CONTENTS

TITLE PAGE

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

DEDICATION

CHARACTERS

PART ONE: THE BARROW BOY

LONDON

1884

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

PART TWO: NEW HORIZONS

LONDON–KENT

1887

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Twenty

PART THREE: UNIQUE RELATIONSHIPS

KINGSTON UPON HULL–LONDON

1888

Chapter Twenty-one

Chapter Twenty-two

Chapter Twenty-three

Chapter Twenty-four

Chapter Twenty-five

Chapter Twenty-six

Chapter Twenty-seven

PART FOUR: THE ROAD TO DESTINY

HULL–LONDON

1888

Chapter Twenty-eight

Chapter Twenty-nine

Chapter Thirty

Chapter Thirty-one

Chapter Thirty-two

Chapter Thirty-three

Chapter Thirty-four

Chapter Thirty-five

Chapter Thirty-six

Chapter Thirty-seven

Chapter Thirty-eight

Chapter Thirty-nine

Chapter Forty

Chapter Forty-one

PART FIVE: THE WAY IT IS

LONDON–PARIS

1888–1889

Chapter Forty-two

Chapter Forty-three

Chapter Forty-four

Chapter Forty-five

Chapter Forty-six

Chapter Forty-seven

Chapter Forty-eight

Chapter Forty-nine

Chapter Fifty

Chapter Fifty-one

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

BOOKS BY BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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