"The discovery of El Dorado first published in German in Sternstunden der Menschheit, 1927. Flight into immortality, The resurrection of George Frideric Handel, The genius of a night, The first word to cross the ocean first published in German in Sternstunden der Menschheit, 1940 edition"--T.p. verso.
Five historical miniatures. One of two beautifully designed hardback gift editions of Stefan Zweig's breathlessly dramatic historical sketches, out in time for Christmas.
"Gems of literary perfection. I felt I had never read such lucid, liquid prose" Simon Winchester,
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