am kidnapped at last.
CHAPTER XI. My Marriage in my Eleventh Year makes me the Slave
CHAPTER XII. The Secrets of the Marriage State Prince
CHAPTER XIII. Endeavour after mental Culture amid ceaseless Struggles with Misery of every kind.
CHAPTER XIV. I study the Cabbalah, and become at last a Physician.
CHAPTER XV. A brief Exposition of the Jewish Religion, from its Origin down to the most recent Times.
CHAPTER XVI. Jewish Piety and Penances.
CHAPTER XVII. Friendship and Enthusiasm.
CHAPTER XVIII. The Life of a Family-Tutor.
CHAPTER XIX. Also on a Secret Society, and therefore a Long Chapter.
CHAPTER XX. Continuation of the Former, and also something about Religious Mysteries.
CHAPTER XXI. Journeys to KOnigsberg, Stettin and Berlin, for
CHAPTER XXII. Deepest Stage of Misery, and Deliverance.
CHAPTER XXIII. Arrival in Berlin Acquaintances Mendelssohn De
CHAPTER XXIV. Mendelssohn A chapter devoted to the memory of a worthy friend.
CHAPTER XXV. My aversion at first for belles lettres, and my
CHAPTER XXVI. I return to Hamburg A Lutheran Pastor pronounces
CHAPTER XXVII. Third Journey to Berlin Frustrated Plan of
CHAPTER XXVIII. Fourth Journey to Berlin Unfortunate
CONCLUDING CHAPTER.
ALEXANDER GARDNER, PAISLEY AND LONDON. AT ALL LIBRARIES.
