Lighthouse: an illuminating history of the world's coastal sentinels

Prologue: The saga of the Eddystone light

Wonders of the world : a brief history of the lighthouse

Defying the elements : the perilous business of lighthouse building

A light in the darkness : the evolution of lights and lenses

Keepers of the light : splendors and miseries of the lighthouse crews

Epilogue: The end of an era.