Robert W. Chambers

Who Goes There! (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

The Crown Prince is partly right; the majority in the world is against him and what he stands for; but not against Germany and the Germans. He professes surprise at the attitude of the United States. That attitude is the natural result of various causes among which are the following: Distrust of any aggressor by a nation inclined toward peace. Disgust at the "scrap of paper" episode. Resentment at the invasion of Belgium. Contempt for the Imperial Government which is industriously screwing the last penny of "indemnity" out of a ruined nation, which the people of the United States are taxing their private means to keep from starvation. Further back there are other reasons. For thirty years the press of Germany has seldom missed an opportunity to express its contempt for Americans. Any American who has ever lived in Germany or who has read German newspapers during the last thirty years is aware of the tone of the German press concerning America and Americans. No innuendoes have been too vulgar, no sneers too brutal for the editors of these papers, and, presumably for the readers. Also Americans do not forget the attitude of the Imperial Government during the Spanish war. The bad manners of a German Admiral are bearing fruit. Imperialism we Americans do not understand, but it need not make us unfriendly to empires. But we do understand when manners are bad, or when a military caste, which maintains its traditions of personal honour by violence, becomes arrogant to the point of brutality. A false notion of personal honour is alone enough to prevent a sympathetic understanding between two peoples. America is not an enemy to Germany, only is it inexorably opposed to any Government which breaks faith; and which enthrones above all other gods the god of violence. For the German soldiers who are dying in this Hohenzollern-Hapsburg war we have only sympathy and pity.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: anboco
• Seitenzahl: 500
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. August 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783736411104
• Artikelnr.: 45547963

Autorenporträt

Robert William Chambers (1865-1933) was an American author best known for his influential supernatural fiction, particularly his collection of short stories titled 'The King in Yellow' (1895), which remains a landmark in the field of horror literature. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Chambers pursued art in his early career, studying at the Art Students League of New York and later at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He initially gained recognition as an illustrator; however, his focus shifted towards writing at the behest of the literary market. Chambers displayed remarkable versatility as a writer, authoring not only works of supernatural fiction but also romance, historical fiction, and adventure novels. His foray into the fantastical and macabre, however, is what cemented his legacy, influencing a generation of writers, including H.P. Lovecraft. 'Who Goes There!' is a lesser-known work by Chambers, evidencing his broader literary output beyond the horror genre. Chambers's literary style is characterized by a blend of romanticism mixed with eerie and otherworldly elements, a style that has intrigued readers and inspired fellow authors. Despite the varying reception of his broader oeuvre over time, Chambers's work, particularly in the realm of the uncanny, continues to be of significant interest to scholars and enthusiasts of early speculative fiction.