AUTHOR'S PREFACE 1
OCTOBER 2
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL 2
OUR MASTER 4
AN ACCIDENT 6
THE CALABRIAN BOY 7
MY COMRADES 9
A GENEROUS DEED 11
MY SCHOOLMISTRESS OF THE UPPER FIRST 13
IN AN ATTIC 15
THE SCHOOL 16
THE LITTLE PATRIOT OF PADUA 18
THE CHIMNEY-SWEEP 20
THE DAY OF THE DEAD 22
NOVEMBER 24
MY FRIEND GARRONE 24
THE CHARCOAL-MAN AND THE GENTLEMAN 26
MY BROTHER'S SCHOOLMISTRESS 28
MY MOTHER 30
MY COMPANION CORETTI 31
THE HEAD-MASTER 35
THE SOLDIERS 37
NELLI'S PROTECTOR 39
THE HEAD OF THE CLASS 41
THE LITTLE VIDETTE OF LOMBARDY 43
THE POOR 48
DECEMBER 51
THE TRADER 51
VANITY 53
THE FIRST SNOW-STORM 55
THE LITTLE MASON 56
A SNOWBALL 58
THE MISTRESSES 61
IN THE HOUSE OF THE WOUNDED MAN 63
THE LITTLE FLORENTINE SCRIBE 65
WILL 73
GRATITUDE 75
JANUARY 77
THE ASSISTANT MASTER 77
STARDI'S LIBRARY 79
THE SON OF THE BLACKSMITH-IRONMONGER 80
A FINE VISIT 83
THE FUNERAL OF VITTORIO EMANUELE 84
FRANTI EXPELLED FROM SCHOOL 86
THE SARDINIAN DRUMMER-BOY 88
THE LOVE OF COUNTRY 97
ENVY 99
FRANTI'S MOTHER 101
HOPE 103
FEBRUARY 105
A MEDAL WELL BESTOWED 105
GOOD RESOLUTIONS 107
THE ENGINE 109
PRIDE 111
THE WOUNDS OF LABOR 113
THE PRISONER 115
DADDY'S NURSE 118
THE WORKSHOP 128
THE LITTLE HARLEQUIN 130
THE LAST DAY OF THE CARNIVAL 134
THE BLIND BOYS 137
THE SICK MASTER 143
THE STREET 145
MARCH 148
THE EVENING SCHOOLS 148
THE FIGHT 150
THE BOYS'PARENTS 152
NUMBER 78 154
A LITTLE DEAD BOY 156
THE EVE OF THE FOURTEENTH OF MARCH 158
THE DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES 160
STRIFE 165
MY SISTER 167
BLOOD OF ROMAGNA 168
THE LITTLE MASON ON HIS SICK-BED 177
COUNT CAVOUR 179
APRIL 182
SPRING 182
KING UMBERTO 184
THE INFANT ASYLUM 189
GYMNASTICS 193
MY FATHER'S TEACHER 196
CONVALESCENCE 207
FRIENDS AMONG THE WORKINGMEN 209
GARRONE'S MOTHER 210
GIUSEPPE MAZZINI 212
CIVIC VALOR 214
MAY 220
CHILDREN WITH THE RICKETS 220
SACRIFICE 222
THE FIRE 224
FROM THE APENNINES TO THE ANDES 228
SUMMER 263
POETRY 265
THE DEAF-MUTE 267
JUNE 277
GARIBALDI 277
THE ARMY 279
ITALY 281
THIRTY-TWO DEGREES 282
MY FATHER 284
IN THE COUNTRY 286
THE DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES TO THE WORKINGMEN 289
MY DEAD SCHOOLMISTRESS 292
THANKS 294
SHIPWRECK 296
JULY 303
THE LAST PAGE FROM MY MOTHER 303
THE EXAMINATIONS 304
THE LAST EXAMINATION 307
FAREWELL 309