Frederick the Great and His Family [0]
Frederick the Great and His Family
by L. Muhlbach
[Variant spellings: Louise Muhlbach, Luise Muhlbach and Luise von Muhlbach]
TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN BY
MRS. CHAPMAN COLEMAN AND HER DAUGHTERS
CONTENTS.
BOOK I.
I. The King
II. Prince Henry
III. Louise von Kleist
IV. At the Masked Ball
V. A Secret Captain
VI. The Legacy of Von Trenck, Colonel of the Pandours
VII. The King and Weingarten
VIII. The Unwilling Bridegroom
IX. The First Disappointment
X. The Conquered
XI. The Travelling Musicians
XII. Travelling Adventures
XIII. The Drag-Boat
XIV. In Amsterdam
XV. The King without Shoes
BOOK II.
I. The Unhappy News
II. Trenck on his Way to Prison
III. Prince Henry and His Wife
IV. The Fete in the Woods
V. Intrigues
VI. The Private Audience
VII. The Traitor
VIII. Declaration of War
IX. The King and his Brothers
X. The Laurel-Branch
XI. The Ball at Count Bruhl's
XII. The Interrupted Feast
XIII. The Archives at Dresden
XIV. Saxony Humiliated
BOOK III.
I. The Maiden of Brunen
II. News of Battle
III. The Certificate of Enlistment
IV. Farewell to the Village
V. The Prisoner
VI. The Prison Barricade
VII. The Battle of Collin
VIII. The Inimical Brothers
IX. The Letters
X. In the Castle at Dresden
XI. The Te Deum
XII. Camp Scene
XIII. The Watch-Fire
XIV. The Battle of Leuthen
XV. Winter Quarters in Breslau
XVI. The Broken Heart
BOOK IV.
I. The King and his Old and New Enemies
II. The Three Officers
III. Ranuzi
IV. Louise du Trouffle
V. The Fortune-Teller
VI. A Court Day in Berlin
VII. In the Window-Niche
VIII. The Nutshells behind the Fauteuil of the Queen
IX. The Duel and its Consequences
X. The Five Couriers
XI. After the Battle
XII. A Heroic Soul
XIII. The Two Grenadiers
XIV. The Right Counsel
XV. A Hero in Misfortune
BOOK V.
I. The Teresiani and the Prussiani
II. Frederick the Great as a Saint
III. The Cloister Brothers of San Giovanni e Paolo
IV. The Return from the Army
V. The Brave Fathers and the Cowardly Sons
VI. The Traitor's Betrayal
VII. The Accusation
VIII. Revenge
IX. Trenck
X. "Trenck, are you there?"
XI. The King and the German Scholar
XII. Gellert
XIII. The Poet and the King
XIV. The King and the Village Magistrate
XV. The Proposal of Marriage
XVI. The Ambassador and the Khan of Tartary
BOOK VI.
I. The King's Return
II. Prince Henry
III. Mother and Daughter
IV. The King in Sans-Souci
V. The Engraved Cup
VI. The Princess and the Diplomatist
VII. The Royal House-Spy
VIII. The Clouds Gather
IX. Brother and Sister
X. The Stolen Child
XI. The Discovery
XII. The Morning at Sans-Souci
XIII. A Husband's Revenge
XIV. 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