TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE

Footnote anchors are denoted by [number], and the footnotes have been placed at the end of the book. There are only two in this book.

Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources.

Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text, and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained.

[Pg vi]: ‘William II.’ replaced by ‘Wilhelm II.’.
[Pg vii]: page no. ‘256’ replaced by ‘254’, and ‘258’ replaced by ‘256’.
[Pg 188]: ‘William II.’ replaced by ‘Wilhelm II.’.
[Pg 303]: ‘Guiseppe Sarto’ replaced by ‘Giuseppe Sarto’.

“The Kaiser was attired in his most magnificent costume, wearing the famous winged helmet on his head, and surrounded by a galaxy of ministers and great officers, all arrayed in the utmost military splendour.”

Secret History of
To-Day

Being Revelations of a Diplomatic Spy

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