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| 100 | 1 | _aHusen, Heinrich | |
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_aThe Confessions of the Celebrated Countess of Lichtenau, Late Mrs. Rietz : _bNow Confined in the Fortress of Gloglau as a State-prisoner |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2022 |
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_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats |
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| 500 | _aDedication signed: Richard B--t--n. | ||
| 500 | _a"Geheime papiere der gräfin von Lichtenau" attributed to Heinrich Husen. | ||
| 500 | _aTranslation(?) of "Geheime papiere der gräfin von Lichtenau, vulgo München Encken." Charlottenburg [Leipzig] 1798. A spurious publication. cf. Brit. mus. Catalogue. | ||
| 500 | _aRelease date is 2022-03-01 | ||
| 508 | _aCharlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) | ||
| 520 | _a"The Confessions of the Celebrated Countess of Lichtenau, Late Mrs. Rietz" by Husen is a historical account likely written in the late 18th century. This book presents a scandalous autobiographical narrative detailing the life and manipulative exploits of Minna Encke, who rose from humble beginnings to become the influential mistress of a Prussian king, navigating the treacherous waters of high society and political intrigue. The text serves as a commentary on power dynamics, gender, and ambition within the context of European aristocracy. The narrative unfolds through Minna's confessions as she recounts her ascent from the daughter of a trumpeter to the notorious Countess of Lichtenau, revealing her cunning strategies, romantic entanglements, and the ruthless measures she employed to maintain her position of influence. The story reveals her manipulative relationships, particularly with the king, and explores the societal expectations and constraints placed on women during the era. Ultimately, Minna's rise leads to her fall from grace, culminating in her imprisonment as a state prisoner, which serves as a cautionary tale about the ephemeral nature of power and the moral consequences of ambition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
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_pOriginally published: _cUnited Kingdom: J. W. Myers, 1799 |
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| 653 | _aLichtenau, Wilhelmine Enke, Gräfin Lichtenau, 1752-1820 | ||
| 653 | _aPrussia (Germany) -- History -- Frederick William II, 1786-1797 -- Biography | ||
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_aLichtenau, Wilhelmine Enke, Gräfin Lichtenau, _d1752-1820 |
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| 700 | 1 | _aB--t--n, Richard | |
| 856 | 4 | _uhttps://archive.org/details/confessionsofcel00lich/page/n3/mode/2up | |
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