
An entertaining royal biography of Prussian king Frederick the Great--a fascinating character with conflicting visions of authority and reform, power and art--from "one of Britain's most piercing observers of social manners" (New York Times). The Prussian...




In this biography of Frederick the Great, Nancy Mitford carefully unravels the complex character of one of Europe's brilliant rulers. She re-creates his unhappy youth; his reforming zeal, which paved the way for a united Germany; and his spectacular wars.


