
HISTORY OF FRIEDRICH II OF PRUSSIA, Volume 18 - FREDERICK THE GREAT - by Thomas Carlyle
BOOK XVIII.—SEVEN-YEARS WAR RISES TO A HEIGHT.—1757-1759.
Chapter I.—THE CAMPAIGN OPENS.
REICH'S THUNDER, SLIGHT SURVEY OF IT; WITH QUESTION, WHITHERWARD, IF ANY-WHITHER.
FRIEDRICH SUDDENLY MARCHES ON PRAG.
Chapter II.—BATTLE OF PRAG.
Chapter III.—PRAG CANNOT BE GOT AT ONCE.
COLONEL MAYER WITH HIS "FREE-CORPS" PARTY MAKES A VISIT, OF DIDACTIC NATURE, TO THE REICH.
OF THE SINGULAR QUASI-BEWITCHED CONDITION OF ENGLAND; AND WHAT IS TO BE HOPED FROM IT FOR THE COMMON CAUSE, IF PRAG GO AMISS.
PHENOMENA OF PRAG SIEGE:—PRAG SIEGE IS INTERRUPTED.
Language
en
Duration
~12 hours (740K 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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