
HISTORY OF FRIEDRICH II. OF PRUSSIA - FREDERICK THE GREAT
By Thomas Carlyle
BOOK III. — THE HOHENZOLLERNS IN BRANDENBURG. - 1412-1718
Chapter I. — KURFURST FRIEDRICH I.
Chapter II. — MATINEES DU ROI DE PRUSSE.
Chapter III. — KURFURST FRIEDRICH II.
Chapter IV. — KURFURST ALBERT ACHILLES, AND HIS SUCCESSOR.
JOHANN THE CICERO IS FOURTH KURFURST, AND LEAVES TWO NOTABLE SONS.
Chapter V. — OF THE BAIREUTH-ANSPACH BRANCH.
TWO LINES IN CULMBACH OR BAIREUTH-ANSPACH: THE GERA BOND OF 1598.
Language
en
Duration
~5 hours (319K characters)
Release date
2008-06-16
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1795–1881
A fierce and unforgettable Victorian voice, this Scottish essayist and historian wrote with urgency about heroes, revolution, work, and the moral strain of modern life. His books helped shape 19th-century debate and still stand out for their intensity and originality.
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