[PDF] Viennese Waltz eBook

Author : Teresa Grant
Publisher : NYLA
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 36,13 MB
Release : 2011-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1943772061

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With Napoleon Bonaparte exiled to Elba, the elite of Europe have gathered at the glittering Congress of Vienna--princes, ambassadors, the Russian tsar--negotiating the fate of the Continent by day and flirting and waltzing by night. But on one of those candle-warmed evenings, Princess Tatiana, the most beautiful and talked about woman in Vienna, is found murdered during an ill-timed rendezvous with three of her most powerful conquests. . . Suzanne Rannoch has tried to ignore rumors that her new husband, Malcolm, is also one of Tatiana's lovers. As a protégé of France's Prince Talleyrand and an attaché for Britain's Lord Castlereagh, Malcolm sets out to investigate the murder. He needs Suzanne's unique skills and knowledge if he is to succeed. The complex dance between husband and wife in the search for the truth tests their marriage, their liberty, and their very lives. No one's secrets are safe, and the future of Europe may hang in the balance. . . "Glittering balls, deadly intrigue, sexual scandals. . .the next best thing to actually being there!" —Lauren Willig "A perfect blend of history, mystery, romance, and suspense." --Deborah Crombie

Author : Danielle Hood
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 39,13 MB
Release : 2022-06
Category : Music
ISBN : 1793653933

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This book shows how over the hundred years between the Vienna Congress and the dissolution of the Empire, the waltz altered from signifier of upper-class artifice—covering with glitz and glamour the poverty and war central to the time—to the link between the three classes, between man and nature, and between Viennese and “Other.”

Author : Alex Brightsmith
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 42,38 MB
Release : 2013-06-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1291170472

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She is, only and always, Kate, and she has not come to Vienna for the dancing. But caught between a Department that distrusts her and an adversary who knows her immediately for one of his own, Kate - traceuse, pickpocket and cat burglar - finds that Vienna is always about dancing, and that the dance is in her blood. Carefully-plotted and emotionally involving, this is a book whose well drawn characters and fine prose can be savoured at leisure. It's also page turner whose intrigue, strong capable women and exotic locations can beguile away a long journey.

Author : Erica Buurman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 11,81 MB
Release : 2021-12-02
Category : Music
ISBN : 1108495850

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Reveals how the culture and repertoire of the early Viennese ballroom permeated and intersected with other areas of musical life.

Author : Arlene Phillips
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 10,72 MB
Release : 2011-01-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0571259944

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Welcome to Alana's magical world of dance . . . Alana is getting ready for the Ballroom Bonanza competition in London. But Mum needs her to spend all her time babysitting, and now she's lost her partner.Madame Coco has just the solution - a beautiful gown that magically transports her to the royal ballrooms of Vienna. Will Alana be able to dance with a prince and make it back to waltz her way to brilliance in the Ballroom Bonanza?

Author : Teresa Grant
Publisher : Kensington Publishing Corp.
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 19,24 MB
Release : 2011-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0758267916

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Nothing is fair in love and war. . . Europe's elite have gathered at the glittering Congress of Vienna--princes, ambassadors, the Russian tsar--all negotiating the fate of the continent by day and pursuing pleasure by night. Until Princess Tatiana, the most beautiful and talked about woman in Vienna, is found murdered during an ill-timed rendezvous with three of her most powerful conquests. . . Suzanne Rannoch has tried to ignore rumors that her new husband, Malcolm, has also been tempted by Tatiana. As a protégé of France's Prince Talleyrand and attaché for Britain's Lord Castlereagh, Malcolm sets out to investigate the murder and must enlist Suzanne's special skills and knowledge if he is to succeed. As a complex dance between husband and wife in the search for the truth ensues, no one's secrets are safe, and the future of Europe may hang in the balance. . . "A perfect blend of history, mystery, romance, and suspense." --Deborah Crombie "Meticulous, delightful, and full of surprises." --Tasha Alexander "Glittering balls, deadly intrigue, sexual scandals. . .the next best thing to actually being there!" --Lauren Willig "Absolutely gripping. . .historical intrigue at its finest." --Deanna Raybourn "Shimmers like the finest salons in Vienna." --Deborah Crombie

Author : Mark Knowles
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 43,59 MB
Release : 2009-06-08
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0786453605

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The waltz, perhaps the most beloved social dance of the 19th and early 20th centuries, once provoked outrage from religious leaders and other self-appointed arbiters of social morality. Decrying the corrupting influence of social dancing, they failed to suppress the popularity of the waltz or other dance crazes of the period, including the Charleston, the tango, and "animal dances" such as the Turkey Trot, Grizzly Bear, and Bunny Hug. This book investigates the development of these popular dances, considering in particular how their very existence as "taboo" cultural fads ultimately provided a catalyst for lasting social reform. In addition to examining the impact of the waltz and other scandalous dances on fashion, music, leisure, and social reform, the text describes the opposition to dance and the proliferation of literature on both sides.

Author : Eric Flint
Publisher : Baen Publishing Enterprises
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 42,74 MB
Release : 2014-10-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1625793235

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Book #18 in the multiple New York Times best-selling Ring of Fire series, and the team behind national bestseller 1635: The Kremlin Games. When Grantville, West Virginia was transported back to the year 1631 -- in the middle of the Thirty Years' War, no less -- many things happened. Many opportunities arose. It's said that a rising tide lifts all boats. Perhaps not quite as high as the Barbie Consortium rose, however. A cabal of ten- to twelve-year-old girls? They aren't twelve anymore. And they gave up playing with dolls some years ago, when they sold them all and started an investment consortium. A consortium that did quite well. The Barbie Consortium hits Vienna. In several different ways. The princes and princesses, dukes and duchesses, the common men and women on the street have no idea what's about to happen.Neither do the girls, but they're determined it'll happen their way. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management). About 1636: The Devil's Opera: _Another engaging alternate history from a master of the genre.Ó¾Booklist _. . . an old-style police-procedural mystery, set in 17th century Germany. . . . the threads . . . spin together . . . to weave an addictively entertaining story. . . . a strong addition to a fun series.Ó¾ Daily News of Galveston County About Eric Flints Ring of Fire series: _This alternate history series isãa landmarkãÓ¾Booklist _[Eric] Flint's 1632 universe seems to be inspiring a whole new crop of gifted alternate historians.Ó¾Booklist _ãreads like a technothriller set in the age of the MedicisãÓ¾Publishers Weekly

Author : Frederic Morton
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 21,21 MB
Release : 2010-06-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1439104646

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One of the most revered essayists and novelists of his generation, Frederic Morton has captured with matchless immediacy the glamour of Vienna before World War I and the storied opulence of the Rothschild family in his bestselling and award-winning works. Now, in his first book in more than fifteen years, he delivers a luminous look at his own unique pursuit of the American dream. Like many Austrian boys in 1936, the author idolizes Fritz Austerlitz, the Austrian American who went to Hollywood and emerged as Fred Astaire. When his family is forced to flee Vienna, Fritz Mandelbaum becomes Fred Morton and immigrates to New York City. Though he does not learn English until he is sixteen years old, Morton nonetheless goes on to succeed as a writer. The author sets out ten scenes from his pilgrim life and his remarkable road to success: from watching a poorly dubbed Astaire in Vienna to delivering apricot tarts as a baker's assistant in New York; from Salt Lake City where as a young English instructor he met Vladimir Nabokov to a Christmas spent with the Rothschilds at Château Mouton. Runaway Waltz is a soulful, beautifully written portrait of one man's extraordinary quest for fulfillment and enduring transformation.