CONTENTS
| CHAP. | PAGE | |
| [I.] | CHILDHOOD | [1] |
| [II.] | A RUNAWAY MATCH | [11] |
| [III.] | FIRST STEPS IN MATRIMONY | [17] |
| [IV.] | INDIA SEVENTY YEARS AGO | [21] |
| [V.] | RIVEN BONDS | [31] |
| [VI.] | LONDON IN THE ’FORTIES | [39] |
| [VII.] | WANDERJAHRE | [47] |
| [VIII.] | FRANZ LISZT | [59] |
| [IX.] | AT THE BANQUET OF THE IMMORTALS | [65] |
| [X.] | MÉRY | [75] |
| [XI.] | DUJARIER | [79] |
| [XII.] | THE SUPPER AT THE FRÈRES PROVENÇAUX | [83] |
| [XIII.] | THE CHALLENGE | [87] |
| [XIV.] | THE DUEL | [95] |
| [XV.] | THE RECKONING | [101] |
| [XVI.] | IN QUEST OF A PRINCE | [107] |
| [XVII.] | THE KING OF BAVARIA | [111] |
| [XVIII.] | REACTION IN BAVARIA | [121] |
| [XIX.] | THE ENTHRALMENT OF THE KING | [125] |
| [XX.] | THE ABEL MEMORANDUM | [135] |
| [XXI.] | THE INDISCRETIONS OF A MONARCH | [143] |
| [XXII.] | THE MINISTRY OF GOOD HOPE | [149] |
| [XXIII.] | THE UNCROWNED QUEEN OF BAVARIA | [157] |
| [XXIV.] | THE DOWNFALL | [163] |
| [XXV.] | THE RISING OF THE PEOPLES | [173] |
| [XXVI.] | LOLA IN SEARCH OF A HOME | [177] |
| [XXVII.] | A SECOND EXPERIMENT IN MATRIMONY | [181] |
| [XXVIII.] | WESTWARD HO! | [193] |
| [XXIX.] | IN THE TRAIL OF THE ARGONAUTS | [199] |
| [XXX.] | IN AUSTRALIA | [205] |
| [XXXI.] | LOLA AS A LECTURER | [213] |
| [XXXII.] | A LAST VISIT TO ENGLAND | [219] |
| [XXXIII.] | THE MAGDALEN | [223] |
| [XXXIV.] | LAST SCENE OF ALL | [227] |
| SOURCES OF INFORMATION | [234] |
ILLUSTRATIONS
| LOLA MONTEZ, COUNTESS OF LANDSFELD | [Frontispiece] | |
| NICHOLAS I. | To face page | [54] |
| FRANZ LISZT | " | [60] |
| ALEXANDRE DUMAS, SENIOR | " | [70] |
| LOUIS OF BAVARIA, WHEN ELECTORAL PRINCE | " | [112] |
| LOUIS I, KING OF BAVARIA | " | [144] |
| LOLA MONTEZ (AFTER JULES LAURE) | " | [194] |