Kaarle XII:n historia by Voltaire
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"Kaarle XII:n historia" by Voltaire is a book published in 1731 about Swedish King Charles XII and the Great Northern War. Voltaire presents a positive portrait of the Swedish monarch, portraying him as a counterweight to Peter the Great's brutality and unjust warfare. Through his literary style emphasizing narrative tension and elegant prose, Voltaire created what became the first major work on Charles XII's life—an adventure story that shaped Swedish historical tradition,
introducing anecdotes and details that persist in historiography to this day. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Voltaire, 1694-1778 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Kallio, O. A. (Oskar Albin), 1874-1940 |
| Uniform Title | Histoire de Charles XII. Finnish |
| Title | Kaarle XII:n historia |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Charles_XII Wikipedia page about this book: sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_XII:s_historia |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Tapio Riikonen |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 28.2 (College graduate level). Very difficult to read. |
| Language | Finnish |
| LoC Class | DL: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Northern Europe, Scandinavia |
| Subject | Charles XII, King of Sweden, 1682-1718 |
| Subject | Sweden -- History -- Charles XII, 1697-1718 |
| Subject | Sweden -- Kings and rulers -- Biography |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 53454 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-53454-1 |
| Release Date | Nov 5, 2016 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 144 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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