GENERAL CONTENTS

AND

INDEX TO THE WORK.

(Vol. I. contains Books I.-V.)

BOOK I. BIRTH AND PARENTAGE. 1712. (p. 3-63.)

I. Proem: Friedrich's History from the Distance we are at-

II. Friedrich's Birth-III. Father and Mother: the Hanoverian

Connexion-IV. Father's Mother-V. King Friedrich I.

BOOK II. OF BRANDENBURG AND THE HOHENZOLLERNS.

928-1417. (p. 67-192.)

I. Brannibor: Henry the Fowler-II. Preussen: Saint Adal-

bert-III. Markgraves of Brandenburg-IV. Albert the Bear—

V. Conrad of Hohenzollern, and Kaiser Barbarossa-VI. The

Teutsch Ritters, or Teutonic Order-VII. Margraviate of Culm-

bach: Baireuth, Anspach-VIII. Ascanier Markgraves in Branden-

burg-IX. Burggraf Friedrich IV.-X. Brandenburg lapses to the

Kaiser-XI. Bavarian Kurfürsts in Brandenburg-XII. Brandenburg

in Kaiser Karl's Time; End of the Bavarian Kurfürsts-XIII. Lux-

emburg Kurfürsts in Brandenburg-XIV. Burggraf Friedrich VI.

BOOK III. THE HOHENZOLLERNS IN BRANDENBURG.

1412-1713. (p. 195-379.)

I. Kurfürst Friedrich I.-II. Matinées du Roi de Prusse-

III. Kurfürst Friedrich II.-IV. Kurfürst Albert Achilles, and his

Successor V. Of the Baireuth-Anspach Branch-VI. Hochmeister

Albert, Third notable Son of Friedrich-VII. Albert Alcibiades-

VIII. Historical Meaning of the Reformation-IX. Kurfürst Joa-

chim I.-X. Kurfürst Joachim II.-XI. Seventh Kurfürst, Johann

George-XII. Of Albert Friedrich, the Second Duke of Preussen-

XIII. Ninth Kurfürst, Johann Sigismund-XIV. Symptoms of a

Great War coming-XV. Tenth Kurfürst, George Wilhelm-XVI.

Thirty-Years War-XVII. Duchy of Jägerndorf-XVIII. Friedrich

Wilhelm, the Great Kurfürst, Eleventh of the Series-XIX. King

Friedrich I. again-XX. Death of King Friedrich I.

BOOK IV. FRIEDRICH'S APPRENTICESHIP, FIRST STAGE.

1713-1723. (p. 383-522.)

I. Childhood; Double Educational Element-II. The German

Element III. Friedrich Wilhelm is King-IV. His Majesty's Ways

-V. Friedrich Wilhelm's One War-VI. The Little Drummer—

VII. Transit of Czar Peter-VIII. The Crown-Prince is put to his

Schooling-IX. Wusterhausen-X. The Heidelberg Protestants-

XI. Of the Crown-Prince's Progress in his Schooling-XII. Crown-

Prince falls into Disfavour with Papa-XIII. Results of the Crown-

Prince's Schooling.

BOOK V. DOUBLE-MARRIAGE PROJECT, AND WHAT ELEMENT

IT FELL INTO. 1723-1726. (p. 525-634.)

I. Double-Marriage is decided on-II. A Kaiser hunting Shadows

-III. The Seven Crises, or European Travail-throes-IV. Double-

Marriage Treaty cannot be signed-V. Crown-Prince goes into the
Potsdam Guards-VI. Ordnance-Master Seckendorf crosses the Pa-
lace-Esplanade-VII. Tobacco-Parliament-VIII. Seckendorf's Re-
tort to her Majesty.

(Vol. II. contains Books VI.-X.)

BOOK VI. DOUBLE-MARRIAGE PROJECT, AND CROWN-PRINCE,

GOING ADRIFT UNDER THE STORM-WINDS. 1727-1730.

(p. 3-135.)

I. Fifth Crisis in the Kaiser's Spectre-Hunt-II. Death of
George I.-III. Visit to Dresden-IV. Double-Marriage Project is

not dead-V. Congress of Soissons, Sixth Crisis in the Spectre-Hunt
-VI. Imminency of War or Duel between the Britannic and Prus-
sian Majesties-VII. A Marriage; not the Double-Marriage: Crown-
Prince deep in Trouble-VIII. Crown-Prince getting beyond his
Depth in Trouble-IX. Double-Marriage shall be or shall not be.

BOOK VII. FEARFUL SHIPWRECK OF THE DOUBLE-MARRIAGE
PROJECT. February-November 1730. (p. 139-291.)

I. England sends the Excellency Hotham to Berlin-II. Lan-

guage of Birds: Excellency Hotham proves unavailing-III. Camp

of Radewitz-IV. Excellency Hotham quits Berlin in Haste-V.

Journey to the Reich-VI. Journey homewards from the Reich;

Catastrophe on Journey homewards-VII. Catastrophe, and Majesty,

arrive in Berlin-VIII. Sequel to Crown-Prince and Friends-IX.

Court-Martial on Crown-Prince and Consorts.

BOOK VIII. CROWN-PRINCE RETRIEVED: LIFE AT CÜSTRIN.

November 1730-February 1732. (p. 295-370.)

I. Chaplain Müller waits on the Crown-Prince-II. Crown-Prince

to repent and not perish-III. Wilhelmina is to wed the Prince of

Baireuth-IV. Criminal Justice in Preussen and elsewhere-V. In-

terview of Majesty and Crown-Prince at Cüstrin-VI. Wilhelmina's

Wedding.

BOOK IX. LAST STAGE OF FRIEDRICH'S APPRENTICESHIP:

LIFE IN RUPPIN. 1732-1736. (p. 373-554.)

I. Princess Elizabeth Christina of Brunswick-Bevern-II. Small

Incidents at Ruppin-III. The Salzburgers-IV. Prussian Majesty

visits the Kaiser-V. Ghost of the Double-Marriage rises; to no Pur-

pose-VI. King August meditating Great Things for Poland-VII.

Crown-Prince's Marriage-VIII. King August dies, and Poland takes

Fire-IX. Kaiser's Shadow-Hunt has caught Fire-X. Crown-Prince

goes to the Rhine Campaign-XI. In Papa's Sick-room; Prussian

Inspections: End of War.

BOOK X. AT REINSBERG. 1736-1740. (p. 557-694.)

I. Mansion of Reinsberg-II. Of Voltaire and the Literary Cor-

respondences-III. Crown-Prince makes a Morning Call-IV. News

of the Day-V. Visit at Loo-VI. Last Year of Reinsberg; Journey
to Preussen-VII. Last Year of Reinsberg: Transit of Baltimore
and other Persons and Things-VIII. Death of Friedrich Wilhelm.

(Vol. III. contains Books XI-XIV.)

BOOK XI. FRIEDRICH TAKES THE REINS IN HAND. 1740.
(p. 3-161.)

I. Phenomena of Friedrich's Accession-II. The Homagings-

III. Friedrich makes an Excursion, not of direct sort, into the Cleve

Countries-IV. Voltaire's First Interview with Friedrich-V. Affair

of Herstal-VI. Returns by Hanover; does not call on his Royal

Uncle there-VII. Withdraws to Reinsberg, hoping a Peaceable

Winter-VIII. The Kaiser's Death-IX. Resolution formed at

Reinsberg in consequence.

BOOK XII. FIRST SILESIAN WAR, AWAKENING A GENERAL

EUROPEAN ONE, BEGINS. 1740-1741. (p. 165-397.)

I. Of Schlesien, or Silesia-II. Friedrich marches on Glogau-

III. Problem of Glogau-IV. Breslau under soft Pressure-V. Fried-

rich pushes forward towards Brieg and Neisse-VI. Neisse is bom-
barded-VII. At Versailles, the Most Christian Majesty changes his
Shirt, and Belleisle is seen with Papers-VIII. Phenomena in Pe-
tersburg-IX. Friedrich returns to Silesia-X. Battle of Möllwitz-
XI. The Bursting-forth of Bedlams: Belleisle and the Breakers of
Pragmatic Sanction-XII. Sorrows of his Britannic Majesty-
XIII. Small-War: First Emergence of Ziethen the Hussar-General
into Notice.

BOOK XIII. FIRST SILESIAN WAR, LEAVING THE GENERAL

EUROPEAN ONE ABLAZE ALL ROUND, GETS ENDED. 1741-

1742. (p. 401-587.)

I. Britannic Majesty as Paladin of the Pragmatic-II. Camp of

Strehlen-III. Grand Review at Strehlen: Neipperg takes Aim at
Breslau, but another hits it-IV. Friedrich takes the Field again,