Winter in Boston.—A Season of severe Labour.—Connection with Greene Street School, Providence, R.I.—Editorship of the Dial.—Margaret's Estimate of Allston’s Pictures
Farewell to Boston.—Engagement to write for the New York Tribune.—Margaret in her New Surroundings.—Mr. Greeley's Opinion of Margaret's Work.—Her Estimate of George Sand
Margaret's Residence at the Greeley Mansion.—Appearance in New York Society.—Visits to Women imprisoned at Sing Sing and on Blackwell's Island.—Letters to her Brothers.—Woman in the Nineteenth Century.—Essay on American Literature.—View of Contemporary Authors
Ocean Voyage.—Arrival at Liverpool.—The Lake Country.—Wordsworth.—Miss Martineau.—Edinburgh.—De Quincey.—Mary Queen of Scots.—Night on Ben Lomond.—James Martineau.—William J. Fox.—London.—Joanna Baillie.—Mazzini—Thomas Carlyle.—Margaret's Impressions of him.—His Estimate of her
Paris.—Margaret's Reception there.—George Sand.—Chopin.—Rachel.—Lamennais.—Béranger.—Chamber of Deputies.—Berryer.—Ball at the Tuileries.—Italian Opera.—Alexandre Vattemaro.—Schools and Reformatories.—Journey to Marseilles.—Genoa.—Leghorn.—Naples.—Rome
Margaret's First Days in Rome.—Antiquities—Visits to Studios and Galleries—Her Opinions concerning the Old Masters.—Her Sympathy with the People.—Pope Pius.—Celebration of the Birthday of Rome.—Perugia.—Bologna.—Ravenna.—Venice.—A State Ball.—On the Grand Canal.—Milan.—Mansoui.—The Italian Lakes.—Parma.—Second Visit to Florence.—Grand Festival
Period of Agitation in Rome.—Margaret's Zeal for Italian Freedom.—Her Return to Rome.—Review of the Civic Guard.—Church Fasts and Feasts.—Pope Pius.—The Rainy Season.—Promise of Representative Government in Rome.—Celebration of this Event.—Mazzini's Letter to the Pope.—Beauty of the Spring.—Italy in Revolution.—Popular Excitements in Rome.—Pope Pius deserts the Cause of Freedom.—Margaret leaves Rome for Aquila
Margaret's Marriage.—Character of the Marchese Ossoli.—Margaret's first meeting with him.—Reasons for not divulging the Marriage.—Aquila.—Rieti.—Birth of Angelo Eugene Ossoli.—Margaret's Return to Rome.—Her Anxiety about her Child.—Flight of Pope Pius.—The Constitutional Assembly.—The Roman Republic.—Attitude of France.—The Siege of Rome.—Mazzini.—Princess Belgiojoso.—Margaret's Care of the Hospitals
Siege of Rome.—Margaret's Care of the Sick and Wounded.—Anxiety about her Husband and Child.—Battle between the French and Italian Troops.—The Surrender.—Garibaldi's Departure.—Margaret joins her Husband at his Post.—Angelo's Illness.—Letters from Friends in America.—Perugia.—Winter in Florence.—Interior of Margaret's Abode.—Aspect of her Future.—Her Courage and Industry.—Ossoli's Affection for her.—William Henry Hurlbut's Reminiscences of them both.—Last Days in Florence.—Farewell Visit to the Duomo:—Margaret's Evenings at Home.—Horace Sumner.—Margaret as a Friend of the People
Margaret turns her Face homeward.—Last Letter to her Mother.—The Barque "Elizabeth."—Presages and Omens.—Death of the Captain.—Angelo's Illness.—The Wreck.—The Long Struggle.—The End