Frederick lays down his flute in Sans-Souci, calm again after a fit of anger, and the court around him seethes with plots. His brother Prince Henry, the lady-in-waiting Louise von Kleist, the adventurer Trenck and a host of courtiers play out love affairs and conspiracies as Prussia is pulled toward the Seven Years’ War.
Mühlbach’s popular historical novels made Prussian court history read like a serial romance. Download the free EPUB.