Contents
| CHAP. | ||
| I. | [THE TWO SWORDS ] | 9 |
| II. | [DANTE, THE DIVINE POET ] | 19 |
| III. | [LORENZO THE MAGNIFICENT] | 30 |
| IV. | [THE PRIOR OF SAN MARCO ] | 41 |
| V. | [MARTIN LUTHER, REFORMER OF THE CHURCH] | 52 |
| VI. | [CHARLES V, HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR] | 63 |
| VII. | [THE BEGGARS OF THE SEA] | 74 |
| VIII. | [WILLIAM THE SILENT, FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY ] | 86 |
| IX. | [HENRY OF NAVARRE ] | 100 |
| X. | [UNDER THE RED ROBE] | 115 |
| XI. | [THE GRAND MONARCH] | 128 |
| XII. | [PETER THE GREAT] | 137 |
| XIII. | [THE ROYAL ROBBER ] | 145 |
| XIV. | [SPIRITS OF THE AGE] | 156 |
| XV. | [THE MAN FROM CORSICA ] | 168 |
| XVI. | ["GOD AND THE PEOPLE" ] | 183 |
| XVII. | ["FOR ITALY AND VICTOR EMMANUEL!" ] | 195 |
| XVIII. | [THE THIRD NAPOLEON ] | 207 |
| XIX. | [THE REFORMER OF THE EAST ] | 216 |
| XX. | [THE HERO IN HISTORY ] | 228 |
| [INDEX ] | 233 |