Journey to the abyss
Subtitle: the diaries of Count Harry Kessler, 1880-1918
By: by Harry Kessler ; edited and translated, and with an introduction by, Laird M. Easton
Contributors: Easton, Laird McLeod, 1956-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf; Knopf
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 924
ISBN-13: 9780307265821
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 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.
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 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.