Preface -- Contents -- Introduction -- I From Treasure Hunting to Archaeological Dig. History of the Excavations of Herculaneum and Pompeii -- II Travelers to the Vesuvian Cities -- III Pagan Pompeii in Fiction -- IV Jews and Christians in Pompeii Novels -- V Modern and Contemporary Visits to Pompeii in Fiction: A Perilous Affair -- VI Time Traveling to Ancient Pompeii -- VII Real and Fictional Manuscripts from Pompeii and Herculaneum -- VIII Pompeii on Stage and Screen -- IX Herculaneum Under Vesuvius -- X Intimations of Pompeii: By Way of Envoy -- Bibliography -- Index of Names, Places, and Subjects.