CONTENTS.

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I.—THE MOTHER[1]
II.—GERMAINE[9]
III.—GIRLHOOD AND MARRIAGE[20]
IV.—NECKER’S SHORT-LIVED TRIUMPH[34]
V.—MADAME DE STAËL IS COURAGEOUS FOR HER FRIENDS[51]
VI.—RETURNS TO COPPET[69]
VII.—THE TRANSFORMED CAPITAL[78]
VIII.—MADAME DE STAËL MEETS NAPOLEON[93]
IX.—NEW FACES AT COPPET[108]
X.—MADAME DE STAËL VISITS GERMANY[127]
XI.—MADAME DE STAËL AND AUGUSTE SCHLEGEL AT ROME[141]
XII.—MADAME DE STAËL’S SECOND MARRIAGE[162]
XIII.—ENGLAND AGAIN[180]
XIV.—CLOSING SCENES[196]
XV.—HER WORKS[207]