Frederick the Great (New York Review Books Classics)
“It is written with all the author’s skill, is really hard to put down once its rhythmand energy take hold, and yet imparts an astounding quantity of information.”—Guardian “Mitford’s felicity lies in capturing the spirit of a society and an age.” —The Times Literary Supplement“Nancy Mitford seems to have brought a new talent to the study of history: that of the sophisticated, worldly wise observer, who is able to penetrate old archives with a fresh eye for qualities in the dead.” —Louis Auchincloss,The New York Times Book Review “Her style is skillfully succinct . . . and her wit proceeds from uncommon shrewdness.” —Sunday Times “Apart from Miss Mitford’s special interests in the fun and fashion department, one may admire her most for her power to condense and explain the most complicated events.” —The New Statesman