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Memoirs of the Countess Cosel

Memoirs of the Countess Cosel

Kraszewski, Joseph J.
De Soissons, S. C.
De Soissons, S. C.

Paperback

Historical Fiction

ISBN10: 1540442187
ISBN13: 9781540442185
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Nov 21 2016
Pages: 356
Weight: 1.25
Height: 0.74 Width: 6.69 Depth: 9.61
Language: English
ALL was silent, dark, and sad in the King's castle, in the capital of Saxony. It was an autumn night, but at the end of September, the leaves are only beginning to turn yellow, cold winds are very rarely felt, the days are usually bright, and the nights warm. But on this evening the wind was blowing from the north; long black clouds followed each other in quick succession, and if a star made its appearance for a moment in the lead-coloured sky, it was quickly covered by the thick clouds. Before the gates of the castle of Georgenthor, and in the court-yards, silent sentries were pacing to and fro. The windows of the King's apartments, usually so brilliantly lighted, were dark. This was a most unusual event during the reign of Augustus, surnamed the Strong, because he was wont to break horse-shoes, men, sadness, and ill-fortune but nothing could break him. Throughout the whole of Germany, indeed, throughout the whole of Europe, he was famed for the brilliancy of his court. There were none who could surpass him in magnificence, refinement of taste, and lordly prodigality.

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