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Journey to the abyss : the diaries of Count Harry Kessler, 1880-1918 / edited, translated, and with an introduction by Laird M. Easton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kessler, Harry, Graf, 1868-1937.
- Standardized Title:
- Tagebuch, 1880-1937. Selections. English
- Language:
- English
- German
- Subjects (All):
- Kessler, Harry, Graf, 1868-1937--Diaries.
- Kessler, Harry.
- Kessler, Harry, Graf, 1868-1937--Childhood and youth.
- Kessler, Harry, Graf, 1868-1937.
- Intellectuals--Germany--Diaries.
- Intellectuals.
- Diplomats--Germany--Diaries.
- Diplomats.
- Elite (Social sciences).
- History.
- Intellectual life.
- Politics and government.
- Germany--History--1871-1918--Sources.
- Germany.
- Germany--Politics and government--1888-1918--Sources.
- Germany--Intellectual life--20th century--Sources.
- Europe--Intellectual life--20th century--Sources.
- Europe.
- Elite (Social sciences)--Germany--History--20th century--Sources.
- World War, 1914-1918--Personal narratives, German.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- Genre:
- Personal narratives -- German.
- Sources.
- Diaries.
- Personal narratives.
- Physical Description:
- xxiv, 924 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.
- Summary:
- A volume of early diaries by the exiled museum director and secret agent encompasses the turn of the twentieth century and offers unique insights into European court life and a world on the brink of the Great War.
- Contents:
- Boyhood and education : June 1880-December 1891
- A trip around the world : December 1891-October 1893
- Becoming modern : October 1893-April 1902
- The new Weimar : April 1902-July 1906
- The Belle Époque : July 1906-July 1914
- At the front : July 1914-July 1916
- Endgame : July 1916-November 1918
- Epilogue.
- Notes:
- "This is a Borzoi book"--T.p. verso.
- A selection of the early diaries, 1880-1918, of Count Harry Kessler, translated into English for the first time.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [885]-887) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780307265821
- 030726582X
- OCLC:
- 704383083
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