Excerpt from My Austrian Love: The History of the Adventures of an English Composer in Vienna, Written in the Trenches by Himself
It is not true! I was told in Paris that the handbags and the other small things would be examined in the carriage, and the heavy luggage in Vienna. I refuse to get out.
He was right. I had been told the same thing in Munich, but, as an Englishman, I was wont to hold my peace. So I alighted.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book is an autobiography by an English musician from Hampstead detailing his experiences studying composition in Vienna just prior to the outbreak of the First World War. It includes an account of how he left his hotel and moved into a large apartment with an elderly horn player named Mr. Doblana following an unusual encounter on a train journey. There he meets a host of interesting characters from Viennaâs arts and theatre scene, and we learn about the Viennese passion for music, dance, and dressing well. The book offers a fascinating insight into pre-war Viennese society and the lives of musicians at that time, culminating in an event which leaves one of the main characters distraught. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781333339326_0
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Zustand: New. KlappentextrnrnExcerpt from My Austrian Love: The History of the Adventures of an English Composer in Vienna, Written in the Trenches by HimselfAt once my neighbour, an irascible Frenchman, who from Munich had shared the carriage with me. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 2148042738
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