The end and the beginning : the book of my life /

Zur Mühlen, Hermynia, 1883-1951.,

The end and the beginning : the book of my life / by Hermynia Zur Mühlen ; with notes and a tribute by Lionel Gossman. - 1 online resource (295 pages) : illustrations, portraits

Originally translated from the German by Frank Barnes as The Runaway Countess: New York : Jonathan Cape and Harrison Smith, 1930. Translation extensively corrected and revised for this new edition by Lionel Gossman. Directory of Open Access Books: DOAB.

Includes bibliographical references.

The end and the beginning / 1950 supplement to Ende und Anfang / Notes on persons and events mentioned in the memoir -- Remembering Hermynia Zur Mühlen: a tribute / Works by Hermynia Zur Mühlen in English translation. Hermynia Zur Mühlen -- Hermynia Zur Mühlen -- Lionel Gossman --

"Born in 1883 into a distinguished and wealthy aristocratic family of the old Austro-Hungarian Empire, Hermynia Zur Mühlen rejected her upbringing to pursue a career as a professional writer. She documents her extraordinary life in this lively and personal memoir, first published in Germany in 1929. This revised and corrected translation -- with extensive notes and an essay on the author by Lionel Gossman -- will appeal especially to readers interested in womens history, World War I, and the culture and politics of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries"--Publisher's description.


Text in English; translated from the German.

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Zur Mühlen, Hermynia, 1883-1951.
Zur Mühlen, Hermynia, 1883-1951.


1900-1999


Authors, Austrian--20th century--Biography.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Literary.
Biography and True Stories.
Biography: general.
Biography: historical, political and military.
Fiction and related items.
Authors, Austrian.

World War I First World War Great War Women's history Memoir Biography Autobiography Germany European History German literature Austrian literature Feminism Nazism Austro-Hungarian Empire


Electronic books.
Biography.

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