Little Germany: German Refugees in Victorian Britain

by Rosemary Ashton

Book Overview

In the mid-19th century, England became the home of a group of German exiles seeking refuge from political repression in their own country. The group--which included Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, Friedrich Althaus, Lessner and Eccarius, and the remarkable Johanna Kinkel and Malwida von Meysenbug--shared a common quest for political freedom. Drawing on a rich store of letters, memoirs, and articles written by the exiles, Ashton charts the fortunes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192825623
• ISBN13: 9780192825629
• Release Date: July 1989
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.1" x 7.8"