First published in 1922, this memoir provides a firsthand account of the diplomatic career of Horace Rumbold, who served as British ambassador to Germany and Austria-Hungary during the early part of the twentieth century. Rumbold's lively and engaging narrative offers a unique perspective on the events leading up to the First World War, as well as on the complex and often fraught relationships between major European powers at the time.

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