The Tide of Fortune

[1940]: The Viking Press, New York

The Tide of Fortune. Twelve Historical Miniatures. Translated by Eden and Cedar Paul. 285/(1)p. See: Sternstunden der Menschheit. Zwölf historische Miniaturen

Contents:

[1].

Foreword, p. (v)

[2].

The Head upon the Rostrum. Cicero's Death, December 7, 43 B.C., pp. (1)-28

[3].

The Conquest of Byzantium. May 29, 1453, pp. (29)-61

[4].

Flight into Immortality. Núñez de Balboa Discovers the Pacific, September 25, 1513, pp. (63)-94

[5].

The Lord Gave the Word. Handel's Messiah, August 21, 1741, pp. (95)-122

[6].

The Genius of One Night. "The Marseillaise", April 25, 1792, pp. (123)-143

[7].

The Decisive Hour at Waterloo. Grouchy Obeys Orders, June 18, 1815, pp. (145)-164

[8].

The Marienbad Elegy. Goethe's Last Love, September 5, 1823, pp. (165)-178

[9].

El Dorado. The Gold of Calfornia, January 12, 1848, pp. (179)-194

[10].

First Word across the Atlantic. Cyrus Field's Cable, August 5, 1858, pp. (195)-221

[11].

Quest of the South Pole. Scott Reaches the Pole, January 16, 1912, pp. (223)-246

[12].

The Sealed Train. Lenin Leaves Zürich, April 9, 1917

[13].

Wilson's Failure. March 15, 1919, pp. (263)-285