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Frederick the Great and his Family

Frederick the Great and his Family

by L. Mühlbach

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Author
Mühlbach, L. (Luise), 1814-1873
Title
Frederick the Great and His Family: A Historical Novel
Credits
Produced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team, and David Widger
Language
English
LoC Class
PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures
Subject
Seven Years' War, 1756-1763 -- Fiction
Category
Text
eBook-No.
3537
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3537
Release Date
November 1, 2002
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.FREDERICK THE GREAT AND HIS FAMILY.
  2. 2.A HISTORICAL NOVEL
  3. 3.By L. Muhlbach — Translated From German By Mrs. Chapman Coleman And Her Daughters — BOOK I.
  4. 4.CHAPTER I. THE KING.
  5. 5.CHAPTER II. PRINCE HENRY.
  6. 6.CHAPTER III. LOUISE VON KLEIST.
  7. 7.CHAPTER IV. AT THE MASKED BALL.
  8. 8.CHAPTER V. A SECRET CAPTAIN.
  9. 9.CHAPTER VI. THE LEGACY OF VON TRENCK, COLONEL OF THE PANDOURS.
  10. 10.CHAPTER VII. THE KING AND WEINGARTEN.
  11. 11.CHAPTER VIII. THE UNWILLING BRIDEGROOM.
  12. 12.CHAPTER IX. THE FIRST DISAPPOINTMENT.
  13. 13.CHAPTER X. THE CONQUERED.
  14. 14.CHAPTER XI. THE TRAVELLING MUSICIANS.
  15. 15.CHAPTER XII. TRAVELLING ADVENTURES.
  16. 16.CHAPTER XIII. THE DRAG-BOAT.
  17. 17.CHAPTER XIV. IN AMSTERDAM.
  18. 18.CHAPTER XV. THE KING WITHOUT SHOES.
  19. 19.BOOK II.
  20. 20.CHAPTER I. THE UNHAPPY NEWS.
  21. 21.CHAPTER II. TRENCK ON HIS WAY TO PRISON.
  22. 22.CHAPTER III. PRINCE HENRY AND HIS WIFE.
  23. 23.CHAPTER IV. THE FETE IN THE WOODS.
  24. 24.CHAPTER V. INTRIGUES.
  25. 25.CHAPTER VI. THE PRIVATE AUDIENCE.
  26. 26.CHAPTER VII. THE TRAITOR.
  27. 27.CHAPTER VIII. DECLARATION OF WAR.
  28. 28.CHAPTER IX. THE KING AND HIS BROTHERS.
  29. 29.CHAPTER X. THE LAUREL-BRANCH.
  30. 30.CHAPTER XI. THE BALL AT COUNT BRUHL’S.
  31. 31.CHAPTER XII. THE INTERRUPTED FEAST.
  32. 32.CHAPTER XIII. THE ARCHIVES AT DRESDEN.
  33. 33.CHAPTER XIV. SAXONY HUMILIATED.
  34. 34.BOOK III.
  35. 35.CHAPTER I. THE MAIDEN OF BRUNEN.
  36. 36.CHAPTER II. NEWS OF BATTLE.
  37. 37.CHAPTER III. THE CERTIFICATE OF ENLISTMENT.
  38. 38.CHAPTER IV. FAREWELL TO THE VILLAGE.
  39. 39.CHAPTER V. THE PRISONER.
  40. 40.CHAPTER VI. THE PRISON BARRICADE.
  41. 41.CHAPTER VII. THE BATTLE OF COLLIN.
  42. 42.CHAPTER VIII. THE INIMICAL BROTHERS.
  43. 43.CHAPTER IX. THE LETTERS.
  44. 44.CHAPTER X. IN THE CASTLE AT DRESDEN.
  45. 45.CHAPTER XI. THE TE DEUM.
  46. 46.CHAPTER XII. CAMP SCENE
  47. 47.CHAPTER XIII. THE WATCH-FIRE.
  48. 48.CHAPTER XIV. THE BATTLE OF LEUTHEN.
  49. 49.CHAPTER XV. WINTER QUARTERS IN BRESLAU.
  50. 50.CHAPTER XVI. THE BROKEN HEART.
  51. 51.BOOK IV.
  52. 52.CHAPTER I. THE KING AND HIS OLD AND NEW ENEMIES.
  53. 53.CHAPTER II. THE THREE OFFICERS.
  54. 54.CHAPTER III. RANUZI
  55. 55.CHAPTER IV. LOUISE DU TROUFFLE.
  56. 56.CHAPTER V. THE FORTUNE-TELLER.
  57. 57.CHAPTER VI. A COURT DAY IN BERLIN.
  58. 58.CHAPTER VII. IN THE WINDOW-NICHE.
  59. 59.CHAPTER VIII. THE NUTSHELLS BEHIND THE FAUTEUIL OF THE QUEEN.
  60. 60.CHAPTER IX. THE DUEL AND ITS CONSEQUENCES.
  61. 61.CHAPTER X. THE FIVE COURIERS.
  62. 62.CHAPTER XI. AFTER THE BATTLE.
  63. 63.CHAPTER XII. A HEROIC SOUL.
  64. 64.CHAPTER XIII. THE TWO GRENADIERS.
  65. 65.CHAPTER XIV. THE RIGHT COUNSEL.
  66. 66.CHAPTER XV. A HERO IN MISFORTUNE.
  67. 67.BOOK V.
  68. 68.CHAPTER I. THE TERESIANI AND THE PRUSSIANI.
  69. 69.CHAPTER II. FREDERICK THE GREAT AS A SAINT.
  70. 70.CHAPTER III. THE CLOISTER BROTHERS OF SAN GIOVANNI E PAOLO.
  71. 71.CHAPTER IV. THE RETURN FROM THE ARMY.
  72. 72.CHAPTER V. THE BRAVE FATHERS AND THE COWARDLY SONS.
  73. 73.CHAPTER VI. THE TRAITOR’S BETRAYAL.
  74. 74.CHAPTER VII. THE ACCUSATION.
  75. 75.CHAPTER VIII. REVENGE.
  76. 76.CHAPTER IX. TRENCK.
  77. 77.CHAPTER X. “TRENCK, ARE YOU THERE?”
  78. 78.CHAPTER XI. THE KING AND THE GERMAN SCHOLAR.
  79. 79.CHAPTER XII. GELLERT.
  80. 80.CHAPTER XIII. THE POET AND THE KING.
  81. 81.CHAPTER XIV. THE KING AND THE VILLAGE MAGISTRATE.
  82. 82.CHAPTER XV. THE PROPOSAL OF MARRIAGE.
  83. 83.CHAPTER XVI. THE AMBASSADOR AND THE KHAN OF TARTARY.
  84. 84.BOOK VI.
  85. 85.CHAPTER I. THE KING’S RETURN.
  86. 86.CHAPTER II. PRINCE HENRY.
  87. 87.CHAPTER III. MOTHER AND DAUGHTER.
  88. 88.CHAPTER IV. THE KING IN SANS-SOUCI.
  89. 89.CHAPTER V. THE ENGRAVED CUP.
  90. 90.CHAPTER VI. THE PRINCESS AND THE DIPLOMATIST.
  91. 91.CHAPTER VII. THE ROYAL HOUSE-SPY.
  92. 92.CHAPTER VIII. THE CLOUDS GATHER.
  93. 93.CHAPTER IX. BROTHER AND SISTER.
  94. 94.CHAPTER X. THE STOLEN CHILD.
  95. 95.CHAPTER XI. THE DISCOVERY.
  96. 96.CHAPTER XII. THE MORNING AT SANS-SOUCI.
  97. 97.CHAPTER XIII. A HUSBAND’S REVENGE.
  98. 98.CHAPTER XIV. THE SEPARATION.

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