Helen Hunt Jackson - A Literary Life

List of Illustrations ix Prologue 1(10) PART ONE. An Introduction to Jackson's Life, Career, and Literary Reputation Staying Power 11(32) PART TWO. ``Their teaching in the heart of their child'': Earliest Influences Lessons from Father and Mother 43(22) Literary Education 65(28) PART THREE. ``Very serious literary labor'': Doing Good and Making Good Entering the Literary Marketplace 93(25) Poetry and Domestic Essays 118(33) PART FOUR. ``A Protest against the Spread of Civilization'': Jackson as Regionalist and Reformer Travel Writing 151(32) Short Stories and Early Novels 183(39) Indian Reform Work, Late Travel Writing, and Ramona 222(43) Last Words 265(14) Acknowledgments 279(2) Notes 281(48) Bibliography 329(22) Index 351