Table of contents : Preface Chronology 1. A Samurai Becomes a Writer 2. Journey to Kyoto 3. The Leading Author (1803-1813) 4. Respectability in Scholarship: Away from the Floating World 5. Life in Kanda: A Restoration That Failed (1818-1835) 6. Satomi and the Eight "Dogs": Culmination of a Lifetime of Toil 7. The Blind Author (1835-1848) Notes and References Selected Bibliography Index