ABSTRACT
1. Lady Canning and Lady Waterford: introduction to Mrs. La Touche. 2. Mrs. La Touche: her literary aspirations: she writes to Ruskin: Ruskin meets Ròse: visits to Denmark Hill: lessons in Mayfair. 3. Unconversion: the atmosphere of 1860: disgust and self-disappointment: melancholy: the birth of "Unto this Last". 4. Publication in the "Cornhill": public commotion: attacks upon Thackeray: Carlyle's approval. 5. The principles of "Unto this Last": relations between master and servant: the blighting force of competition: the function of the merchant: government and co-operation: wealth and value: profit: true life the only wealth. 6. Influence of the work.
