Introduction: Success narratives?
Chapter 1. The halo of higher learning in the work of Abraham Cahan
Chapter 2. A reprieve at best: education in the writing of Mary Antin and Elizabeth G. Stern
Chapter 3. Anzia Yezierska's frustrated pursuit of education
Chapter 4. M. E. Ravage, Ludwig Lewisohn and Lionel Trilling: education at the 'Real American' University
Chapter 5. The hidden curriculum in Leo Rosten's H*Y*M*A*N*K*A*P*L*A*N stories
Epilogue: A space apart.