Contents

1. Cover Page
2. Title Page
3. Copyright Page
4. Dedication
5. Contents
6. List of Illustrations
7. Abbreviations
8. Frequently Cited Works by Marguerite Yourcenar
9. Preface
10. Prologue
11. Chapter 1. The Early Years
12. Chapter 2. Wellesley College
13. Chapter 3. Pursuing the Academic Life
14. Chapter 4. Time Out
15. Chapter 5. Incipit Vita Nova
16. Chapter 6. Passage to America
17. Chapter 7. Separation
18. Chapter 8. Interlude
19. Chapter 9. Dean Frick
20. Chapter 10. Echoes of the War
21. Chapter 11. Extracurricular Activities
22. Chapter 12. Locking Horns
23. Chapter 13. Best-Laid Plans
24. Chapter 14. A Gift from Jacques Kayaloff
25. Chapter 15. The Life Their Wishes Never Led
26. Chapter 16. The Saga of Emily Hall
27. Chapter 17. Brooks Cottage
28. Chapter 18. Paris, France
29. Chapter 19. In Collaboration with the Author
30. Chapter 20. On the Road Again
31. Chapter 21. Continuing the Journey
32. Chapter 22. Home Sweet Home
33. Chapter 23. Coup de Grâce
34. Chapter 24. To a Far Country
35. Chapter 25. Travels and Travails Foreign and Domestic
36. Chapter 26. The Wages of Success
37. Chapter 27. Three Crossings
38. Chapter 28. Battling over L’Œuvre au Noir
39. Chapter 29. Dear Departed
40. Chapter 30. Grace Bashing Begins
41. Chapter 31. Round Two
42. Chapter 32. Offerings to Neptune and Hermes
43. Chapter 33. One More Midnight Sun
44. Chapter 34. Surcease
45. Chapter 35. Coda
46. Epilogue. In Memoriam
47. Acknowledgments
48. Notes
49. Bibliography
50. Index

List of Illustrations

Abbreviations

Frequently Cited Works by Marguerite Yourcenar

Preface

Prologue

Chapter 1. The Early Years

Chapter 2. Wellesley College

Chapter 3. Pursuing the Academic Life

Chapter 4. Time Out

Chapter 5. Incipit Vita Nova

Chapter 6. Passage to America

Chapter 7. Separation

Chapter 8. Interlude

Chapter 9. Dean Frick

Chapter 10. Echoes of the War

Chapter 11. Extracurricular Activities

Chapter 12. Locking Horns

Chapter 13. Best-Laid Plans

Chapter 14. A Gift from Jacques Kayaloff

Chapter 15. The Life Their Wishes Never Led

Chapter 16. The Saga of Emily Hall

Chapter 17. Brooks Cottage

Chapter 18. Paris, France

Chapter 19. In Collaboration with the Author

Chapter 20. On the Road Again

Chapter 21. Continuing the Journey

Chapter 22. Home Sweet Home

Chapter 23. Coup de Grâce

Chapter 24. To a Far Country

Chapter 25. Travels and Travails Foreign and Domestic

Chapter 26. The Wages of Success

Chapter 27. Three Crossings

Chapter 28. Battling over L’Œuvre au Noir

Chapter 29. Dear Departed

Chapter 30. Grace Bashing Begins

Chapter 31. Round Two

Chapter 32. Offerings to Neptune and Hermes

Chapter 33. One More Midnight Sun

Chapter 34. Surcease

Chapter 35. Coda

Epilogue. In Memoriam

Acknowledgments

Notes

Bibliography

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1. Cover Page
2. Begin Reading
3. Copyright Page
4. Dedication
5. Contents
6. List of Illustrations
7. Preface
8. Prologue
9. Epilogue
10. Acknowledgments
11. Notes
12. Bibliography
13. Index