List of Illustrations, List of Abbreviations, Map of Locations, Note on the Text, PART I: The Many Deaths of Mr Richardson Introduction, 1. 'Afloat and Settled in China', 1853-1862, 2. The British Empire and Bakumatsu Japan, 1862-1863, 3. Anatomy of an 'Outrage', 1862-1864, 4. Namamugi Remembered, PART II: The Letters of Charles Lenox Richardson, 1853-1862, Note on the Letters and Acknowledgements, Index