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  • The Lonely Way

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    Set in the restless, cosmopolitan world of Vienna, Arthur Schnitzler's drama probes the tensions between tradition and modernity, desire and duty, freedom and social restraint. This collection brings together The Lonely Way, Intermezzo, and Countess Mizzie, while the introduction traces Schnitzler's path from medical training and hospital work to literary fame, shaped by family pressure, ... Read more

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  • The Road to the Open

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    Arthur Schnitzler's The Road to the Open is a psychologically acute novel set in modern, cosmopolitan Vienna, where wit, reputation, and social rank shape every encounter. A sharp, conversational opening establishes a world of careful phrasing and subtle tension, while the title points toward a journey of self-knowledge, freedom, or honesty. In this urban milieu, language itself carries layered ... Read more

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  • The Dead Are Silent

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    On a storm-lashed autumn night in Vienna, Franz waits in a shadowed side street for Emma, longing for secrecy to shield their forbidden love. Their reunion is tender but strained, and as their carriage carries them through the Prater and out toward the dark river road, desire gives way to urgency: Franz demands that Emma abandon her life and come openly with him, while Emma hesitates, bound by ... Read more

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  • Hands Around

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    Arthur Schnitzler's Hands Around is a daring cycle of ten linked dialogues that traces desire across Vienna's social world, from street girls and soldiers to servants, lovers, and married couples. Set against the wit, irony, and elegance of fin-de-siècle society, the work is less a scandalous provocation than a finely tuned study of seduction, manners, and disappointment, revealing the emotional ... Read more

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  • Bertha Garlan

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    In a quiet hillside town, Bertha Garlan seems to have settled into widowhood with dutiful calm, raising her little son Fritz, teaching music, and returning almost ritualistically to her husband's grave. But spring, memory, and music begin to unsettle the balance she has built. Beneath the routine lies the ache of a life narrowed by family pressure, lost artistic promise, and a marriage she ... Read more

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  • Casanova's Homecoming

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    At fifty-three, exiled in Mantua and aching to return to Venice, Casanova is a diminished man: poor, restless, and nursing a bitter manuscript attack on Voltaire while waiting for a pardon that may never come. A chance encounter with an old acquaintance, Olivo, diverts his flight and leads him toward a country house where memory, vanity, and desire will collide. There, the past greets him in the ... Read more

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  • The Dead are Silent

    The Library of Alexandria is an independent small business publishing house. We specialize in bringing back to live rare, historical and ancient Books. This includes manuscripts such as: classical fiction, philosophy, science, Religion, folklore, mythology, history, literature, politics and sacred texts, in addition to Secret and esoteric subjects, such as: occult, freemasonry, alchemy, hermetic, ... Read more

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  • Hands Around [Reigen]: A Cycle of Ten Dialogues

    Enriched edition.

    Arthur Schnitzler's "Hands Around [Reigen]: A Cycle of Ten Dialogues" offers a provocative exploration of love, desire, and social dynamics in early 20th-century Vienna. Structured as a series of interlinked conversations between different pairs of characters, this play navigates the complexities of human relationships, revealing the superficiality and depth of intimacy. Schnitzler's incisive ... Read more

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  • Dream Story (Translated, Annotated, & Illustrated)

    This new edition of Dream Story by Arthur Schnitzler offers readers a new translation from the original German text and a comprehensive exploration of the acclaimed novella, originally published as Traumnovelle in 1926 and adapted into the movie Eyes Wide Shut.Set in early 20th-century Vienna, Schnitzler's narrative delves into the psychological complexities of desire, marriage, and the blurred ... Read more

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  • The Fate of the Baron Von Leisenbohg

    Arthur Schnitzler (1862-1931) was one of the most influential playwrights and novelists of "Findeus Siecle Vienna" (Wiener Moderne). His figure is fascinating not only for his literary merit, but also for the way he combined his medical training with his exploration of the human soul. He is famous for introducing the interior monologue (or stream of consciousness) to German-language literature ... Read more

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  • Lieutenant Gustl

    Lieutenant Gustl by Arthur Schnitzler is a groundbreaking psychological novella that offers a deep and intimate exploration of honor, pride, and inner conflict within the rigid social codes of early 20th-century Vienna. First published in 1900, the work is celebrated for its innovative narrative style and is considered one of the earliest and most influential examples of stream-of-consciousness ... Read more

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  • Casanova's Homecoming

    The plot revolves around the legendary figure Giacomo Casanova, the famous Italian adventurer and seducer. In Schnitzler's play, Casanova returns to Venice after many years of absence, and the narrative unfolds as he encounters various individuals from his past, including former lovers and acquaintances. The play delves into themes of love, desire, memory, and the complexities of human ... Read more

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