Transcriber's note: Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_). Small capital text has been replaced with all capitals. Minor typographical and punctuation errors have been corrected without note. Irregularities and inconsistencies in the text have been retained as printed. * * * * * REMINISCENCES OF THE KING OF ROUMANIA [Illustration: _F. Mándy Bucharest._ _Art Repro Co. London._ Carol] REMINISCENCES OF THE KING OF ROUMANIA EDITED FROM THE ORIGINAL WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY SIDNEY WHITMAN WITH PORTRAIT _AUTHORIZED EDITION_ NEW YORK AND LONDON HARPER & BROTHERS 1899 CONTENTS PAGE. INTRODUCTION vii I. THE PRINCIPALITIES OF MOLDAVIA AND WALLACHIA 1 II. THE SUMMONS TO THE THRONE 11 III. STORM AND STRESS 32 IV. MARRIAGE AND HOME LIFE 83 V. FINANCIAL TROUBLES 129 VI. THE JEWISH QUESTION 143 VII. PEACEFUL DEVELOPMENT 155 VIII. THREATENING CLOUDS 218 IX. THE ARMY 250 X. THE WAR WITH TURKEY 265 XI. THE BERLIN CONGRESS AND AFTER 311 EPILOGUE 355 INTRODUCTION Volk und Knecht und Ueberwinder, Sie gestehn zu jeder Zeit; Höchstes Glück der Erdenkinder Sey nur die Persönlichkeit. GOETHE (_West-Oestlicher Divan_).