[keiferski]

I am about halfway through Journey to the Abyss: The Diaries of Count Harry Kessler 1880-1918. Kessler was an extremely well-traveled and well-connected person and his diaries follow him through ±1900-era Mexico, Japan, India, and then back in Europe amongst figures like Rodin, Nietzsche, Verlain, and others. It's a super interesting read if you're interested in turn of the century art and culture, and also for a behind-the-scenes look at the German upper class perspective of World War I.

[BigRedDog1669]

This sounds super interesting, I plan to read it now. I read John Dos Passos: 42nd parallel (1930) and it's set during WWI. It was enlightening how similar problems are then and now. And made me realize there is so much WWII era knowledge and glorification in society, but much less about WWI.