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Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia. 

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 Prince Eugene and his Times. 

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Berlin and Sans-Souci. 



Goethe and Schiller. 



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 Old Fritz and the New Era. 

 Andreas Hofer. 

 Mohammed Ali and his House. 

 Henry I'll/ and Catherine Parr. 

 The I 'outh of the Great Elector. 

 Great Elector. 



