#j'apprécie vraiment l'offre!

[imaginethebeautifulworld]

First off: you’re writing, esp. for Prussia - 10/10, love it!

I saw in an old post that you were reading Christopher Clarke’s Iron Kingdom - how did you find it? I read it, gosh, that must have been four or five years ago just before starting university. His writing style is very accessible and engaging, I can also recommend Tim Blanning’s book on Frederick II! I’d also have some great ones to recommend for 1848, the wars of liberation and the unification, but most of them are in German..

I’m (jokes on me given the fandom) a historian, though even with an official degree in my pocket, I still prefer to call myself a history student haha cause I feel like a huuge imposter otherwise.

On a different matter; did you like Goethe’s Werther..? I read a lot of German literature all throughout school and if I had to pick one that just wasn’t mine... it’s that😂 I much preferred Faust. Despite having to recite passages of it by heart which was - in my opinion - quite a pointless exercise!

Hope you’re doing well!! Auf Wiedersehen 😊

Oh thank you, Lovely!

Gil is kind of an escape for me, so it's always a bit of a relief to learn others enjoy my little fantasies too~

If you're referring to this post, there's actually a bit of a journey there. Back during my university days in London, I had started the book and attempted to read it among my travels that semester. Unfortunately, I was too busy exploring to properly finish it then. I honestly forgot about it for a couple of years, then started talking to one of my old DeviantArt friends from Peru a few months ago. We got on the subject of our old works and the research for said works; I was reminded of how much I had been enjoying the book. The next day, I contacted my local library to see if they could obtain an interlibrary loan for me; they contacted about 24 different libraries for me, and finally one of the region's colleges agreed to a limited loan- two weeks instead of three, so they would have it on hand for their incoming students. About five days into reading, I hunted down my own copy for $20 from abebooks.com. I'll gladly take any recommendations you may have for additional literature regarding Prussian history, especially if you know of any pertaining to their silk and porcelain trades or their book cafés and Napoleonic era newspapers. ^_^;

Oh cheers! I have a similar situation. While I don't have the degree (four credits short, due to realizing my calling far too late into school [though I did complete the Minor]), I firmly believe that even those expert historians who have "Doctor" to their names are still merely scholars. We never stop learning, no matter how much we may already know. And honestly? After ten years in this fandom, it seems that many historians (and at least one Chinese politician I befriended at an exhibit for the Magna Carta) are drawn to this fandom. We've all found Something worthwhile here~

I actually did enjoy Young Werther more than expected, though I have to admit that Goethe's poems- particularly "Venetian Epigrams," "The Best," "Longing," and "L'Envoi" have appealed to me much more. I've not yet finished reading "Faust," though I have seen the opera. I did start reading it a couple weeks ago, but this far I'm only through Act 1. ^_^;

If you have any more German authors (or any Eastern European) to recommend to me, I'd be beyond grateful for any and all suggestions!

Thank you so much for this ask/message, Lovely! Hope you enjoy the rest of your morning/day/evening/night.

Bis bald~!

[cerulane]

Après leurs mésaventures lors du deuxième examen d'Agathe et Trice, Kieffrey et ses apprenties sont emmenées à l'académie.

J'ai aimé découvrir l'Académie, en apprendre plus sur la milice magique et la manière dont est pratiquée la médecine. J'ai aimé avoir une vision plus nuancée de la milice et la manière dont il mettent le maître de Yinny au pied du mur pour qu'il accomplisse ses responsabilités envers son disciple. J'ai aussi aimé en apprendre plus sur le passé d'Agathe.

On découvre aussi le sage de l'Education, un des plus grand sorcier de l'Académie. Maître Burdalur est personnage fantasque et sympathique au premier abord. Je n'ai pas remarqué tout de suite, mais je crois qu'il est paraplégique. Si c'est vraiment la cas, j'apprécie la subtilité avec laquelle c'est amené, car ce n'est pas la première chose qu'on remarque sur lui. L'offre qu'il fait à Coco n'est pas surprenante mais témoigne d'une certaine défiance envers Kieffrey. J'ai hâte de connaître le choix de l’héroïne et de savoir quelles sont réellement les relations entre Buldatur et Kieffrey.

Au final, il ne se passe pas grand chose dans ce tome mais on en apprend beaucoup. On y retrouve aussi la magie des précédents tomes. Vivement le tome 7 !