Twilight of empire : the tragedy at Mayerling and the end of the Habsburgs
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Author
Contributors
Wilson, Penny, 1966- author.
Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2017.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781250083029, 1250083028
Physical Desc
xvii, 331 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2017.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781250083029, 1250083028
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-318) and index.
Description
On a snowy January morning in 1889, a worried servant hacked open a locked door at the remote hunting lodge deep in the Vienna Woods. Inside, he found two bodies sprawled on an ornate bed, blood oozing from their mouths. Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria-Hungary appeared to have shot his seventeen-year-old mistress Baroness Mary Vetsera as she slept, sat with the corpse for hours and, when dawn broke, turned the pistol on himself. A century has transformed this bloody scene into romantic tragedy: star-crossed lovers who preferred death together than to be parted by a cold, unfeeling Viennese Court. But Mayerling is also the story of family secrets: incestuous relationships and mental instability; blackmail, venereal disease, and political treason; and a disillusioned, morphine-addicted Crown Prince and a naïve schoolgirl caught up in a dangerous and deadly waltz inside a decaying empire. What happened in that lockedroom remains one of history's most evocative mysteries: What led Rudolf and mistress to this desperate act? Was it really a suicide pact? Or did something far more disturbing take place at that remote hunting lodge and result in murder?
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Bernardsville Public Library - Adult Nonfiction | 943.6044 KIN | Available |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
King, G., & Wilson, P. (2017). Twilight of empire: the tragedy at Mayerling and the end of the Habsburgs (First edition.). St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)King, Greg, 1964- and Penny Wilson. 2017. Twilight of Empire: The Tragedy At Mayerling and the End of the Habsburgs. St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)King, Greg, 1964- and Penny Wilson. Twilight of Empire: The Tragedy At Mayerling and the End of the Habsburgs St. Martin's Press, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)King, Greg, and Penny Wilson. Twilight of Empire: The Tragedy At Mayerling and the End of the Habsburgs First edition., St. Martin's Press, 2017.
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