A voice from old New York: a memoir of my youth

Introduction: turning back

Part I: How it was. Genealogy, et cetera; siblings; what some call "society"; a few words about women

Part II: Education and after. Teachers, beloved and otherwise; my life in crime; bay harbor; bad sports; religion; the great depression; the brits; cohorts; a hang-up; I begin to write; sea duty; fear; a return to society; the firm; fleeing the law; a few more words about women; animal encounters

Part III: The writing life. Writerly types; class; burdens; a would-be writer, not forgotten

Part IV. Farewells. my mother; and please do not forget.