OCTOBER 1
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL 1
OUR MASTER 2
AN ACCIDENT 3
THE CALABRIAN BOY 5
MY COMRADES 6
A GENEROUS DEED 7
MY SCHOOLMISTRESS OF THE UPPER FIRST 8
IN AN ATTIC 10
THE SCHOOL 11
THE LITTLE PATRIOT OF PADUA 12
NOVEMBER 15
THE CHIMNEY-SWEEP 15
THE DAY OF THE DEAD 16
MY FRIEND GARRONE 17
THE CHARCOAL-MAN AND THE GENTLEMAN 18
MY BROTHER'S SCHOOLMISTRESS 20
MYMOTHER 21
MY COMPANION CORETTI 22
THE HEAD-MASTER 25
THE SOLDIERS 27
NELLI'S PROTECTOR 28
THE HEAD OF THE CLASS 30
THE LITTLE VIDETTE OF LOMBARDY 31
THE POOR 35
DECEMBER 37
THE TRADER 37
VANITY 38
THE FIRST SNOW-STORM 39
THE LITTLE MASON 41
A SNOWBALL 42
THE MISTRESSES 44
IN THE HOUSE OF THE WOUNDED MAN 45
THE LITTLE FLORENTINE SCRIBE 47
WILL 53
GRATITUDE 54
JANUARY 56
THE ASSISTANT MASTER 56
STARDI'S LIBRARY 57
THE SON OF THE BLACKSMITH-IRONMONGER 58
A FINE VISIT 60
THE FUNERAL OF VITTORIO EMANUELE 61
FRANTI EXPELLED FROM SCHOOL 62
THE SARDINIAN DRUMMER-BOY 64
THE LOVE OF COUNTRY 70
ENVY 72
FRANTI'S MOTHER 73
HOPE 74
FEBRUARY 76
A MEDAL WELL BESTOWED 76
GOOD RESOLUTIONS 77
THE ENGINE 78
PRIDE 80
THE WOUNDS OF LABOR 82
THE PRISONER 83
DADDY'S NURSE 86
THE WORKSHOP 93
THE LITTLE HARLEQUIN 95
THE LAST DAY OF THE CARNIVAL 98
THE BLIND BOYS 100
THE SICK MASTER 105
THE STREET 106
MARCH 108
THE EVENING SCHOOLS 108
THE FIGHT 109
THE BOYS'PARENTS 111
NUMBER 78 112
A LITTLE DEAD BOY 114
THE EVE OF THE FOURTEENTH OF MARCH 115
THE DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES 116
STRIFE 120
MY SISTER 122
BLOOD OF ROMAGNA 123
THE LITTLE MASON ON HIS SICK-BED 129
COUNT CAVOUR 131
APRIL 133
SPRING 133
KING UMBERTO 134
THE INFANT ASYLUM 138
GYMNASTICS 141
MY FATHER'S TEACHER 143
CONVALESCENCE 151
FRIENDS AMONG THE WORKINGMEN 152
GARRONE'S MOTHER 153
GIUSEPPE MAZZINI 155
CIVIC VALOR 156
MAY 161
CHILDREN WITH THE RICKETS 161
SACRIFICE 162
THE FIRE 164
FROM THE APENNINES TO THE ANDES 167
SUMMER 193
POETRY 195
THE DEAF-MUTE 196
JUNE 204
GARIBALDI 204
THE ARMY 205
ITALY 206
THIRTY-TWO DEGREES 207
MY FATHER 209
IN THE COUNTRY 210
THE DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES TO THE WORKINGMEN 213
MY DEAD SCHOOLMISTRESS 215
THANKS 216
SHIPWRECK 217
JULY 223
THE LAST PAGE FROM MY MOTHER 223
THE EXAMINATIONS 224
THE LAST EXAMINATION 226
FAREWELL 227