Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia

by Luise Mühlbach

Excerpt from The Works of Louise Muhlbach: Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia

A panic had seized the whole army. All presence of mind and sense of honor seemed to be lost. Every one thought only of saving his life, and of escaping from the con ner ing arms of the invincible French. Here and there, it is true, officers succeeded by supplications and remonstrances in stopping the fugitives, and in forming them into small detachments, with which the commanders attempted to join the defeated and retreating main force.

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Genres: Historical Fiction

598 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 18, 2012

About the author

Luise Mühlbach was the pen name of Clara Mundt, a German writer best known for her works of historical fiction.

Luise Mühlbach, Pseudonym für Clara Mundt (Geboren Clara Maria Regina Müller) war eine deutsche Unterhaltungs-Schriftstellerin. Ihr Gesamtwerk umfasst 250 Bände und Mehrere ihrer Bücher wurden ins Englische übersetzt und besonders auch in den USA gelesen.

Reviews

[Kristen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting from a historical perspective - that is, seeing Muhlbach's own desire for a united Germany reflected in the thoughts and actions of her characters - but as a novel in its own right, sorely lacking. Muhlbach's charm in her other books lay in her ability to frame the life of a historical figure with smaller stories from side-characters, all the while careful not to try to cram too many historical anecdotes into a single novel. This is precisely where Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia falls short. The narrative is a jumble of too many characters and stories, and too little of the title characters and their conflict. The lack of organization turns what might have been a very interesting set of individual histories into a very difficult-to-navigate, slow novel. Certainly not as disorganized and chaotic as its predecessor, but far from Muhlbach's full potential.

[Roula Yasin · Rating 3 out of 5]

historical novel about Napoleon and his campaigns in Germany. Battles of Austerlitz against Austria and Iena against Prussia and the smaller princes of Germany who became Napoleon's allies: elector of Bavaria who became King of Bavaria, Wurtemburg who also became King, Saxony also.