VI. LONDON IN THE 'FORTIES 39 VII. WANDERJAHRE 47 VIII. FRANZ LISZT 59 IX. AT THE BANQUET OF THE IMMORTALS 65 X. MERY 75 XI. DUJARIER 79 XII. THE SUPPER AT THE FRERES PROVENCAUX 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 LOLA MONTEZ AN ADVENTURESS OF THE 'FORTIES I CHILDHOOD