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100 1 _aHusen, Heinrich
245 1 4 _aThe Confessions of the Celebrated Countess of Lichtenau, Late Mrs. Rietz :
_bNow Confined in the Fortress of Gloglau as a State-prisoner
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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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.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited Kingdom: J. W. Myers, 1799
653 _aLichtenau, Wilhelmine Enke, Gräfin Lichtenau, 1752-1820
653 _aPrussia (Germany) -- History -- Frederick William II, 1786-1797 -- Biography
700 1 _aLichtenau, Wilhelmine Enke, Gräfin Lichtenau,
_d1752-1820
700 1 _aB--t--n, Richard
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/confessionsofcel00lich/page/n3/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67532
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