Chapter I: Introduction: 9

I. CLARA SCHUMANN 13

II. GRANDMAMMA 30

III. ERNST MORITZ ARNDT 60

IV. BERNAYS 69

V. TWO OLD RETAINERS 85

VI. FANNY LAVATER 97

VII. BUNSEN 119

VIII. PERTHES 139

IX. A FAITH-HEALER 151

X. MARY BARNES 175

XI. THE FAMILY VALETTE 181

XII. KARL SOHN, THE PORTRAIT-PAINTER 192

XIII. WEIZCHEN 203

XIV. A GROUP OF HUMBLE FRIENDS 217

XV. MY TUTORS 232

XVI. MARIE 243

XVII. MY BROTHER OTTO 251

ILLUSTRATIONS

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Carmen Sylva _Frontispiece_

Madame Schumann 16

H. M. King Charles of Roumania 28

Royal Palace at Bucarest 64

A Queen at Her Loom 94

H. M. Queen Elisabeth of Roumania 140

H. M. Queen Elisabeth of Roumania 182

H. M. Queen Elisabeth of Roumania 218

Prince Otto zu Wied 252

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