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Excerpt from The Realm of the Habsburgs To many Englishmen the very term "Austria, " or - as this at one time most powerful country in Europe is called since the Covenant of 1867 - "Austria-Hungary, " conveys a somewhat hazy geographical as well as political idea. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important his...

Excerpt from Fetish Worship in the Fine Arts In pointing to what I believe to be false, I hope I am not oblivious of what is sterling and true. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original...

Excerpt from Conventional Cant: Its Results and Remedy The idiosyncrasy of which I purpose to treat I have called "Conventional Cant, " in order to avoid, at the outset, the suspicion of referring to simple religious hypocrisy, which is common to humanity at large, and with which, specially, my work has nothing to do. It may seem presumptuous, if not audacious, to describe Cant as our national failing, as an idiosyncrasy which taints us coll...

Excerpt from Things I Remember: The Recollections of a Political, Writer in the Capitals of EuropeI have roamed through Germany, Austria, Italy, Norway, Turkey, Russia and parts of Asia on several occasions at critical moments when his tory was in the making. The contents of this volume are more especially concerned with my experiences as a journalist, most Of which were gained as special correspondent of the New York Herald in London and else...

Excerpt from Teuton Studies Teuton spirit is somewhat unduly predominant in these pages. Upon re¿ection, however, it will, I think, be evident that it is almost impossible to present the essential characteristics of a foreign nation without running the risk of appearing to. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an imp...

Excerpt from The War on German Trade: Hints for a Plan of CampaignTms book contains in a revised, corrected form the articles on Our Trade War which have been appear ing in the Evening News ever since the beginning of the other war. It discloses the vastness and the complexity of the germano-austrian assault on British trade. It unveils the stratagems and devious devices by which the enemy cast its net over our trade interests.One of the favou...

Excerpt from Patent Laws and Practice of Obtaining Letters Patent for Invention: In the United States and Foreign Countries, Including Copy-Right and Trademark Laws The compiler of the following pages lays no claim to the authorship of an original work upon the law of patents. Entertaining the opinion that the speculations even of the most learned are of but little importance to those who are seeking to know simply what the law is, and actuat...

Excerpt from AustriaIt will be observed that in the spelling of place names in general the local custom has been followed, but the better known localities have been indicated by the English equivalents.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to dig...

Excerpt from Personal Reminiscences of Prince Bismarck In view of the fragmentary character of such compilations, I have added a short Introduction of a personal nature. It may assist the reader to enter into my train of thought, and thus to judge fairly. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical w...

Excerpt from Imperial Germany: A Critical Study of Fact and Character When I say want of touch, I mean it to apply more to intellectual than to material matters and when I say ignorance or apathy, I also mean it to apply more to the affinities of race and character than to the mere utilita rian subjects of every-day life. I do not aim to draw attention to the material aspects of German life, except indirectly and in so far as they are the re...

Excerpt from German Memories Die Geschichte des Menschen ist sein Character. - Goethe (Wilhelm Meister). Manifold are the roads that lead to Rome, various are the conditions under which we may become acquainted with a foreign land , though I am inclined to doubt whether modern facilities for travel have increased the number of those who penetrate beneath the surface of another country, let alone their own. On the other hand, with the growing...

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