Table of Contents:
  • v. 1. To the first united land-tag
  • The year 1848
  • Erfurt, Olmutz, Dresden
  • Diplomacy
  • The 'Wochenblatt' party ; The Crimean War
  • Sans-Souci and Coblenz
  • On the road between Frankfort and Berlin
  • Visit to Paris
  • Travels ; The Regency
  • St. Petersburg
  • The intermediate Ylarr
  • Retrospect of Prussian policy
  • Dynasties and stocks
  • The Ministry of Conflict
  • The Alvensleben convention
  • The Dantzic [i.e. Danzig] episode
  • The Frankfort Diet of Princes
  • Lewis II, King of Bavaria.
  • v. 2. Schleswig-Holstein
  • Nikolsburg
  • The North German bund
  • The Ems telegram
  • Versailles
  • The 'Culturkampf'
  • Rupture with the conservatives
  • Intrigues
  • The government departments
  • The Berlin Congress
  • The Triple Alliance
  • The future policy of Russia
  • The Council of State
  • The Emperor William I
  • The Emperor Frederick III.