CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION[vii]
I.THE PRINCIPALITIES OF MOLDAVIA AND WALLACHIA[1]
II.THE SUMMONS TO THE THRONE[11]
III.STORM AND STRESS[32]
IV.MARRIAGE AND HOME LIFE[83]
V.FINANCIAL TROUBLES[129]
VI.THE JEWISH QUESTION[143]
VII.PEACEFUL DEVELOPMENT[155]
VIII.THREATENING CLOUDS[218]
IX.THE ARMY[250]
X.THE WAR WITH TURKEY[265]
XI.THE BERLIN CONGRESS AND AFTER[311]
EPILOGUE[355]