Charles the Twelfth, King of Sweden - Couverture rigide

Gade, John Allyne

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1340809710 ISBN 13 : 9781340809713

Editeur : Palala Press, 2015

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Two centuries ago when the kingdoms of Northern Europe were strugghng for supremacy on the Baltic and control of the narrow portal to the sea, there appeared a young prince, the marvel of his age, who made himself the arbiter of these kingdoms and of their rulers. The military successes of Charles the Twelfth of Sweden even forced obsequious consultation from the greater nations beyond the fields of his conquest. To-day when mightier forces are contending on the same battlefields and the same cities are lost and won, this old chronicle may perhaps claim a special interest. It may also appeal to those students of history who have at some time come under the spell of the young conqueror, who have felt the inspiration of a character built on a few strong, ideal lines, the sterner ones softened by an unsurpassed power of tender human attachments. The quaint Swedish of Colonel Klingspor seemed to call for something similar as I told his story in English. In my attempt at such a rendering, as well as in the softer coloring of the tale, I owe much to Professor Robert P. Utter of Amherst College, who has had wide experience with the English of the period. I am also much indebted to Mr. Thorsten Laurin of the firm of P. A.
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À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Palala Press
• Date d'édition: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1340809710
• ISBN 13: 9781340809713
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 416