Seven Years in Vienna (August, 1907 - August, 1914), A Record of Intrigue
By Anonymous
Length5h 49m
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Excerpt: "It was mid-August in 1907. King Edward of England, who had been undergoing a "cure" at Marienbad, was expected at Ischl, where the Austrian Court was in residence. The whole place was hung with flags that were put up at the last moment, as the "Gem of the Salzkammergut," as Ischl is often called, is one of the wettest spots in the country. The local trains brought large numbers of peasants, in their picturesque costume, who wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of seeing the King of England. Other "peasants," in badly-fitting costumes, also came down in the Vienna night express. Their white knees, left bare beneath the short leather breeches, plainly showed that2 they were not accustomed to wearing the Styrian costume. The peasant girls eyed them dubiously; one suggested that a little walnut-juice would improve matters, while their little brothers whispered "police." The real peasants crowded around the station, and watched the red carpet being laid, ready for royalty. They then turned to see Emperor Francis Joseph drive up to the gates. He arrived twenty minutes before the train was expected, as usual, for being a great stickler for etiquette he always feared that some accident or contretemps might delay him, and the visitor reach the station before the host. He dreaded nothing so much as a breach of etiquette or good manners, and was willing to take any trouble to avoid even the possibility of such a thing."
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GenreBiography and Memoir, History
Length5 hrs 49 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateFeb 9, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I KING EDWARD AT ISCHL—THE PARTING OF THE WAYS
16CHAPTER XVI THE KING OF THE BLACK MOUNTAINS
2CHAPTER II THE EMPEROR’S ILLNESS
17CHAPTER XVII EMIGRATION PROMOTED BY GERMANY—SOCIAL QUESTIONS IN THE DUAL MONARCHY
3CHAPTER III ARCHDUKE FRANCIS FERDINAND
18CHAPTER XVIII THE AGRARIANS AND THE SHORTAGE OF FOOD
4CHAPTER IV COUNTESS CHOTEK
19CHAPTER XIX COUNT LEOPOLD BERCHTOLD AND COUNT STEPAN TISZA, THE MEN WHO DECIDED ON WAR
5CHAPTER V VIENNA
20CHAPTER XX AUSTRIA-HUNGARY AS A MILITARY AND NAVAL POWER
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6CHAPTER VI SALONICA
21CHAPTER XXI ARCHDUKE CARL FRANCIS JOSEPH
7CHAPTER VII KAISER WILHELM IN VIENNA
22CHAPTER XXII AUSTRIA-HUNGARY FACED BY REVOLUTION OR WAR—THE FINANCIAL FACTOR
8CHAPTER VIII AFFAIRS IN TURKEY
23CHAPTER XXIII THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN CONSTITUTION
9CHAPTER IX THE ANNEXATION
24CHAPTER XXIV WHO MURDERED THE ARCHDUKE?
10CHAPTER X PRINCE EGON FÜRSTENBERG AND COUNT TCHIRSKY. HOW THE KAISER “WORKED” VIENNA
25CHAPTER XXV WHY GERMANY DECIDED UPON WAR
11CHAPTER XI THE “GREAT SERVIA” IDEA—SERVIAN ORGANISATION
26CHAPTER XXVI DIPLOMATIC METHODS: A COMPARISON
12CHAPTER XII ALBANIA AND MACEDONIA
27CHAPTER XXVII PUNITIVE EXPEDITION OR WORLD-WAR?
13CHAPTER XIII THE BALKAN WAR
28CHAPTER XXVIII WHAT WOULD ENGLAND SAY?
14CHAPTER XIV KING FERDINAND OF BULGARIA, THE VAINEST MAN IN EUROPE
29CHAPTER XXIX AUSTRIA’S AWAKENING
15CHAPTER XV THE PRINCE OF WIED
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