TO
MY WIFE
CONTENTS
I. The Antecedents of the Franco-Prussian War. [1]
II. The Franco-Prussian War—The Government Of National Defence (September, 1870, to February, 1871). [11]
III. The Administration of Adolphe Thiers (February, 1871, to May, 1873). [31]
IV. The Administration of the Maréchal de Mac-Mahon (May, 1873, To January, 1879). [50]
V. The Administration of Jules Grévy (January, 1879, to December, 1887). [75]
VI. The Administration of Sadi Carnot (December, 1887, To June, 1894). [96]
VII. The Administrations of Jean Casimir-Perier (June, 1894, To January, 1895) and of Félix Faure
(January, 1895, to February, 1899). [115]
VIII. The Administration of Emile Loubet (February, 1899, to February, 1906). [134]
IX. The Administration of Armand Fallières (February, 1906, to February, 1913). [159]
X. The Administration of Raymond Poincaré (February, 1913-). [176]
Appendix: Presiding Officers of French Cabinets. [187]
Bibliography. [193]
Index. [199]
ILLUSTRATIONS
Raymond Poincaré [Frontispiece]
Adolphe Thiers [32]
Edme-Patrice-Maurice de Mac-Mahon [50]
Léon Gambetta [70]
Jules Ferry [78]
Sadi Carnot [96]
Marie-Georges Picquart [124]
René Waldeck-Rousseau [136]