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The tide of fortune : twelve historical miniatures
- Title
- The tide of fortune : twelve historical miniatures / by Stefan Zweig ; translated by Eden and Cedar Paul.
- Author
- Zweig, Stefan, 1881-1942.
- Publication
- New York : Viking Press, 1940.
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- Description
- viii, 285 p.; 22 cm.
- Subject
- Contents
- The head upon the rostrum: Cicero's death, December 7, 43 B.C. -- The conquest of Byzantium, May 29, 1453 -- Flight into immortality: Nuñez de Balboa discovers the Pacific, September 25, 1513 -- The Lord gave the word: Handel's Messiah, August 21, 1741 -- The genius of one night: "The Mareillaise", April 25, 1815 -- The decisive hour at Waterloo: Grouchy obeys orders, June 18, 1815 -- The Marienbad elegy: Goethe's last love, September 5, 1823 -- El Dorado: The gold of California, January 12, 1848 -- First word across the Atlantic: Cyrus Field's cable, August 5, 1858 -- Quest of the South Pole; Scott reaches the Pole, January 16, 1912 -- The sealed train: Lenin leaves Zürich, April 9, 1917 -- Wilson's failure, March 15, 1919.
- Call Number
- AB (Zweig, S. Tide of fortune)
- LCCN
- 40027858
- OCLC
- 1109683
- Author
- Zweig, Stefan, 1881-1942.
- Title
- The tide of fortune : twelve historical miniatures / by Stefan Zweig ; translated by Eden and Cedar Paul.
- Imprint
- New York : Viking Press, 1940.
- Added Author
- Paul, Eden, 1865-1944. TranslatorPaul, Cedar. Translator
- Research Call Number
- AB (Zweig, S. Tide of fortune)