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Sissi: Elisabeth, Empress of Austria. Brigitte Hamann. Cologne
and New York: Taschen, 1997.
This easy-to-read biography of one of Austria’s favourite
personalities is neatly written and contains some lovely
photographs. It’s fun reading for fans of royalty.The Lonely Empress Elizabeth of Austria. Joan Haslip, Phoenix
Press, 2000.
The book offers a fresh look at the empress who has been
studied and written about so often.A Nervous Splendor: Vienna 1888/1889. Frederic Morton. New
York: Penguin, 1980.
This is an entertaining read if you are interested in what
led to the break-up of the empire and the end of the
Habsburg dynasty.Thunder at Twilight: Vienna 1913/1919. Frederic Morton. New
York: Da Capo Press, 2001.
As with his other book, Morton offers an interesting look
at Viennese history, this time focusing on the period prior
to World War I.Fin-de-Siècle Vienna: Politics and Culture. Carl E. Schorske.
New York: Vintage Books, 1980.
As the name suggests, this book takes an in-depth look at
the close relationship between politics and the arts during
this fascinating time in Vienna’s history.Freud: A Life for our Time. Peter Gay. New York: W.W.
Norton, 2006.
This critically-acclaimed book provides insight into Freud’s
private life and theories.The Interpretation of Dreams. Sigmund Freud. New York:
Avon Books, 1980.
If you’re not clear on what Freud was all about, his most
definitive work can be read without prior knowledge
of psychoanalysis.