History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 11 by Thomas Carlyle

"History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 11" by Thomas Carlyle is part of a six-volume biography published between 1858 and 1865. This monumental work chronicles the life of Frederick the Great, the Prussian king whom Carlyle considered heroic material for an epic. After thirteen years of painstaking research, including battlefield tours across Germany, Carlyle produced what contemporaries called his grandest achievement—a vivid portrait blending military history, political analysis, and literary genius that brings eighteenth-century Prussia dramatically to life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Carlyle, Thomas, 1795-1881
Title History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 11
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: 62.5 (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. 2111
Release Date
Last Update Apr 4, 2013
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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