Christine Goes Alone To Berlin To Study Under Kloster
Christine goes to Berlin in May 1914 to study violin under the renowned Kloster. She writes warmly to her mother about independence, plans for lessons, future earnings, and a hoped for shared life in London and a cottage, expressing resolve to work hard despite homesickness. The letters reveal a curious, eager young woman embracing Europe on the eve of war and a mother’s intention to reveal truth about Germany’s actions.
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Christine
Stuttgart
England
Germany
Enall Direles
Wmited
Tam Teaving
Halle
Warzburg
Berlin
Kloster
Luetzonstrasse
London
Chris
Frau Berg
Herr Gottr
Herr Gott
Gott
German Thoroness In a German Bedroom Memoir Tale
A narrator describes a quirky German room in May 28 letter home. The tall chamber holds a bed amid curtains, a green majolica stove, a gilt chandelier that won’t light, and a petroleum lamp. Feathers, a wedge pillow, and a tiny washstand frame the vivid, humorous scene with mother’s comforts noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Dad
Ted
Elgener
Fiddler’s Hope In A Berlin Boarding House
Chris writes from Luetzowstrasse describing anxious nerves before a major audition with the great man, planning eight hours of practice daily, imagining home, and detailing boarders, meals, and a stern Sunday letter rule. He notes the GermanSwede and German women lodgers, the Abonnymentskartan meals, and the stiff formalities of the guests as he longs for musical success and reunion with his mother.
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Mother Darling
Luetzowstrasse
Klostec
Hia
Ona
Doctor Something
Thought
Chris
Cryptic Ad Mentioning Dr Shallenberger and Waterloo Visit
Fragmentary notice cites Dr Shallenberger and a Waterloo event at Hotel Russell Lamson on Saturday December 15th. Ad style text hints at a special diseases feature and a late supper with herring, fried potatoes, and tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Shallenberger
Waterloo
Russell-Lamson
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Hall-Ekfelt Company
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Fourth and
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