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Title: The Merchant of Berlin
An Historical Novel

Author: L Muehlbach

Release Date: April 14, 2004 [EBook #12016]

Language: English

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THE MERCHANT OF BERLIN

An Historical Novel

L. MUeHLBACH

TRANSLATED FROM THE GERMAN BY AMORY COFFIN, M.D.

1910

CONTENTS

BOOK I.

CHAP. I.--The Festival

II.--The Workman's Holiday

III.--Brother and Sister

IV.--Feodor von Brenda

V.--Mr. Kretschmer, of the "Vossian Gazette"

VI.--The Cowards' Race

VII.--The Interrupted Festival

VIII.--The Leader of the People

IX.--The Russian is at the Gates

X.--Be Prudent

XI.--The Night of Horrors

XII.--Russians and Austrians

XIII.--A Maiden's Heart

XIV.--A Faithful Friend

XV.--An Unexpected Meeting

XVI.--The Fugitive

XVII.--The Eavesdropper

XVIII.--The Two Cannoneers

XIX.--Father Gotzkowsky

* * * * *

BOOK II.

CHAP. I.--The Two Editors

II.--The Chief Magistrate of Berlin

III.--The Russian, the Saxon, and the Austrian, in Berlin

IV.--The Cadets

V.--The Explosion

VI.--John Gotzkowsky

VII.--The Horrors of War

VIII.--By Chance

IX.--Mistress or Maid?

X.--An Unexpected Ally

XI.--The Jew Ephraim

XII.--The Russian General and the German Man

XIII.--The Execution

XIV.--Bride and Daughter

XV.--The Rivals

XVI.--The Punishment

XVII.--The Banquet of Gratitude

XVIII.--A Royal Letter

* * * * *

BOOK III.

CHAP. I.--Frederick the Great at Meissen

II.--The Winter-quarters in Leipsic

III.--The Friend in Need

IV.--Gratitude and Recompense

V.--Four Years' Labor

VI.--Days of Misfortune