Abbreviations; List of Plates;1. Decline of family (1875-1900); 2. Beyond Decadence to Prestige (1901-1913):3. The Magic Mountain and Non-Political Reflections (1913-1925) 4. Involvement of a Latter0Day Goethe (1925-1932);5. The Hesitant Emigre (1933-1936); 6. `I Believe in America' (1937-1941);7. Anguish Over Germany (1941-1948);8. The Isolated World Citizen (1948-1951);9. Return to `Europe's Ancient Soil'; Epilogue; Select Bibliography; Index of Works; General Index.