Frederick the Great and the Rise of Prussia

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Frederick the Great

FREDERICK THE GREAT. AFTER THE PAINTING BY CARLO VANLOO.

FREDERICK THE GREAT AND THE

RISE

OF PRUSSIA

BY

W.

F.

REDD AW AY,

M.A.

FELLOW AND LECTURER OF KING'S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE LECTURER TO NON-COLLEGIATE STUDENTS AUTHOR OF " THE MONROE ;

IN HISTORY

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