Fontane

[cameronian]

Well I've just received the first 200 pages and I must say I'm absolutely blown away. In addition to the most incredibly detailed accounts of even the most minor engagements, his background material, on the religious divide in Bohemia, cultural and linguistic differences, inter ethnic tensions and much more, make this a fascinating read, we really must advance the publication date, this is too good to keep locked away. 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Sounds fun

[wurrukatte]

Bring it on.

W

[Subedai]

If only I had a clue as to what you are talking about. Even Googly was no help at all.


Yours truly,

Steeped in Ignorance.

[Steve J]

I'm with you on this Subedai

[cameronian]

Theodore Fontane, Prussian, novelist, soldier, wrote what is regarded by many as the definitive study of the war of 1866, in German, we're translating it for publication, its going to be phenomenal 

[Subedai]

Boy, I'm glad we got that one cleared up, I envisioned sleepless nights a-plenty through ignorance. 


(Note to self: keep up with 19th Century Prussian novelists in case this one comes around again). 

[Chris Pringle]

Some of us knew what you were talking about, Cam. (Sad obsessives that we are.)

Will the translation be printed in Fraktur? Please say yes.

Chris

[paulr]

Even some of the non-obsessives remembered Cameronian talking about getting it translated

[Steve J]

Well thanks for clearing that up .

[cameronian]

Boy, I'm glad we got that one cleared up, I envisioned sleepless nights a-plenty through ignorance. 


(Note to self: keep up with 19th Century Prussian novelists in case this one comes around again). 

Yes a bit recherché but for we few sad obsessives - [Me] 'Hi, I'm Gerry, I'm a hyphenator'  [group] 'Hi Gerry' - its REALLY exciting

[cameronian]

Some of us knew what you were talking about, Cam. (Sad obsessives that we are.)

Will the translation be printed in Fraktur? Please say yes.

Chris

You're joking, even the original isn't in Fraktur (though I do have in my possession an old BAOR railway warrant from 1980 which even in those days was printed in Fraktur, strange people these Germans), seriously Chris, this is going to be the best thing that's happened to our little group for a long time.

[Chris Pringle]

Oh I thought you were working on this:
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Z3MNAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=fontane+1866&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=fontane%201866&f=false

Chris

[cameronian]

Oh I thought you were working on this:
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Z3MNAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=fontane+1866&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=fontane%201866&f=false

Chris

Crikey well you're right there, our translator didn't say that it was in Fractur (which he would usually do) so I'm guessing there's more than one edition available ... unless he just didn't mention it.

[Leman]

Well keen as I am on the 1866 war I had also never heard of Fontane (ballet aside) until now and was equally puzzled. Now I know I am eagerly awaiting this.