A Memoir of Baron Bunsen 2 Volume Set

A lively and fascinating account of the political life of the nineteenth-century Prussian diplomat and scholar Baron von Bunsen.

Frances Waddington Bunsen (Edited by)

9781108171076, Cambridge University Press

Multiple-component retail product, published 31 March 2011

1298 pages, 15 b/w illus.
25 x 32.5 x 7 cm, 2.12 kg

Frances Bunsen (1791–1876) published this account of the life of her husband, the Prussian diplomat and scholar Christian Karl Josias, Baron von Bunsen (1791–1860) in two volumes in 1868. Bunsen served as Prussian ambassador to Great Britain for thirteen years between 1841 and 1854, a critical period in European politics that culminated in the 1848 revolutions and the political turmoil that ensued. The memoir is based on Bunsen's family papers and private correspondence and was prepared at his request. Volume 1 covers Bunsen's early life and education, his time in Rome as envoy to the papal court, and his acceptance by Queen Victoria as Prussian ambassador to Great Britain. Volume 2, opening in 1842, covers Bunsen's time as ambassador, his literary work and scholarly work, his retirement in Heidelberg and Bonn, and his final illness and death.

Volume 1: 1. Early years
2. Correspondence with Lücke
3. Life in Rome
4. Visit of the King of Prussia
5. Prussian Minister in Rome
6. Residence in Rome (continued)
7. Differences between Prussia and Rome
8. First journey to England
9. Residence in Switzerland
10. Mission to England. Volume 2: 11. Bunsen as Prussian Minister in London
12. Continued residence in London
13. Agitation in Europe
14. Correspondence
15. Correspondence
16. Recall from London. Independence
17. Life at Heidelbergh
18. Last visit to Berlin
19. Journeys to Berlin and South of France
20. The last year of life. November 1859 to November 1860. Appendix
Index.

Subject Areas: European history [HBJD]