Four Weeks in the Trenches World War I Story of a Violinist by Fritz Kreisler Fritz Kreisler - one of the greatest violinists of hist time, if not of all time, recounts his experiences during World War I as an Austrian soldier. Four Weeks in the Trenches is a brief record of his fighting on the Eastern front in the great war, first published in 1915 after he was honorably discharged when wounded. He spent the remaining years of the war in America. He returned to Europe in 1924, living first in Berlin, then moving to France ...
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Four Weeks in the Trenches World War I Story of a Violinist by Fritz Kreisler Fritz Kreisler - one of the greatest violinists of hist time, if not of all time, recounts his experiences during World War I as an Austrian soldier. Four Weeks in the Trenches is a brief record of his fighting on the Eastern front in the great war, first published in 1915 after he was honorably discharged when wounded. He spent the remaining years of the war in America. He returned to Europe in 1924, living first in Berlin, then moving to France in 1938. Shortly thereafter, at the outbreak of World War II, he settled once again in the United States, becoming a naturalized citizen in 1943. This book is notable for being the first war book to actually be written by a famous violinist serving at the front. The material is presented with vigor and simplicity. One of the phenomena of war-the sudden transformation of the highly emotional, neurotic man of literary or artistic pursuits, accustomed to an atmosphere of refinement, culture, and luxury, into a primeval savage in the space of a few days-interests the author. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.
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Good+ No Dust Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. (1916) 86+pp. Original green cloth covers, lightly soiled and rubbed. Corners and spine ends a bit frayed. Light scattered foxing. Previous owner's bookplate on front paste-down; owner's blindstamp at outer margin of title page, page 1, and page 85. Approx. 1/2" tear at bottom margin of page 79, which has been neatly repaired w/ archival tissue. Illust. w/ 8 b/w plates.
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As New. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall 89pp, illustrated end-papers, b&w illustrations, hardecover. As New. The famous Austrian violinist's account of his short WW1 duty as an officer in the Austrian Army. Scarce. O15B.