The Sands of Fate
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| Stand: | 2015-08-04 03:50:33 |
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Excerpt from The Sands of Fate: Dramatised Study of an Imperial Conscience Part I and Part II of the present phantasy appeared in August, 1915, and March, 1916, in the Nineteenth Century, and I have to acknowledge the courtesy of the Editor, Mr. Wray Skilbeck, in allowing me to reproduce them. Of Part I, Dr. Arthur Shadwell wrote in the January issue of the same Review: - There was in the August number of this Review a brilliant sketch, cast in dramatic form, which received far less notice than it deserved. It was by Sir Thomas Barclay, and was entitled "The Sands of Fate - Berlin, July 24-31, 1914: A Historical Phantasy." It purports to give the history of the week preceding the declaration of war in a series of scenes enacted at Potsdam between the Kaiser and his chief advisers, and it represents him vacillating between peace and war, until the issue is finally decided by the crowds outside cheering for war. I believe that this "historical phantasy" represents with singular felicity the interplay of the several influences which determined the fatal decision and their relative importance. A good many writers about war and peace and Germany might study it with advantage. It is undeniable that the war chimed with popular sentiment in Germany, and has been supported with general enthusiasm and devotion. This testimony of a keen observer like Dr. Shadwell is so precious that I venture to give it as a precursory gloss. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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