Frederick the Great discussion post 11

[cahn]

In our last installment, our heroes found that Henri de Catt's memoirs, a major source for current biographers of Frederick the Great, are not to be trusted!!

rheinsberg

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Re: Assistant librarian requests

[mildred_of_midgard]

I didn't even remember that he had retirement diaries!

Man, those early 20th century readers had at least one priority straight. I like to imagine them all chanting in unison.

"More Lehndorff! Give us more Lehndorff! Lehndorff! Lehndorff! He's our man!"

OK, this is not great for our sensationalist scholarly work (although you seem to be doing great judging from the downstream comments)

She is, and also we have selections in German now! Librarian + reader = sensational team. :D

Re: Assistant librarian requests

[cahn]

I don't think we knew he had retirement diaries? But I always figured that someone who keeps constant diaries doesn't just stop because he retires and... has more free time?? :D

Re: Assistant librarian requests

[mildred_of_midgard]

I think this is news to me! If selenak told us before this, I forgot. But yes, that makes sense, why would you stop then? Silly me. :D

That's awesome that they were published. You go, 20th century readers!

(I don't even know if they have more than two things of interest to us, I just love the idea. And maybe they're full of gold, who knows!)