Bohemian poseur Jew -- Maggie, not a girl of the streets -- The indignity of labor-- Unknowing Privat -- America, the birthplace of Bohemia -- The poverty of nations -- Sherlock Holmes meets Dracula -- Conclusion
Summary
This book traces the vagabond word "bohemia" as it migrated across national borders over the course of the nineteenth century - from France to the United States, England, Italy, Spain, and Germany - and how it was transformed, contested, or rejected along the way