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Bismarck : some secret pages of his history (Vol. 2 of 3). Being a diary kept by Dr. Moritz Busch during twenty-five years' official and private intercourse with the great Chancellor

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Bismarck : some secret pages of his history (Vol. 2 of 3). Being a diary kept by Dr. Moritz Busch during twenty-five years' official and private intercourse with the great Chancellor

by Moritz Busch

EN·~14 hours·11 chapters

Chapters

11 total

BISMARCK SOME SECRET PAGES OF HIS HISTORY

3:00

CHAPTER I

1:14:23

CHAPTER II

2:02:15

CHAPTER III

4:11:15

CHAPTER IV

19:17

CHAPTER V

1:34:26

CHAPTER VI

1:32:30

CHAPTER VII

2:26:10

CHAPTER VIII

1:13:28

FOOTNOTES

4:36

Description

A vivid, first‑hand chronicle, this diary follows Dr. Moritz Busch as he spends twenty‑five years alongside the architect of modern Germany. Through his eyes we glimpse the inner workings of the Chancellor’s headquarters on Wilhelmstraße, the bustling foreign office, and the private rooms where political strategy blended with daily life. Busch’s observations capture the tension between public press campaigns and the behind‑the‑scenes negotiations that shaped Europe’s balance of power.

Beyond the grand diplomatic maneuvers, the memoir offers intimate details of the people who surrounded the statesman—senators, journalists, and the court’s own intrigues. Readers hear the tone of heated parliamentary debates, the subtle art of press manipulation, and the personal habits that defined the man behind the legend. The narrative invites listeners to step into a pivotal era, feeling the weight of decisions that still echo in today’s political landscape.

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Language

en

Duration

~14 hours (847K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

United Kingdom: Macmillan and Co., 1898.

Credits

Tim Lindell, Bryan Ness, Neil Mercer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Release date

2023-06-08

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Moritz Busch

Moritz Busch

1821–1899

Best known for recording Otto von Bismarck’s words and routines at close range, this 19th-century German publicist turned political observation into vivid, durable reading. His diaries and memoir-like books helped shape how later generations imagined Bismarck in private as well as in public.

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