[ CHAPTER II.—WILLIAM’S BOYHOOD ]

[ CHAPTER III.—UNDER CHANGED INFLUENCES AT BONN ]

[ CHAPTER IV.—THE TIDINGS OF FREDERIC’S DOOM ]

[ CHAPTER V.—THROUGH THE SHADOWS TO THE THRONE ]

[ CHAPTER VI.—UNDER THE SWAY OF THE BISMARCKS ]

[ CHAPTER VII.—THE BEGINNINGS OF A BENEFICENT CHANGE ]

[ CHAPTER VIII.—A YEAR OF EXPERIMENTAL ABSOLUTISM ]

[ CHAPTER IX.—A YEAR OF HELPFUL LESSONS ]

[ CHAPTER X.—THE FALL OF THE BISMARCKS ]

[ CHAPTER XI—A YEAR WITHOUT BISMARCK ]