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"WHAT WAS WRITTEN IN A KING'S HAND" When Benedict returned to his hotel he was met by Kaulbach's servant, sent by his master to learn what had happened. In the good town of Hanove…
BARON FREDERIC VON BÜLOW And now we will leave our friend Benedict Turpin in order to follow one of his adversaries who is destined to become an important character in our story. We mean Baron Freder…
HELEN There stands in Frankfort-on-Main, at the corner of the Ross-market, opposite the Protestant Church of St. Catherine, a mansion, which, by its architecture, belongs to the transition period bet…
COUNT KARL VON FREYBERG In the days of Charles V the Austrian Empire dominated for a period both Europe and America, both the East and the West Indies. From the summit of the Dalmatian mountains Aust…
THE GRANDMOTHER For a few moments Frederic left the lovers to themselves and their happiness. Then, as both raised their eyes to his, as if enquiring what next should be done: "The little sister…
FRANKFORT-ON-MAIN It is time to give some information concerning the town in which the chief events of our history will take place. Frankfort ranks as one of the most important towns in Germany, not …
THE DEPARTURE Since the Schleswig-Holstein troubles, the Diet had always assembled at Frankfort on June 9th, this year that date was the day after the attempted assassination of Bismarck on which Ben…
AUSTRIANS AND PRUSSIANS Desbarolles says in his book on Germany: "It is impossible to talk for three minutes with an Austrian without wishing to shake hands with him. It is impossible to talk fo…
THE DECLARATION OF WAR On June 15th, at eleven in the morning, Count Platen of Hallermund, presented himself to the King of Hanover. They had conversed for some minutes when the king said: "I mu…
THE BATTLE OF LANGENSALZA Two days after, the army, drawn from all parts of the kingdom, was assembled round the king. Among others the regiment of the Queen's Hussars commanded by Colonel Halle…
