Vienna 1814: How the Conquerors of Napoleon Made Love, War, and Peace at the Congress of Vienna by David King
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Book Summary Author: David King Edition: Hardcover Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published) Published: 2008-03-11 ISBN: 0307337162 Number of pages: 448 Publisher: Harmony |
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Book Reviews of the Vienna 1814: How the Conquerors of Napoleon Made Love, War, and Peace at the Congress of Vienna
Customer Review: Superb
Summary: 5 Stars
I have never written a review before, but felt compelled to do it this time. This is partly because I want to let everyone know how much I really enjoyed this book, and partly becuase I wanted to refute the previous review which I feel wasn't only insulting but also plain wrong. First of all, if the reviewer knew anything about early 19th century travel, he wouldn't be surprised to see dangers and highwaymen on the roads. He was even surprised to find rococo in 1814!? Well, he doesn't realize that styles sometimes flourish after their heyday, and everything doesn't fit into nice little brackets.
King's new book on the Congress of Vienna is outstanding. The author not only writes well, but he uses many sources not found in other histories - diplomats, minor powers, assistants, socialites, an unpublished memoir from one of Metternich's assistant's. Even Jacob Grimm, who is absent from all other accounts on the subject, shows up here.
By the way, the Hilde Spiel book that is mentioned in the other review isn't actually a history, but a collection of short excerpts from various well-known memoirs. I have the book myself. Spiel's notes and bibliography are 7 pages; King's are over 90, full of works in many foreign languages, at least six that I counted.
In short, Vienna 1814 is a well-researched, excellent read and I can highly recommend it.