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| Foreword | |
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| Chronology | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Selected Bibliography | |
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| Preface | |
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| Birth of Castruccio. -- His family exiled from Lucca when he is eleven years of age | |
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| Castruccio visits Florence. -- Characters of Euthanasia dei Adimari and her father. -- The father of Castruccio dies | |
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| Francis Guinigi, the military Peasant. Castruccio resides with him one Year | |
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| Castruccio in England | |
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| Castruccio in Flanders and France-- Alberto Scoto -- Benedetto Pepi | |
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| Castruccio in Italy -- Susa -- Creed of Benedetto | |
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| Milan. -- Court of the Emperor Henry. -- Arrigo Guinigi. -- Sack of Cremona. -- Benedetto Pepi | |
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| Death of the Emperor. -- Uguccione, tyrant of Pisa, restores Castruccio at Lucca. -- Euthanasia | |
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| Castle of Valperga described -- Friendship and Love | |
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| Euthanasia's Narrative | |
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| Capture of Monte Catini. -- Castruccio treacherously made prisoner by Ranieri, Governor of Lucca. -- Delivered, and proclaimed Consul | |
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| Peace between Lucca and Florence. -- Bindo | |
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| Euthanasia holds a Court | |
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| Euthanasia's Court continued. -- Pepi arrives | |
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| Conference of Castruccio and Galeazzo Visconti -- of Castruccio and the Bishop of Ferrara | |
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| Parentage of Beatrice. -- She is arrested by the Inquisition | |
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| Judgement of God. -- Revolution of Ferrara | |
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| Fall of Beatrice | |
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| Visit to Pepi at Cremona | |
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| Galeazzo Visconti at Florence. -- Castruccio and Euthanasia meet at Valperga: Doubts and Reserve | |
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| Castruccio exiles three hundred Families from Lucca -- Visits at Valperga -- His Character further developed | |
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| Beatrice, disguised as a Pilgrim, visits Valperga. -- Castruccio relates her Story | |
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| Castruccio plots the Assassination of Robert King of Naples. -- Made Prince of Lucca. -- Declares War against Florence. -- Plot for a Revolution in Lucca defeated. -- Castruccio summons Valperga | |
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| Castruccio reconnoitres for a Surprise. -- Embassy of Tripalda | |
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| Valperga taken | |
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| Euthanasia at Lucca | |
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| The Witch of the Forest | |
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| Beatrice in the Inquisition at Lucca. -- Freed by Castruccio, at the Intercession of Euthanasia | |
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| Beatrice, her Creed, and her Love | |
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| Beatrice's Narrative | |
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| Beatrice resolves to take the Veil. -- Euthanasia visits Florence | |
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| Beatrice meets Tripalda -- is led by Bindo to the Witch's Cave | |
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| Euthanasia returns. -- Beatrice meets the witch, and encounters Castruccio and Tripalda. -- Dies | |
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| Castruccio's Progress in Arms. -- He brings Devastation to the Gates of Florence. -- A Conspiracy formed against him | |
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| Euthanasia joins the Conspiracy.- Tripalda a Member | |
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| Euthanasia removes to Lucca. -- Conference with Tripalda. -- Tripalda turns Informer | |
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| Euthanasia in Prison | |
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| Euthanasia sails for Sicily, and is lost | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Appendix: Pierpont Morgan Manuscript Sheets of Valperga | |