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Max Schlesinger
1822–1881
A Hungarian-born journalist, editor, and physician who turned political turmoil and city life into vivid 19th-century writing. Best known today for travel-style books such as Saunterings in and about London, he wrote with the eye of both a reporter and a curious outsider.
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Saunterings in and about London
by Max Schlesinger
About the author
Born in Kismarton (now Eisenstadt) in 1822, Max Schlesinger was a Hungarian-born doctor, journalist, editor, and writer. Biographical records describe him as having studied in Prague and Vienna before moving into journalism and public life.
He took part in the political upheavals around 1848, writing in support of republican ideas and Hungarian autonomy. After those events, he left for London in 1850, where he worked as a correspondent for the Kölnische Zeitung and continued publishing books and articles.
His best-known work in English is Saunterings in and about London (1853), a lively account of the city seen through continental eyes. He died in London in February 1881.