The Prussian Terror

The Prussian Terror, written by Alexandre Dumas, is a historical novel that follows the story of a young Frenchman named Edouard de Morcerf, who becomes embroiled in a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a powerful Prussian nobleman named Franz d'Epinay. The novel is set during the Napoleonic Wars and explores themes of loyalty, betrayal, and the struggle for power in a time of political upheaval.

By Alexandre Dumas · First published 1846 · Genre: Historical Fiction, Adventure, Drama · 36 chapters

Contents

• BERLIN
• THE HOUSE OF HOHENZOLLERN
• COUNT VON BISMARCK
• IN WHICH BISMARCK EMERGES FROM AN IMPOSSIBLE POSITION
• A SPORTSMAN AND A SPANIEL
• BENEDICT TURPIN
• KAULBACH'S STUDIO
• THE CHALLENGE
• THE TWO DUELS
• "WHAT WAS WRITTEN IN A KING'S HAND"
• BARON FREDERIC VON BUeLOW
• HELEN
• COUNT KARL VON FREYBERG
• THE GRANDMOTHER
• FRANKFORT-ON-MAIN
• THE DEPARTURE
• AUSTRIANS AND PRUSSIANS
• THE DECLARATION OF WAR
• THE BATTLE OF LANGENSALZA
• IN WHICH BENEDICT'S PREDICTION CONTINUES TO BE FULFILLED
• WHAT PASSED AT FRANKFORT BETWEEN THE BATTLES OF LANGENSALZA AND SADOWA
• THE FREE MEAL
• THE BATTLE OF ASCHAFFENBURG
• THE EXECUTOR
• FRISK
• THE WOUNDED MAN
• THE PRUSSIANS AT FRANKFORT
• GENERAL MANTEUFFEL'S THREATS
• GENERAL STURM
• THE BREAKING OF THE STORM
• THE BURGOMASTER
• QUEEN AUGUSTA
• THE TWO PROCESSIONS
• THE TRANSFUSION OF BLOOD
• THE MARRIAGE _IN EXTREMIS_
• "WAIT AND SEE"

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• Derues (1839)
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• Martin Guerre (1839)
• Nisida (1839)
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• All works by Alexandre Dumas