Project Gutenberg 2010-05-14 Public domain in the USA. 439 Marx, Karl 1818 1883 Marx, Heinrich Karl Marx, Carlos Aveling, Eleanor Marx 1855 1898 Marx-Aveling, Eleanor Eveling, Eleonora Marks Marx, Eleanor Marx, Tussy 16002839 Secret Diplomatic History of The Eighteenth Century Produced by Fritz Ohrenschall, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Secret Diplomatic History of The Eighteenth Century" by Karl Marx is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work analyzes the diplomatic exchanges between various European powers during the 18th century, focusing especially on the British and Russian interactions. It provides insight into the political maneuvers and motivations behind historical events, particularly in relation to conflicts involving Turkey. The opening of the text introduces several contemporary diplomatic letters from key figures, such as Mr. Rondeau and Sir George Macartney, detailing their observations and negotiations regarding Russia's attitude towards the Ottoman Empire and its ambitions in Europe. Through these letters, Marx sets the stage for a discussion on how English diplomats expressed both concern and ambivalence toward Russian power, revealing their subservience and trepidation while plotting strategic alliances for their own benefit. These correspondence pieces serve as the foundation for Marx's broader critique of the period's political dynamics and the shifting allegiances among European nations, laying the groundwork for a historical analysis that challenges the motivations and integrity of 18th-century diplomacy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Northern War, 1700-1721 Europe -- Politics and government -- 1648-1789 Russia -- Foreign relations -- 1689-1801 Russia -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Russia D Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Browsing: Politics Category: History - European Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Politics 248324 2025-06-13T09:17:51.231403 text/html 244630 2010-05-14T10:45:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 12763436 2010-05-14T10:45:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 12996960 2025-06-13T09:19:21.917457 application/epub+zip 12956059 2025-06-13T09:18:29.108720 application/epub+zip 153118 2025-06-13T09:17:53.928360 application/epub+zip 72445999 2025-06-13T09:19:38.897388 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 72390132 2025-06-13T09:18:44.185644 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 335114 2022-09-15T04:21:24.779829 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 220170 2025-06-13T09:17:49.784400 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 220016 2010-05-14T10:45:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 83309 2010-05-14T10:45:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 220015 2010-05-14T10:45:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 83251 2010-05-14T10:45:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23022 2025-06-13T09:19:39.174315 application/rdf+xml 21008 2025-06-13T09:17:54.562343 image/jpeg 4310 2025-06-13T09:17:54.261358 image/jpeg 13008697 2025-06-13T09:17:51.580379 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog de.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia