CONTENTS.
| Chapter | Page | |
| I. | BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD | [13] |
| II. | THE BOY-KING | [49] |
| III. | MATRIMONIAL PROJECTS | [86] |
| IV. | THE MARRIAGE OF THE KING | [121] |
| V. | FESTIVITIES OF THE COURT | [159] |
| VI. | DEATH IN THE PALACE | [194] |
| VII. | THE WAR IN HOLLAND | [234] |
| VIII. | MADAME DE MAINTENON | [268] |
| IX. | THE REVOCATION OF THE EDICT OF NANTES | [302] |
| X. | THE SECRET MARRIAGE | [330] |
| XI. | INTRIGUES AND WARS | [359] |
| XII. | LAST DAYS OF LOUIS XIV. | [384] |