Drawing by Dan Willis
The Image of the German in Selected English Short Stories 1809 - 1974 — with a detailed list of German characters in English, Commonwealth, and American fiction (pages A 1-18).
by Henrik Eger
B.A. Hons. Thesis. University of Kent at Canterbury, July 10, 1974.
“Who were these German people?" A. Conan Doyle, circa 1890.
“We are all equal as God made us. You're as good as me; I'm as good as you. A Frenchman's as good as an Englishman; an Englishman's as good as a German." Christopher Isherwood, 1939.
“I should like to thank all those people who helped me with their advice and encouragement: the British Museum Library and the German Embassy [in London]; the Institute of Germanic Studies (London University) and the German Institute; authors T.O. Beachcroft and M.E. Humble in Britain and H. Schrey in Germany; members of both the English and German Departments at the University of Kent at Canterbury; the library staff there, as well as
Dillon's Bookshop, who allowed me to read the latest short stories, without always having to buy all of them; and all my friends, especially Dan Willis, Clare, and Bryan for their active interest. By living and studying together we almost forgot whether we were English or German. We realised that—whatever might separate us—we have far more in common.
The Image of the German in Selected English Short Stories 1809 - 1974 — with a detailed list of German characters in English, Commonwealth, and American fiction (pages A 1-18).
by Henrik Eger
B.A. Hons. Thesis. University of Kent at Canterbury, July 10, 1974.
“Who were these German people?" A. Conan Doyle, circa 1890.
“We are all equal as God made us. You're as good as me; I'm as good as you. A Frenchman's as good as an Englishman; an Englishman's as good as a German." Christopher Isherwood, 1939.
“I should like to thank all those people who helped me with their advice and encouragement: the British Museum Library and the German Embassy [in London]; the Institute of Germanic Studies (London University) and the German Institute; authors T.O. Beachcroft and M.E. Humble in Britain and H. Schrey in Germany; members of both the English and German Departments at the University of Kent at Canterbury; the library staff there, as well as
Dillon's Bookshop, who allowed me to read the latest short stories, without always having to buy all of them; and all my friends, especially Dan Willis, Clare, and Bryan for their active interest. By living and studying together we almost forgot whether we were English or German. We realised that—whatever might separate us—we have far more in common.
