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...I think we need another one (seriously, you guys, this is THE BEST) and I'd better make it now before I disappear into the wilds of music performance.

(also, as of this week there are two Frederician fics in the yuletide archive and eeeeeeeeeee)
(huh, only one of them is actually tagged with Frederick the Great even though two with Maria Theresia and Wilhelmine, eeeeeee this is awesome I CAN'T WAIT)

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From:

selenak

Now, the Catt translator hates Fritz otherwise, but at least he's being scrupulously fair and excusing the constant waterworks.

All the Editors of the late 19th and early 20th century: What a weird time it was when men were allowed to cry all the time, oh Reader - please be understanding!

Mind you, Lehndorff's has lost something of my favour because he makes a really weird editorial choice. We get until about a year after AW's death in detailed entries, and then the next few years till the end of the 7 Years War are just summarized by the editor who doesn't let Lehndorff himself report again until Fritz has won the war.

Editor in these summaries, upon first longer Lehndorff reunion with Heinrich post AW's death: "Lehndorff was satisfied that the Prince told him many interesting things." Oh yeah? Like what? Look, maybe you don't want your 1907 readers to be shocked by a fraternal rant about Frederick the Great, but your 2019 readers want to hear it!

Woow. He's attracted to men AND he finds Algarotti resistable? That must really be a first! I wonder if Algarotti did a satire of Heinrich that delighted Fritz and not so much Lehndorf

Possible, but if so, he would have mentioned it. He always does when someone is rude to his faves, and the editor isn't cutting yet at this point.

Maybe other-Fritz liked Algarotti too and Lehndorf was Not Amused.

Algarotti: I'm getting out of here before I can become the next Marwitz.

Now that sounds moreo plausible to me. Lehndorff doesn't like any of Heinrich's boyfriends, after all.

Who ordered the hunt? Not mentioned. Lehndorff just starts that entry with "we went hunting". I mean, there are Braunschweig and Hessen guests at court to be entertained, so that might have been the reason.

From:

mildred_of_midgard

I mean, there are Braunschweig and Hessen guests at court to be entertained, so that might have been the reason.

Oh, that's true, it might have been protocol. I hear Fritz used to send out the hunt at Rheinsberg whenever his father's guests came to spy on him, so they couldn't pick up on the musical shenanigans he was getting up to.

Maybe other-Fritz liked Algarotti too and Lehndorf was Not Amused.

Algarotti: I'm getting out of here before I can become the next Marwitz.

Now that sounds moreo plausible to me. Lehndorff doesn't like any of Heinrich's boyfriends, after all.

It is Algarotti's doom to be plagued by love triangles wherever he goes. Being ultra-attractive has its downsides, kids! <-- new headcanon

then the next few years till the end of the 7 Years War are just summarized by the editor who doesn't let Lehndorff himself report again until Fritz has won the war.

WHAT? But the Seven Years' War is exciting! (I mean, I'm so glad we have Catt from 1758-1760, those are the juicy years. I mean, yes, I wish we also had 1757, but I'll take what I can get.)

From:

selenak

Yep, we skip from late 1759 to 1763, victory celebrations. More in the comment I'm currently writing. 1758 to late 1759 does have great evacuation and war anxiety Scenes, though, not just the whole sorry AW business.

From:

mildred_of_midgard

That is odd. I can't believe it's three volumes long and still missing several years!

I wonder if the "best of" 2007 version is a best of this published version, or if it goes back to the original sources and does its own selection? If so, might it have gotten the good stuff from 1759-1763?

From:

selenak

Maybe, but I really can't afford to look now, Darth Real Life demands more time from me. Will look later, though; have just posted my own latest Lehndorff selection.

From:

mildred_of_midgard

No worries, I'm amazed you're reading and writing as much as you are. I can't keep up! (Although you also can't keep up, because your latest comment was clearly written before my Keith post, haha.) I owe you replies on numerous comments, which I won't forget because I have a trello list where I keep track of comments to reply to and comments of my own to add. This fandom is so fast-moving it requires organization. :P

From:

cahn

Man, if this is the amount of content you guys get through when Darth Real Life is a Thing...! I've been reading and have been enjoying everything but have not really had a spare moment to comment until now. <3 I definitely cannot keep up but have been loving it!