Machine derived contents note: Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Nathaniel Hawthorne: 'My Kinsman, Major Molineux': the several voices of independence -- 2. Bleak dreams: restriction and aspiration in The Scarlet Letter -- 3. Mark Twain's great evasion: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn -- 4. Strether unbounded: the selective vision of Henry James's Ambassador -- 5. Closing the circle: The Great Gatsby -- Conclusion: Moby-Dick and our problem with history -- Notes -- Index
