Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 400—Stephen Széchenyi, 402—Congress of Vienna, 404—Speaks in Hungarian, 406—Publication of “Credit,” 409—Introduction of horse-racing, 410—Danube Steam Navigation Company, 411—Louis Kossuth, 412—Leaders of public opinion, 414—Censorship of the press, 415—Kossuth’s imprisonment, 416—_Pesti Hirlap_, 417—Attacks on Kossuth, 418—Policy of the Viennese government, 420—Revolutions of 1848, 421—_Talpra Magyar_, 422—Reforms of the diet, 423—Hungary a modern state, 424—Rebellion of Croatians, Wallachs, and Serbs, 426—_Honvéds_, 427—Vote for troops and funds, 428—Death of Széchenyi, 429—Invasion of Windischgrätz, 430—Klapka achieves his first triumph, 431—Alliance between Francis Joseph and the Czar, 432—Surrender of Világos, 433—Persecution of the patriots, 434—Work of reconciliation, 435—Austria-Hungary, 436—Pardon for political offenders, 440. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. PAGE SALLY FROM FORTRESS OF SZIGETVÁR _Frontispiece_ SELF-IMMOLATION OF SZONDI xiv DANUBE FROM THE RUINS OF VISEGRÁD 3 ICE GROTTO OF DEMÉNFALVA 5 BORDERS OF THE DANUBE 7 BUDA-PESTH 11 COACHMAN 12 HUNGARIAN TYPES 13 CHILDREN FROM THE DISTRICT OF THE SAVE 15 A “KOLA” 17 ROMAN AND DACIANS, FROM TRAJAN’s COLUMN 19 A ROMAN TEMPLE 21 HUNGARIAN SHEPHERD 31 ELECTION OF ÁLMOS, THE FIRST DUKE 35 ÁRPÁD TAKES POSSESSION OF HUNGARY 43 BAPTISM OF ST. STEPHEN 57 CORONATION OF ST. STEPHEN 67 THE PEOPLE SEDUCED BY VATHA CLAIM THE RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF PAGANISM 101 DUEL BETWEEN ST. LADISLAUS AND AKERS 113 BÉLA IV. RETURNS TO HIS COUNTRY, DEVASTATED BY THE MONGOLS 143 CASTLE OF ÁRVA 153 CATHEDRAL OF GRAN 163 CASTLE OF BETZKÓ 173 CASTLE OF HUNYAD 196 PRESBURG 219 FORTRESS OF BUDA 227 RUINS OF VISEGRÁD 237 JELLACHICH SQUARE, AGRAM 255 HEROIC DEFENCE OF ERLAU 309 PASHA’S HOUSE 319 HUNGARIAN PEASANTS IN AN INN 321 A CSIKÓS 339 HUNGARIAN PEASANTS 349