CHAPTER I MY EARLY CHILDHOOD--THE ROAD TO BALLYMONEY--PEAT CUTTING--MY EARLY SCHOOLING--MY FATHER DIES--WE SAIL FOR AMERICA

CHAPTER II MY MOTHER'S COURAGEOUS EFFORTS--MY MOTHER MARRIES AGAIN--I ATTEND SCHOOL IN WINTER--MY WORK ON THE FARM--VALPARAISO HIGH SCHOOL--I WORK AS A CHOREBOY--CHARLEY GRIFFITH--MY RESTLESSNESS--I TRY FOR A COLLEGE EDUCATION

CHAPTER III KNOX COLLEGE--WORKING MY WAY AS A FARMHAND--TEACHING COUNTRY SCHOOL--GREEK THE MOST IMPORTANT OF MY STUDIES--MY RETURN TO IRELAND WHEN I WAS NINETEEN--RESTLESS FOR AMERICA--I DETERMINE TO SHIP AS A STOW-AWAY--MY LETTER TO THE FIRST OFFICER--WORKING MY PASSAGE AS MESS-BOY--MY ENGAGEMENT--A WINTER IN WHICH I NEARLY PERISHED OF COLD AND HUNGER--MY DISMAL MEALS WITH THE DIVINITY STUDENT

CHAPTER IV LIVING ON EIGHTEEN CENTS A WEEK--I DECIDE TO PEDDLE COFFEE-POTS--I OPEN A RESTAURANT--I HAVE A RUN OF BAD LUCK--THE DISCOURAGING SIDE OF A PEDDLER'S LIFE--CLERKING IN A GROCERY STORE--A HORSE TRADE--MY MOTHER GOES PEDDLING WITH ME--MY FRIENDSHIP WITH ALBERT BRADY--SELLING MICROSCOPES AROUND THE GREAT LAKES--JOHN PHILLIPS AND ROBERT MATHER--MY FIRST EXPERIENCE AS AN EDITOR--MY DISAPPOINTING GRADUATION

CHAPTER V MY ARRIVAL IN BOSTON--I GO TO COLONEL POPE AND ASK FOR WORK--COLONEL POPE'S CAREER--A JOB THAT I HAD TO HAVE--I LEARN TO RIDE A BICYCLE--HOW I ACCIDENTALLY BECAME AN EDITOR--MY MARRIAGE--I GO TO NEW YORK AND APPLY FOR WORK ON THE "CENTURY MAGAZINE"--THE LAUNCHING OF MY NEW VENTURE

CHAPTER VI HARD SLEDDING--GETTING THE SYNDICATE ON ITS FEET--MY FIRST AUTHORS--HENRY HARLAND AND THE "YELLOW BOOK"--I WRITE A SERIES OF ARTICLES ON COOKERY--GETTING SYNIDICATE IDEAS--MY FIRST CALL UPON STEVENSON--THE OFFER FOR "ST.IVES"--WE PLAN THE SOUTH SEA CRUISE--HENRY JAMES AND STEVENSON--STEVENSON'S WILLINGNESS TO BE EDITED--STEVENSON'S WIFE

CHAPTER VII HELP FROM AN UNEXPECTED SOURCE--ON THE EDGE OF BANKRUPTCY--GEORGE MEREDITH--THE NEW WRITER

CHAPTER VIII THE "MUCK-RAKING" MOVEMENT--THE STANDARD OIL ARTICLES--THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT ARTICLES--MISS STONE'S STORY--THE MONTESSORI METHOD--MR. TURNER'S CHICAGO ARTICLES--THE COMMISSION FORM OF GOVERNMENT