Journey to the abyss
Subtitle: the diaries of Count Harry Kessler, 1880-1918
By: edited, translated, and with an introduction by Laird M. Easton
Contributors: Easton, Laird McLeod, 1956-
Edition: First Vintage Books Edition.
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 924
ISBN-13: 9780307278432
Copyright date: 2011
Subjects: Politics and government; World War, 1914-1918; Diplomats; Diaries; Sources; Intellectual life; Elite (Social sciences); German Personal narratives; Intellectuals; Childhood and youth; History
Work titles: Tagebuch, 1880-1937
Description: A selection of the early diaries, 1880-1918, of Count Harry Kessler, translated into English from German. This volume of early diary entries 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [885]-887) and index.
Table of contents: title: Boyhood and education : June 1880-December 1891; title: A trip around the world : December 1891-October 1893; title: Becoming modern : October 1893-April 1902; title: The new Weimar : April 1902-July 1906; title: The Belle Époque : July 1906-July 1914; title: At the front : July 1914-July 1916; title: Endgame : July 1916-November 1918; title: Epilogue.