Following his acclaimed exploration of the vanished East Prussia, Forgotten Land, Max Egremont turns his attention to the Baltic, another part of the world where the ghosts of history still make their presence felt.
Following his acclaimed exploration of the vanished East Prussia, Forgotten Land, Max Egremont turns his attention to the Baltic, another part of the world where the ghosts of history still make their presence felt.
Max Egremont studied history at Oxford University. As well as four novels, he has written biographies of Arthur Balfour, Major-General Sir Edward Spears and Siegfried Sassoon, and Some Desperate Glory: the First World War the Poets Knew. His Forgotten Land: Journeys among the Ghosts of East Prussia (2011) has been described as `a work of consummate artistry¿ (the Spectator), `a story for our time¿ (the New Statesman), `remarkable, fascinating reading¿ (the Sunday Times), `beautifully written¿ (the Wall Street Journal), and `the very best form of travel writing¿ (the Mail on Sunday).
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List of Illustrations Map A Baltic Gazetteer A Selective Baltic Chronology 1. Our Shared Riga 2. Pearl of the East 3. Museum of Power 4. Faith on the Frontier 5. Archives of the People 6. The City on a Hill 7. Glamour & Misery 8. The Baltic Versailles 9. Visitors 10. Imperial Echo 11. I take no sides 12. Different Gods 13. Civilization 14. I fight for the Tsar 15. The New Crusaders 16. Scattered Leaves 17. The Coup 18. North and South 19. Last Witnesses 20. You cannot choose your Liberator 21. Homecoming 22. My Sweet Lestene 23. Grandchildren 24. Borders of History 25. Forbidden Zone Notes Bibliography Acknowledgements Index
List of Illustrations Map A Baltic Gazetteer A Selective Baltic Chronology 1. Our Shared Riga 2. Pearl of the East 3. Museum of Power 4. Faith on the Frontier 5. Archives of the People 6. The City on a Hill 7. Glamour & Misery 8. The Baltic Versailles 9. Visitors 10. Imperial Echo 11. I take no sides 12. Different Gods 13. Civilization 14. I fight for the Tsar 15. The New Crusaders 16. Scattered Leaves 17. The Coup 18. North and South 19. Last Witnesses 20. You cannot choose your Liberator 21. Homecoming 22. My Sweet Lestene 23. Grandchildren 24. Borders of History 25. Forbidden Zone Notes Bibliography Acknowledgements Index
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Fascinating . . . a rich, nuanced account of life on "the Baltic frontier" The Times
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