Frederick the Great, Discussion Post 20

[cahn]

Yuletide signups so far:
3 requests for Frederician RPF, 2 offers
2 requests for Circle of Voltaire RPF, 3 offers !! :D :D

(I am so curious as to who the third person is!)

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Re: Boswell in Prussia: Generalities & George Keith, Lord Marischal

[mildred_of_midgard]

We did not know about this! We haven't researched the Keith brothers very closely, too busy with siblings and boyfriends. Thank you!

Re: Boswell in Prussia: Generalities & George Keith, Lord Marischal

[felis]

:)

I just discovered that the same author (Edith Cuthell) also wrote two volumes about Wilhelmine in 1905. Seemingly in the same style, but this one has a bibliography at least and she thanks Koser among others for helping with her research. (Also, in her introduction she discusses the discovery of Wilhelmine's correspondence with Voltaire and she even seems to quote some of their letters, which is something I was asking about just yesterday, ha.)

Re: Boswell in Prussia: Generalities & George Keith, Lord Marischal

[mildred_of_midgard]

Oh, well, if *Koser* did the research--! In case you haven't picked up on it, we have a lot of respect for Koser's scholarly rigor and attention to detail, though those 19th century German opinions...not so much. :P

If anyone wants any of these books in our library, just let me know.