Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Chapter 1. A Soldier’s Daughter 1
5. Chapter 2. The Fall of Napoleon 12
6. Chapter 3. The Ways of the World 26
7. Chapter 4. Adolescence 41
8. Chapter 5. Marriage French Style 53
9. Chapter 6. The Wind of Revolution 74
10. Chapter 7. Elopement 102
11. Chapter 8. Life with Liszt 129
12. Chapter 9. The Lovers in Italy 153
13. Chapter 10. The Break with Liszt 169
14. Chapter 11. The Career of Writer 195
15. Chapter 12. Autumn Leaves 225
16. Notes 257
17. Bibliography 267
18. Index 273