Frederick the Great and His Family

L. (Luise) Mühlbach

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• Publié par: chuim
• Publié le: 08 décembre 2010
• Nombre de lectures: 43
• Langue: English
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Project Gutenberg's Frederick The Great and His Family, by L. Muhlbach This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: Frederick The Great and His Family Author: L. Muhlbach Translator: Mrs. Chapman Coleman and her Daughters Release Date: January 28, 2009 [EBook #3537] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK FREDERICK THE GREAT AND HIS FAMILY *** Produced by Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team, and David Widger FREDERICK THE GREAT AND HIS FAMILY. A HISTORICAL NOVEL By L. Muhlbach Translated From German By Mrs. Chapman Coleman And Her Daughters Contents BOOK I. CHAPTER I. CHAPTER II. CHAPTER III. CHAPTER IV. CHAPTER V. CHAPTER VI. CHAPTER VII. THE KING. PRINCE HENRY . LOUISE VON KLEIST. AT THE MASKED BALL. A SECRET CAPTAIN. THE LEGACY OF VON TRENCK, COLONEL OF THE PANDOURS. THE KING AND WEINGARTEN. CHAPTER VIII. CHAPTER IX. CHAPTER X. CHAPTER XI. CHAPTER XII. CHAPTER XIII. CHAPTER XIV. CHAPTER XV. THE UNWILLING BRIDEGROOM. THE FIRST DISAPPOINTMENT. THE CONQUERED. THE TRAVELLING MUSICIANS. TRAVELLING ADVENTURES. THE DRAG-BOAT. IN AMSTERDAM. THE KING WITHOUT SHOES. BOOK II. CHAPTER I. CHAPTER II. CHAPTER III. CHAPTER IV. CHAPTER V. CHAPTER VI. CHAPTER VII. CHAPTER VIII. CHAPTER IX. CHAPTER X. CHAPTER XI. CHAPTER XII. CHAPTER XIII. CHAPTER XIV. THE UNHAPPY NEWS. TRENCK ON HIS WAY TO PRISON. PRINCE HENRY AND HIS WIFE. THE FETE IN THE WOODS. INTRIGUES. THE PRIVATE AUDIENCE. THE TRAITOR. DECLARATION OF WAR. THE KING AND HIS BROTHERS. THE LAUREL-BRANCH. THE BALL AT COUNT BRUHL'S. THE INTERRUPTED FEAST. THE ARCHIVES AT DRESDEN. SAXONY HUMILIATED. BOOK III. CHAPTER I. CHAPTER II. CHAPTER III. CHAPTER IV. CHAPTER V. CHAPTER VI. CHAPTER VII. CHAPTER VIII. CHAPTER IX. CHAPTER X. CHAPTER XI. CHAPTER XII. CHAPTER XIII. CHAPTER XIV. CHAPTER XV. CHAPTER XVI. THE MAIDEN OF BRUNEN. NEWS OF BATTLE. THE CERTIFICATE OF ENLISTMENT. FAREWELL TO THE VILLAGE. THE PRISONER. THE PRISON BARRICADE. THE BATTLE OF COLLIN. THE INIMICAL BROTHERS. THE LETTERS. IN THE CASTLE AT DRESDEN. THE TE DEUM. CAMP SCENE THE WATCH-FIRE. THE BATTLE OF LEUTHEN. WINTER QUARTERS IN BRESLAU. THE BROKEN HEART. BOOK IV. CHAPTER I. CHAPTER II. CHAPTER III. CHAPTER IV. CHAPTER V. CHAPTER VI. CHAPTER VII. CHAPTER VIII. CHAPTER IX. CHAPTER X. CHAPTER XI. CHAPTER XII. CHAPTER XIII. CHAPTER XIV. CHAPTER XV. THE KING AND HIS OLD AND NEW ENEMIES. THE THREE OFFICERS. RANUZI LOUISE DU TROUFFLE. THE FORTUNE-TELLER. A COURT DAY IN BERLIN. IN THE WINDOW-NICHE. THE NUTSHELLS BEHIND THE FAUTEUIL OF THE QUEEN. THE DUEL AND ITS CONSEQUENCES. THE FIVE COURIERS. AFTER THE BATTLE. A HEROIC SOUL. THE TWO GRENADIERS. THE RIGHT COUNSEL. A HERO IN MISFORTUNE. BOOK V. CHAPTER I. CHAPTER II. CHAPTER III. CHAPTER IV. CHAPTER V. CHAPTER VI. CHAPTER VII. CHAPTER VIII. CHAPTER IX. CHAPTER X. CHAPTER XI. CHAPTER XII. CHAPTER XIII. CHAPTER XIV. CHAPTER XV. CHAPTER XVI. THE TERESIANI AND THE PRUSSIANI. FREDERICK THE GREAT AS A SAINT. THE CLOISTER BROTHERS OF SAN GIOVANNI E PAOLO. THE RETURN FROM THE ARMY . THE BRAVE FATHERS AND THE COWARDLY SONS. THE TRAITOR'S BETRAYAL. THE ACCUSATION. REVENGE. TRENCK. "TRENCK, ARE YOU THERE?" THE KING AND THE GERMAN SCHOLAR. GELLERT. THE POET AND THE KING. THE KING AND THE VILLAGE MAGISTRATE. THE PROPOSAL OF MARRIAGE. THE AMBASSADOR AND THE KHAN OF TARTARY . BOOK VI. CHAPTER I. CHAPTER II. CHAPTER III. CHAPTER IV. CHAPTER V. CHAPTER VI. CHAPTER VII. CHAPTER VIII. CHAPTER IX. CHAPTER X. CHAPTER XI. CHAPTER XII. CHAPTER XIII. CHAPTER XIV. THE KING'S RETURN. PRINCE HENRY . MOTHER AND DAUGHTER. THE KING IN SANS-SOUCI. THE ENGRAVED CUP. THE PRINCESS AND THE DIPLOMATIST. THE ROYAL HOUSE-SPY . THE CLOUDS GATHER. BROTHER AND SISTER. THE STOLEN CHILD. THE DISCOVERY . THE MORNING AT SANS-SOUCI. A HUSBAND'S REVENGE. THE SEPARATION. BOOK I. CHAPTER I. THE KING. The king laid his flute aside, and with his hands folded behind his back, walked thoughtfully up and down his room in Sans-Souci. His countenance was now tranquil, his brow cloudless; with the aid of music he had harmonized his soul, and the anger and displeasure he had so shortly before felt were soothed by the melodious notes of his flute. The king was no longer angry, but melancholy, and the smile that played on his lip was so resigned and painful that the brave Marquis d'Argens would have wept had he seen it, and the stinging jest of Voltaire have been silenced. But neither the marquis nor Voltaire, nor any of his friends were at present in Potsdam. D'Argens was in France, with his young wife, Barbe Cochois; Voltaire, after a succession of difficulties and quarrels, had departed forever; General Rothenberg had also departed to a land from which no one returns—he was dead! My lord marshal had returned to Scotland, Algarotti to Italy, and Bastiani still held his office in Breslau. Sans-Souci, that had been heretofore the seat of joy and laughing wit—Sans-Souci was now still and lonely; youth, beauty, and gladness had forsaken it forever; earnestness and duty had taken their place, and reigned in majesty within those walls that had so often echoed with the happy laugh and sparkling jest of the king's friends and contemporaries. Frederick thought of this, as with folded hands he walked up and down, and recalled the past. Sunk in deep thought, he remained standing before a picture that hung on the wall above his secretary, which represented Barbarina in the fascinating costume of a shepherdess, as he had seen her for the first time ten years ago; it had been painted by Pesne for the king. What recollections, what dreams arose before the king's soul as he gazed at that bewitching and lovely face; at those soft, melting eyes, whose glance had once made him so happy! But that was long ago; it had passed like a sunbeam on a rainy day, it had been long buried in clouds. These remembrances warmed the king's heart as he now stood so solitary and loveless before this picture; and he confessed to that sweet image, once so fondly loved, what he had never admitted to himself, that his heart was very lonely. But these painful recollections, these sad thoughts, did not last. The king roused himself from those dangerous dreams, and on leaving the picture cast upon it almost a look of hatred. "This is folly," he said; "I will to work." He approached the secretary, and seized the sealed letters and packets that were lying there. "A letter and packet from the queen," he said, wonderingly opening the letter first. Casting a hasty glance through it,