Due to the fact that I'm constantly wanting to look things up in Catt's memoirs, and can never find them because it's a bunch of conversations that don't have an intrinsic logical order, I decided to make an outline of all the things I'm interested in and the order in which they occur, so when I'm navigating through the volume, I can close in on what I'm looking for.
I may or may get around to fleshing these out into sentences that make sense to other people and adding page numbers, but for now, this has already been tremendously useful to me just in the one day since I finished volume 1.
Volume 1 Fritz has lost weight D'Argens gives Catt advice Mitchell gives Catt advice Fritz starts telling Catt about his ADCs and other people he associates with Strasbourg anecdote Guichard recounts an anecdote about saving a woman from rape Guichard and Roman soldiers carrying more weight than Prussians Voltaire and Maupertuis Catt and Fritz disagree on religion Voltaire letter arrives, Fritz devours with his eyes Fritz wants to send Voltaire a poem, Catt advises against. Maupertuis, Algarotti, La Mettrie, Jordan, d'Argens, de Prades, Darget, the Palladion, d'Arnaud Fritz's snuff habit Voltaire and Fritz argue about war Fritz would like to live a civilian life Fritz makes Guichard wear the gear of a grenadier Catt is accused of overloading his packhorse Childrearing Lentulus and Schwerin Poetry Priests Fritz's dream about being taken to Magdeburg FW Fritz beaten for learning Latin Henry's the favorite son Katte Siblings beaten up Reading records relating to his trial after becoming king How terrible Fritz's life is Rebuilding a town in the Italian style Sanssouci, how much it cost, draws a picture of it Count Hoditz "Am I a Trenck that I should pillage you?" Rousseau Eugene Immortality of the soul Hussar buried alive Ingratitude Crying over Racine Fritz foresaw the 7 Years' War 6 years in advance. Women MT Montezuma Fritz has an ADC steal from him, lets him keep the money, but dismisses him Free will discussion Ghost-writing love poetry Epaminondas Mitchell Grant Reading, Rheinsberg, dancing Raising princes Recites Cicero, importance of trained memory Maupertuis and Voltaire More ghost-writing Voltaire, d'Argens, Algarotti Wilhelmine encouraged Fritz to read Fritz snuck out at night to read FW tried to make him a hunter, opposed to dancing Fritz hasn't danced since 1750, still likes to see young people dancing Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt Wolff deeply flawed FW intelligent and good sense but hates learning, literature, philosophy FW, SD, AW, Wilhelmine dream Dreams and prophets Existence of spirits, ghosts, prophecy, souls Catt very sick Fritz very good at medicine Bookbinding Seydlitz Charles XII Poetry, Marquis d'Argens Swinish, snuff, mother used to send shirts Colic "I would sell Prussia and live in France." Fritz has a bad temper but only when provoked If they had tried to raise me instead of humiliating me, I would be a better person. Have to be won with praise, like Voltaire did. Catt chats with Mitchell The Keiths Fritz accidentally opens letters belonging to other people One is Catt's, in which a Swiss friend has criticized Fritz Tries to ask a Bohemian peasant a question in his own language, can't understand the answer Tells Catt to keep his diary around so Fritz can plagiarize from it later Catt insists on joining the King, August 10, gets told he'll get in trouble for going uninvited, doesn't get in trouble Turenne says anyone who hasn't made mistakes hasn't waged war Watchmaker Deist argument Küstrin destroyed by Russians Fritz makes verses on the eve of Zorndorf Pose-dam Lesson on Zorndorf The Wreeches Peasant woman wants a place for her son Lucretius, religion, Catt thinks Fritz's opinions aren't firm because he speaks of them so often
Volume 2 Seydlitz and Zorndorf Amelia visit AW's terrible medical care and how it killed him, plus bad advisors Fritz used to listen to flattering friends too Importance of not being led d'Argens Sanssouci Letter of Pompadour to the Queen of Hungary Apostolic Hag Catt meets Heinrich, Fritz speaks well of him Fritz needs help with basic Latin Fritz wants to send an ode on the French to Voltaire, Catt advises against it Worried that Voltaire may have made a copy of the book of poems that was retrieved at Frankfurt Voltaire exaggerated Frankfurt Hochkirch Worried about Wilhelmine, who taught him to work and to moderate his temper Trying to write a letter with an ode for her Battle of Hochkirch starts Catt says Fritz exposes himself too much Shows Catt opium Fritz didn't listen to advice Opium again Wilhelmine dies Catt consoles him Heinrich visits, Fritz and Heinrich have a good cry Fritz eavesdrops on Marwitz, who complains about Fritz berating him for how he pitched his camp Seydlitz: "Well, win it then, Your Majesty." Finally sleeps a little Depressed, doesn't want cheering up, wants some sympathy Torments Guichard by not letting him eat when he's hungry Feverish Makes fun of guy who believes in prophets Refuses to ride in carriage, despite being sick and having a rash Misses Wilhelmine, wants Catt to speak of her often Doesn't like sitting in high, royal chairs Mocks the King of Poland Writing his memoirs, hopes his family will be pleased Sends instructions to his generals to Fouque Hochkirch not entirely his fault, but an unfortunate stone in his garden Dog keeps jumping up and interrupting him Hopes to see mother and sister after death Doesn't like Voltaire's ode to his sister Voltaire given credit for Fritz's history of Brandenburg Fritz thinks Voltaire gave himself credit and pretends to be outraged Prince of Brunswick wants promotion, Fritz refuses to be pressured Voltaire MT hates whores Thinks Wedell is the greatest, makes snap judgments, sometimes goes back on them Colic Misses Wilhelmine and SD FW anecdotes: knocks down girl, tells Grumbkow a secret, Rheinsberg, Mollwitz, no opium at Mollwitz Wedell defeated by Russians Studied geometry more for logic and math, forgot most of the math, kept the reasoning abilities Leaves Catt with Heinrich Catt doesn't think you should get information from grooms Praise of Heinrich Kunersdorf, Fritz saved by gold case from bullet Charles XII Maxen Nobody except Catt dares inform Fritz Brief allusion to Küstrin Wishes he had been laid up with gout longer so he could have prevented this Wants to retire Compares himself to Voltaire, Catt says Fritz writes for a distraction, Fritz says genius even bigger difference Religion, immortality of the soul Bother-free Voltaire visits Individual vs. general maps Fritz can't draw up retreat plan after Kolin Discussion of Kunersdorf Jesuits and education Training memory Wilhelmine and Keith Gout FW2 positive appraisal Anonymous letter, Fritz's secret poems published Fritz sick Rewrites offensive poems Doesn't believe in turning the other cheek either Voltaire, D'Alembert Lulls inner child Catt tells Fritz he usually guesses wrong about how things are going to turn out Wet behind the ears but old in courage Misbehaved as a child, but would have been better with more gentleness. Hard to undo upbringing. Anecdote about minister of state beating coachman Voltaire, letters Voltaire yelling "warmth" in theater Classical education Vengeance is sweet Peasant won't spy on Austrians Very bad mood, impatient with everyone, talks about hanging himself Fouqué captured Dreams of father, wants his approval, asks Old Dessauer if he should attack
Catt
I may or may get around to fleshing these out into sentences that make sense to other people and adding page numbers, but for now, this has already been tremendously useful to me just in the one day since I finished volume 1.
Volume 1
Fritz has lost weight
D'Argens gives Catt advice
Mitchell gives Catt advice
Fritz starts telling Catt about his ADCs and other people he associates with
Strasbourg anecdote
Guichard recounts an anecdote about saving a woman from rape
Guichard and Roman soldiers carrying more weight than Prussians
Voltaire and Maupertuis
Catt and Fritz disagree on religion
Voltaire letter arrives, Fritz devours with his eyes
Fritz wants to send Voltaire a poem, Catt advises against.
Maupertuis, Algarotti, La Mettrie, Jordan, d'Argens, de Prades, Darget, the Palladion, d'Arnaud
Fritz's snuff habit
Voltaire and Fritz argue about war
Fritz would like to live a civilian life
Fritz makes Guichard wear the gear of a grenadier
Catt is accused of overloading his packhorse
Childrearing
Lentulus and Schwerin
Poetry
Priests
Fritz's dream about being taken to Magdeburg
FW
Fritz beaten for learning Latin
Henry's the favorite son
Katte
Siblings beaten up
Reading records relating to his trial after becoming king
How terrible Fritz's life is
Rebuilding a town in the Italian style
Sanssouci, how much it cost, draws a picture of it
Count Hoditz
"Am I a Trenck that I should pillage you?"
Rousseau
Eugene
Immortality of the soul
Hussar buried alive
Ingratitude
Crying over Racine
Fritz foresaw the 7 Years' War 6 years in advance.
Women
MT
Montezuma
Fritz has an ADC steal from him, lets him keep the money, but dismisses him
Free will discussion
Ghost-writing love poetry
Epaminondas
Mitchell
Grant
Reading, Rheinsberg, dancing
Raising princes
Recites Cicero, importance of trained memory
Maupertuis and Voltaire
More ghost-writing
Voltaire, d'Argens, Algarotti
Wilhelmine encouraged Fritz to read
Fritz snuck out at night to read
FW tried to make him a hunter, opposed to dancing
Fritz hasn't danced since 1750, still likes to see young people dancing
Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt
Wolff deeply flawed
FW intelligent and good sense but hates learning, literature, philosophy
FW, SD, AW, Wilhelmine dream
Dreams and prophets
Existence of spirits, ghosts, prophecy, souls
Catt very sick
Fritz very good at medicine
Bookbinding
Seydlitz
Charles XII
Poetry, Marquis d'Argens
Swinish, snuff, mother used to send shirts
Colic
"I would sell Prussia and live in France."
Fritz has a bad temper but only when provoked
If they had tried to raise me instead of humiliating me, I would be a better person. Have to be won with praise, like Voltaire did.
Catt chats with Mitchell
The Keiths
Fritz accidentally opens letters belonging to other people
One is Catt's, in which a Swiss friend has criticized Fritz
Tries to ask a Bohemian peasant a question in his own language, can't understand the answer
Tells Catt to keep his diary around so Fritz can plagiarize from it later
Catt insists on joining the King, August 10, gets told he'll get in trouble for going uninvited, doesn't get in trouble
Turenne says anyone who hasn't made mistakes hasn't waged war
Watchmaker Deist argument
Küstrin destroyed by Russians
Fritz makes verses on the eve of Zorndorf
Pose-dam
Lesson on Zorndorf
The Wreeches
Peasant woman wants a place for her son
Lucretius, religion, Catt thinks Fritz's opinions aren't firm because he speaks of them so often
Volume 2
Seydlitz and Zorndorf
Amelia visit
AW's terrible medical care and how it killed him, plus bad advisors
Fritz used to listen to flattering friends too
Importance of not being led
d'Argens
Sanssouci
Letter of Pompadour to the Queen of Hungary
Apostolic Hag
Catt meets Heinrich, Fritz speaks well of him
Fritz needs help with basic Latin
Fritz wants to send an ode on the French to Voltaire, Catt advises against it
Worried that Voltaire may have made a copy of the book of poems that was retrieved at Frankfurt
Voltaire exaggerated Frankfurt
Hochkirch
Worried about Wilhelmine, who taught him to work and to moderate his temper
Trying to write a letter with an ode for her
Battle of Hochkirch starts
Catt says Fritz exposes himself too much
Shows Catt opium
Fritz didn't listen to advice
Opium again
Wilhelmine dies
Catt consoles him
Heinrich visits, Fritz and Heinrich have a good cry
Fritz eavesdrops on Marwitz, who complains about Fritz berating him for how he pitched his camp
Seydlitz: "Well, win it then, Your Majesty."
Finally sleeps a little
Depressed, doesn't want cheering up, wants some sympathy
Torments Guichard by not letting him eat when he's hungry
Feverish
Makes fun of guy who believes in prophets
Refuses to ride in carriage, despite being sick and having a rash
Misses Wilhelmine, wants Catt to speak of her often
Doesn't like sitting in high, royal chairs
Mocks the King of Poland
Writing his memoirs, hopes his family will be pleased
Sends instructions to his generals to Fouque
Hochkirch not entirely his fault, but an unfortunate stone in his garden
Dog keeps jumping up and interrupting him
Hopes to see mother and sister after death
Doesn't like Voltaire's ode to his sister
Voltaire given credit for Fritz's history of Brandenburg
Fritz thinks Voltaire gave himself credit and pretends to be outraged
Prince of Brunswick wants promotion, Fritz refuses to be pressured
Voltaire
MT hates whores
Thinks Wedell is the greatest, makes snap judgments, sometimes goes back on them
Colic
Misses Wilhelmine and SD
FW anecdotes: knocks down girl, tells Grumbkow a secret,
Rheinsberg, Mollwitz, no opium at Mollwitz
Wedell defeated by Russians
Studied geometry more for logic and math, forgot most of the math, kept the reasoning abilities
Leaves Catt with Heinrich
Catt doesn't think you should get information from grooms
Praise of Heinrich
Kunersdorf, Fritz saved by gold case from bullet
Charles XII
Maxen
Nobody except Catt dares inform Fritz
Brief allusion to Küstrin
Wishes he had been laid up with gout longer so he could have prevented this
Wants to retire
Compares himself to Voltaire, Catt says Fritz writes for a distraction, Fritz says genius even bigger difference
Religion, immortality of the soul
Bother-free Voltaire visits
Individual vs. general maps
Fritz can't draw up retreat plan after Kolin
Discussion of Kunersdorf
Jesuits and education
Training memory
Wilhelmine and Keith
Gout
FW2 positive appraisal
Anonymous letter, Fritz's secret poems published
Fritz sick
Rewrites offensive poems
Doesn't believe in turning the other cheek either
Voltaire, D'Alembert
Lulls inner child
Catt tells Fritz he usually guesses wrong about how things are going to turn out
Wet behind the ears but old in courage
Misbehaved as a child, but would have been better with more gentleness. Hard to undo upbringing.
Anecdote about minister of state beating coachman
Voltaire, letters
Voltaire yelling "warmth" in theater
Classical education
Vengeance is sweet
Peasant won't spy on Austrians
Very bad mood, impatient with everyone, talks about hanging himself
Fouqué captured
Dreams of father, wants his approval, asks Old Dessauer if he should attack