Shooting stars : ten historical miniatures
Zweig, Stefan, 1881-19422013
Book
This collection contains ten typically breathless and erudite dramatisations of some of the most pivotal episodes in human history. From General Grouchy's failure to intervene at Waterloo, to the miraculous resurrection of George Frideric Handel, this, Stefan Zweig's selection of historical turning points, newly translated by Anthea Bell, is idiosyncratic, fascinating and as always hugely readable.
Main title:
Shooting stars : ten historical miniatures / Stefan Zweig ; translated from the German by Anthea Bell.
Imprint:
London : Pushkin Press, 2013, c2013.London : Pushkin Press, 2013.©2013.
Collation:
248 pages ; 21 cm.
Notes:
The Field of Waterloo, The Discovery of El Dorado, and The Race to Reach the South Pole, published in German in Sternsstunden der Menscheit, 1927. Flight into Immortality, The Conquest of Byzantium, The Resurrection of George Frideric Handel, The Genius of a Night, The First Word to Cross the Ocean and The Sealed Train, first published in German in Sternsstunden der Menscheit, 1940 edition. Wilson's Failure first published in English (translated by Eden and Cedar Paul) in 1940, in The tide of fortunes : twelve historical miniatures, and added to later German editions.Translated from the German.
Contents:
Flight into Immortality -- The Conquest of Byzantium -- The Resurrection of George Frideric Handel -- The Genius of a Night -- The Field of Waterloo -- The Discovery of El Dorado -- The First Word to Cross the Ocean -- The Race to Reach the South Pole -- The Sealed Train -- Wilson's Failure.
ISBN:
9781782270157
Dewey class:
940
Language:
EnglishGerman
BRN:
147949
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Library at the Dock | -History | HISTORY 940 ZWEI | Available |