CONTENTS

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[CHAPTER I]
An Appreciation[1]
[CHAPTER II]
Birth and Early Years[5]
[CHAPTER III]
The King’s Boyhood[22]
[CHAPTER IV]
Oxford, Cambridge, and the Curragh[34]
[CHAPTER V]
The King’s Visit to Canada and the United States[43]
[CHAPTER VI]
Death of the Prince Consort—Tour in the East[55]
[CHAPTER VII]
The Wedding of King Edward and Queen Alexandra[63]
[CHAPTER VIII]
Early Married Life[83]
[CHAPTER IX]
Their Majesties’ Tour in Egypt and the Mediterranean[103]
[CHAPTER X]
The Franco-Prussian War—The King’s Illness[125]
[CHAPTER XI]
1873-1875[136]
[CHAPTER XII]
The King’s Tour in India[143]
[CHAPTER XIII]
Quiet Years of Public Work, 1876-1887—Visit to Ireland—QueenVictoria’s Golden Jubilee[159]
[CHAPTER XIV]
Silver Wedding of King Edward and Queen Alexandra—Engagementand Marriage of Princess Louise[171]
[CHAPTER XV]
The Baccarat Case—Birth of Lady Alexandra Duff—The King’sFiftieth Birthday—Illness of Prince George[179]
[CHAPTER XVI]
The Duke of Clarence and Avondale[184]
[CHAPTER XVII]
The Housing of the Working Classes—Marriage of Prince George—TheDiamond Jubilee—Death of the Duchess of Teck[200]
[CHAPTER XVIII]
Later Years—A Serious Accident to the King—Gradual Recovery—TheAttempt on the King’s Life[220]
[CHAPTER XIX]
The King as a Country Squire[235]
[CHAPTER XX]
The King in London[251]
[CHAPTER XXI]
The King and State Policy[262]
[CHAPTER XXII]
The King and the Services[268]
[CHAPTER XXIII]
The King and Freemasonry[279]
[CHAPTER XXIV]
The King as a Philanthropist[287]
[CHAPTER XXV]
The King as a Sportsman[296]
[CHAPTER XXVI]
The Death of Queen Victoria—The King’s Accession[310]