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THE COUNTRY AND THE PEOPLE OF HUNGARY, 1-17

A bird's-eye view, 1--Carpathian mountains, 5--Water system, 7--Climate, 9--Various nationalities, 13--Constitution, 16.

HUNGARY BEFORE THE OCCUPATION BY THE MAGYARS 18-26

Prehistoric times, 18--Pannonia and Dacia, 20--The Marcomanni, 21--Huns, 23--Gepidae, 24--Baj?n, prince of the Avars, 25.

THE ORIGIN OF THE HUNGARIANS 27-41

Nimrod and his descendants, 27--Two kindred races, 29--Cradle of the Magyar race, 32--Country between the Volga and Danube, 33--The seven dukes, 36--Invasion of Hungary, 37--Defeat of Svatopluk, 39.

THE REIGN OF THE DUKES 42-52

THE CONVERSION TO CHRISTIANITY 53-64

Shamanism, 53--Missionaries, 55--Baptism of Stephen, 58--Discontent, 59--Rigorous laws, 61--Changes in manners and customs, 63.

ST. STEPHEN, THE FIRST KING OF HUNGARY 65-96

St. Stephen's Day, 66--Influence of religious ideas, 69--Character of Stephen, 71--Embassy to Rome, 74--St. Stephen's crown, 75--Papal bull, 77--Christian church the corner-stone, 79--Cathedral of Stuhlweissenburg, 81--Increase of royal authority, 83--Revenues, 85--Prosperity of the country, 87--Attack of Conrad, 89--Stephen's advice to his son, 91--Stephen canonized, 96.

THE KINGS OF THE HOUSE OF ?RP?D 97-150

THE ANJOUS IN HUNGARY 151-193

The Czech party victorious, 152--Otto's march through Buda, 153--Charles Robert of Anjou crowned, 154--Czech depredations, 155--Battle of Kassa, 157--Z?ch family condemned, 160--Wallachian campaign, 161--Louis the Great, 164--Assassination of Andrew, 165--The Pope's sentence, 167--Successes in Servia, 169--Europe threatened by a new foe, 171--Cultivation of the arts of peace, 174--End of union between Poland and Hungary, 175--Coronation of Charles, 177--Sigismund, ruler of Hungary, 179--Execution of Kont, 181--Approach of Bajazet, 183--Election of new king, 185--King of Hungary becomes Emperor of Germany, 187--Church of Rome, 189--Siege of Galamb?cz, 191--Death of Sigismund, 193.

JOHN HUNYADI; THE GREAT CHAMPION OF CHRISTIANITY 194-216

Every noble a born soldier, 195--Battle of Semendria, 196--Heroism of Simon Kem?ny, 199--Entrance of Turkish army, 201--League against the Turks, 203--Terms of peace, 205--Battle of Varna, 207--Defeat of the Hungarians, 209--Invasion of Albania, 211--John Capistrano, 213--Death of Hunyadi, 215.

KING MATTHIAS 217-256

THE PERIOD OF NATIONAL DECLINE, AND THE DISASTROUS BATTLE OF MOH?CS 257-289

THE TURKISH WORLD, AND THE RISE OF PROTESTANTISM IN HUNGARY 290-336

Sack of Buda, 293--A nation with two kings, 295--Ambitious schemes of Solyman, 297--Gallant George Szondi, 299--Stephen Losonczy, 301--Temesv?r taken by the Turks, 305--Depressing days, 307--Heroic defence of Erlau, 308--Plans of Solyman, 311--He lays siege to Szigetv?r, 313--Wearisomeness of the siege, 315--Fall of Szigetv?r, 317--The poet Balassa, 319--Spread of Luther's ideas, 322--Laws against Lutherans, 323--Teachings of Calvin, 325--The anti-reformation movement, 327--Nicholas Zrinyi, 329--Last great campaign of the Osmanlis, 331--Rout of the Turks, 333--Peace of Szatm?r, 335--Desolation of Hungary, 336.

THE AUSTRIAN RULE 337-373

SZ?CHENYI, KOSSUTH, AND THE STRUGGLE FOR LIBERTY IN 1848-1849 400-440

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SELF-IMMOLATION OF SZONDI xiv

DANUBE FROM THE RUINS OF VISEGR?D 3

ICE GROTTO OF DEM?NFALVA 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 ?LMOS, THE FIRST DUKE 35

?RP?D 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

CASTLE OF ?RVA 153

CATHEDRAL OF GRAN 163

CASTLE OF BETZK? 173

CASTLE OF HUNYAD 196

PRESBURG 219

FORTRESS OF BUDA 227

RUINS OF VISEGR?D 237

JELLACHICH SQUARE, AGRAM 255

HEROIC DEFENCE OF ERLAU 309

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