New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-21
THE BIOGRAPHY

PRINCE BISMARCK
BISMARCK.
Como Secret Pages of His History BENG
Diary Kept by
DR. NORTH BUSCH
During twenty-five Years oihc'si anu Two
1,,.rcourse with the Great ChanceHor' !"
Volumes. with Portraits
Cloth. Svo Price. SO mel
rIrPr IS NO DOUBT THAT THIS D'''' =.
-, ..a,,o, an oven greater sensation. !"
.,,r,. quarters the author vii! be denou''''0
,.,,aorao, and his book will he descrlpe'
.no collection of trvialit!es. spicy '
u,. "a scandal However, II Will 10
oo,or,uv acknowledged that the author
I,.,I, - ,osrn the truth and has des're' ~
tell It. ,,..,,s naees the
Arure Of the famous
Chancellor rises WIN
-! ufelike vigor and Color
nr lieu and the surroundings
RANK" and historical pa0h
ground are skiu"!
drawn. considered
,oro,v as biography. the specific aim ol WIN"
is n impress indelib.y III" traits Oh '"e SUI
iect's personality. this diary woulh co'H'
-. oobieven,ent Of high rank, even II ''s
h.ro ,,ara n nurev fictitious character an" ~
~, mos, powerful individuality among NV
great politicians Of our century "
the GREAT German Chancellor left memoirs "
uncertain; he began them. hut whether "e WI"
nleted them Is unknown: even II SUI" Wv"
ments exis, in manuscript II is eA''e'"'|
doubtful whether they viii see the ho''' o.
leas; for some years 10 come MeahN"'
have a substitute for them in the two capd'''"'
volumes published by The Macmillan No'''
Tho Prince indeed. may he sa'h 10 nav
been q collaboration with DR.. Busch III inv
preparation of the earliest manus''ii' W.
press.-The Sun. New-York.
WE MUST ACCEPT THESE MEMOIRS
,ho w Tribune as at any rate author
i.ative In everything that relates TO the per
sonaIty Of Bismarck he is eminentN Won"
reading: when he speaks only the words mat
,ho Cboncal,or nuts into mis- mouth We must
give his pages high rank. BosWeIhzins MS
little h>, little the raw material for compete
oor,rai, ~ his Poswelliaa alteration, SINKING
often 10 a sycophancy. which even the I'M
mortal Jenny coul d
mot have cherished
we're less in evidence
EMINENTIN he would be invalu-
WORTH READING oh1e As II Is the
-fkth' Foi'. in>H' gigantic figure a Bis
49, marck imposed itself
upon him with such
force that IL seems to
, t. r.av through the Jungle Of his notes;
nv it's own weight and bulk it energies from inc
mass OF conversation and newspaper wriohs
which Dr. Busch reproduces, and we gam III
spite OF the interchangeable reporter powerful
,nrosslon He writes like accustomed
70 deal with political events in a vein OF iree'
forcihle and popular exposition he - sKiiiu'
and clever-a g-eat special pleader' ne Is
German and hence is fond Of details. setting
them all forth with adnraoie patience
t7e was in the fullest possible sympathy with
the Chancellor
DR Rr-sCH IS AN ADMIRABLE RACON-
tour aud Won get from his notes vivid i'm
nrossion Of Bismarck who was the really great
man Of the last half Of
ABSOLUTELY the present century.
FEARLESS That DR. Busch IL alb
soutey fearless and
urites what he believes to he true relative 10
Bismarck is apparent.
1t is absolute accuracy Or. Busch strives for.
N Y. Times
HE QUOTES BISMARCK AS TELLING
him. "Once am dead YOU can tell everything
you like, absolutely
everything you know.
WITH THE Having thus received
oAN' ~ ~ the sanction of him
whom I look upon as
the first Of men DR.
Busch processes small care for the opinions Of
! others-N. Y Herald
| BY FAR THE MOST IMPORTANT CON
| trjhution vet made to Bsmarck's life during
| this period and to his character. both as
! man. and a statesman. and as diplomat
| II Is also Invaluable as historical material
Bismarck knew that the author had prepared
this diary. and gave him
| full permission TO pub
| Will. NEN TX lish K the minute he
| Or sum Bsmarck) should be
| 1t will probably never be surpassed as a
| citation or the character or Prince blsHlaich
| and this makes II especially interesting at the
| present time-The Sunday Herald. Boston
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