Excerpt from Changing GermanyThe publication of another book about Germany in connection with the war may require some explanation, even if defence is difficult. It may, therefore be well to state that the following chapters, written to please no one and at no'b'ody's invitation, were the outcome of a disappointment. When, upon the outbreak of war, I was compelled hastily, to quit my home in Charlottenburg, leaving behind me books and clothes, and even a carefully packed trunk which had been intended to accompany me to the only unexploited valley. In the Canto-11 Valais (an annual illusion whose destruction is, however, rarely unpleasant), I found that, for a time at any rate, there was nothing to do but take a holiday, the first long holiday. In England for thirteen years. Every b'ody was talking war, of course, and finally, since there was nothing better to do, I began to try to review, like a cinematograph, some of the most striking scenes of life in Germany, whereof I had been a spectator, and to wonder if somehow the.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.