A Year of Revolutions

<p> Lewald (1811-1889) the best-selling German woman writer in the nineteenth century proved akeen and perceptive observer of the social artistic and political life of her times of which these <i>Recollections</i> offer an excellent example. Written from a woman's perspective this first-hand account of the revolutions in both Germany and France must be considered a unique document. It is further enhanced by her detailed description of the Frankfurt Parliament and her relationships with many of the prominent politicians and thinkers of that eventful period.</p>