Memories of the Kaiser's Court

The author recounts her years as an English resident teacher at the Prussian court, offering vivid, anecdotal portraits of travel on the royal train, daily routines, court ceremonies and family life around the Emperor and Empress. She describes the education and diversions of the imperial children, seasonal festivities, weddings and pastoral and seaside retreats, and paints settings from palace interiors to spa towns and hunting lodges. Interwoven are social customs, household detail and small incidents that illuminate etiquette, hierarchy and personal relationships within the household, producing a domestic and observational memoir of imperial life.