Historical Characters, Including Frederick the Great, Discussion Post 40

[cahn]

I'm trying to use my other account at least occasionally so I posted about my Yuletide gifts there, including the salon-relevant 12k fic that features Fritz, Heinrich, Voltaire, Fredersdorf, Saint Germain, Caroline Daum (Fredersdorf's wife), and Groundhog Day tropes! (Don't need to know canon.)

Comments

Re: Euler and Fritz

[mildred_of_midgard]

Oh, right, I forgot about that! (The problem with the Maupertuis bio is I really wanted to know what was in it, but it was so dry it was hard to even find the human interest parts memorable.)

Re: Euler and Fritz

[selenak]

That is unfortunately very true. The author is the driest. Somewhere, I suspect Voltaire is smirking that OF COURSE Maupertuis' life is told in a much more boring fashion than his, but then I remind him of that awful boring novella. :)

Re: Euler and Fritz

[cahn]

Voltaire: Yes, but that was because the novella was not accurately portraying me! MY bio was much more interesting! *smirks some more*

Re: Euler and Fritz

[mildred_of_midgard]

True facts! Orieux is still on my list for future French practice.