CONTENTS

I
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THE TELEGRAM WHICH BEGAN THE BOER WAR[1]
II
THE BLOWING UP OF THE ‘MAINE’[31]
III
THE MYSTERY OF CAPTAIN DREYFUS[56]
IV
WHAT WAS BEHIND THE TSAR’S PEACE RESCRIPT[91]
V
WHO REALLY KILLED KING HUMBERT[120]
VI
THE PERIL OF NORWAY[146]
VII
THE RUSE OF THE DOWAGER EMPRESS[170]
VIII
THE ABDICATION OF FRANCIS-JOSEPH[191]
IX
THE DEATH OF QUEEN DRAGA[217]
X
THE POLICY OF EDWARD VII[242]
XI
THE HUMBERT MILLIONS[264]
XII
THE BLACK POPE[288]