The last king of Poland and his contemporaries
By: by R. Nisbet Bain: with sixteen illustrations.
Publisher: Methuen & co.
Published: 1909
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
Subjects: Stanisław II August, King of Poland, 1732-1798.; Poland -- History -- Partition period, 1763-1796.
Notes: "First published in 1909."
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: The root of the mischief.; title: The old nobility.; title: "The family" and the young Stanislaus.; title: The king and the satrap.; title: Decadence and demoralisation.; title: Le roi s'amuse.; title: Recuperation and reconstruction, 1773-1787.; title: At the parting of the ways.; title: The friendship of Prussia.; title: The "coup d'état" of May 3, 1791.; title: The vengence of Catherine.; title: "Che fece per vilta il gran rifiuto."