Journey to the abyss : the diaries of Count Harry Kessler, 1880-1918 / edited, translated, and with an introduction by Laird M. Easton.
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TextLanguage: English Original language: German Publication details: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.Edition: 1st edDescription: xxiv, 924 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN: - 9780307265821
- 030726582X
- Tagebuch, 1880-1937. Selections. English
- Kessler, Harry, Graf, 1868-1937 -- Diaries
- Kessler, Harry, Graf, 1868-1937 -- Childhood and youth
- Intellectuals -- Germany -- Diaries
- Diplomats -- Germany -- Diaries
- Elite (Social sciences) -- Germany -- History -- 20th century -- Sources
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, German
- Germany -- History -- 1871-1918 -- Sources
- Germany -- Politics and government -- 1888-1918 -- Sources
- Germany -- Intellectual life -- 20th century -- Sources
- Europe -- Intellectual life -- 20th century -- Sources
- 943.08/4092 B 22
- DD231.K4 A3 2011
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"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 (p. [885]-887) and index.
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.
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.
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