History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 04 by Thomas Carlyle

"History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 04" by Thomas Carlyle is a biographical work published between 1858 and 1865. This volume forms part of Carlyle's monumental six-volume biography of Frederick the Great, a project that consumed thirteen years of the author's life. Born from Carlyle's decades-long fascination with the Prussian king, the work emerged through painstaking research, trips to German battlefields, and collaboration with numerous assistants. Praised by contemporaries as a masterpiece of literary genius, it blends historical narrative with Carlyle's distinctive wit, vivid characterization, and moral insight. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881
Title History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 04
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Friedrich_II._of_Prussia,_Called_Frederick_the_Great
Credits Produced by D.R. Thompson and David Widger
Reading Level Reading ease score: 61.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class DD: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Germany
Subject Social problems
Subject Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786
Subject Prussia (Germany) -- History -- Frederick II, 1740-1786
Category Text
eBook-No. 2104
Release Date
Last Update Apr 4, 2013
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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