Seven Years in Vienna (August, 1907 - August, 1914), A Record of Intrigue
By Anonymous
Length5h 49m
About this audiobook
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."
Audiobook details
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
2CHAPTER II THE EMPEROR’S ILLNESS
3CHAPTER III ARCHDUKE FRANCIS FERDINAND
4CHAPTER IV COUNTESS CHOTEK
5CHAPTER V VIENNA
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6CHAPTER VI SALONICA
7CHAPTER VII KAISER WILHELM IN VIENNA
8CHAPTER VIII AFFAIRS IN TURKEY
9CHAPTER IX THE ANNEXATION
10CHAPTER X PRINCE EGON FÜRSTENBERG AND COUNT TCHIRSKY. HOW THE KAISER “WORKED” VIENNA
11CHAPTER XI THE “GREAT SERVIA” IDEA—SERVIAN ORGANISATION
12CHAPTER XII ALBANIA AND MACEDONIA
13CHAPTER XIII THE BALKAN WAR
14CHAPTER XIV KING FERDINAND OF BULGARIA, THE VAINEST MAN IN EUROPE
15CHAPTER XV THE PRINCE OF WIED
16CHAPTER XVI THE KING OF THE BLACK MOUNTAINS
17CHAPTER XVII EMIGRATION PROMOTED BY GERMANY—SOCIAL QUESTIONS IN THE DUAL MONARCHY
18CHAPTER XVIII THE AGRARIANS AND THE SHORTAGE OF FOOD
19CHAPTER XIX COUNT LEOPOLD BERCHTOLD AND COUNT STEPAN TISZA, THE MEN WHO DECIDED ON WAR
20CHAPTER XX AUSTRIA-HUNGARY AS A MILITARY AND NAVAL POWER
21CHAPTER XXI ARCHDUKE CARL FRANCIS JOSEPH
22CHAPTER XXII AUSTRIA-HUNGARY FACED BY REVOLUTION OR WAR—THE FINANCIAL FACTOR
23CHAPTER XXIII THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN CONSTITUTION
24CHAPTER XXIV WHO MURDERED THE ARCHDUKE?
25CHAPTER XXV WHY GERMANY DECIDED UPON WAR
26CHAPTER XXVI DIPLOMATIC METHODS: A COMPARISON
27CHAPTER XXVII PUNITIVE EXPEDITION OR WORLD-WAR?
28CHAPTER XXVIII WHAT WOULD ENGLAND SAY?
29CHAPTER XXIX AUSTRIA’S AWAKENING
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