
HISTORY OF FRIEDRICH II OF PRUSSIA - FREDERICK THE GREAT By Thomas Carlyle
BOOK IX. — LAST STAGE OF FRIEDRICH'S APPRENTICESHIP: LIFE IN RUPPIN. — 1732-1736.
Chapter I. — PRINCESS ELIZABETH CHRISTINA OF BRUNSWICK-BEVERN.
WHO HIS MAJESTY'S CHOICE IS; AND WHAT THE CROWN-PRINCE THINKS OF IT.
DUKE OF LORRAINE ARRIVES IN POTSDAM AND IN BERLIN.
BETROTHAL OF THE CROWN-PRINCE TO THE BRUNSWICK CHARMER, NIECE OF IMPERIAL MAJESTY, MONDAY EVENING, 10th MARCH, 1732.
Chapter II. — SMALL INCIDENTS AT RUPPIN.
Chapter III. — THE SALZBURGERS.
Chapter IV. — PRUSSIAN MAJESTY VISITS THE KAISER.
Chapter V. — GHOST OF THE DOUBLE-MARRIAGE RISES; TO NO PURPOSE.
Language
en
Duration
~5 hours (337K 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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