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This title is presented with an Introduction by Kate Williams. Frederick II of Prussia attempted to escape his authoritarian father as a boy but went on to become one of historys greatest rulers. He loved the flute and devoted hours of study to the arts and French literature forming a long-lasting but turbulent friendship with Voltaire. He was a military genius and enlarged the borders of his empire but he also promoted religious tolerance economic reform and laid the foundation for a united Germany. Nancy Mitford brings all these contradictions and achievements to sparkling life in an fascinating intimate biography.