First published in 1963, Pethick-Lawrence is a detailed biography of the life and career of Frederick William Pethick-Lawrence. Written by Vera Brittain, a close friend of Pethick-Lawrence during the last twenty-five years of his life, the book is a thorough and affectionate record of his personality and achievements.

Part I: The Suffragist; 1: Son of Fortune; 2: Conversion; 3: 'Sister of the People'; 4: A Partnership Begun; 5: The Young Editor; 6: The Pankhursts in Orbit; 7: Revolt Against Submission; 8: Dominant Trio; 9: The Old Bailey; 10: Aftermath; Part II: The Socialist; 11: The Four Years' War; 12: Would-be Politician; 13: Parliamentary Apprenticeship; 14: Junior Minister; 15: After the Blizzard; 16: Home to Edinburgh; 17: The Six Years' War; 18: The Day the War Ended; Part III: The Statesman; 19: The Indian Story, 1900-1945; 20: Traveller to an Appointed Bourne; 21: The Cabinet Mission; 22: Persons and Problems in Delhi and Simla; 23: Ordeal by Frustration; 24: The Price of Achievement; 25: Rough Road to Independence; 26: India's Tryst with Destiny; 27: A Partnership Ends; 28: The Long Afterglow (1); 29: The Long Afterglow (2); 30: Requiescat; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Index