x, 693 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 657-666) and index.
Contents
The voyage of the Atlantic -- Panic -- Shadow passions -- The nursery of geniuses -- Hotel children -- Implosion -- Athenian eros -- Bottled lightning -- Heiresses abroad -- Matches -- Boston marriage -- Abandonment -- Steamer news -- Spirits -- Curtain calls -- The imperial twilight -- The emperor in the room.