
HISTORY OF FRIEDRICH II. OF PRUSSIA - FREDERICK THE GREAT
By Thomas Carlyle
BOOK VI. — DOUBLE-MARRIAGE PROJECT, AND CROWN-PRINCE, GOING ADRIFT UNDER THE STORM-WINDS. — 1727-1730.
Chapter I. — FIFTH CRISIS IN THE KAISER'S SPECTRE-HUNT.
CROWN-PRINCE SEEN IN DRYASDUST'S GLASS, DARKLY.
Chapter II. — DEATH OF GEORGE I.
HIS PRUSSIAN MAJESTY FALLS INTO ONE OF HIS HYPOCHONDRIACAL FITS.
Chapter III. — VISIT TO DRESDEN.
THE PHYSICALLY STRONG PAYS HIS COUNTER-VISIT.
OF PRINCESS WHILHELMINA'S FOUR KINGS AND OTHER INEFFECTUAL SUITORS.
Language
en
Duration
~4 hours (232K 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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