- Published: 1 September 2010
- ISBN: 9781407020808
- Imprint: Vintage Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 352
The Red Prince
The Fall of a Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Europe
- Published: 1 September 2010
- ISBN: 9781407020808
- Imprint: Vintage Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 352
Snyder's portrait of the Hapsburgs in all their eccentricity is a delight...Snyder is exceptional in bringing not only a vast expertise to the subject, but also an elegant style and a gift for narrative
Sunday Times
As a vivid portrait of a vanished world the book is superb, being both prodigiously researched and elegantly written
Daily Telegraph
Timothy Snyder is not only one of the leading authorities on Central European history writing today, he is also an elegant stylist, with a talent for storytelling - a wonderful combination.
Anne Applebaum
He is one of this country's most talented and innovative historians of Central and Eastern Europe... I hugely admired The Reconstruction of Nations and eagerly look forward to The Red Prince.
Niall Ferguson
The Red Prince adds an absorbing chapter to the story of the Hapsburgs in their last days of empire
Literary Review
Snyder's research is impeccable
Sunday Telegraph
Timothy Snyder is one of the most remarkable and original historians of Eastern Europe in his generation. His work commands our attention.
Timothy Garton Ash
Snyder's biography fully captures the chaos, intrigue, and glamour of a vanished Mitteleuropa
Sunday Express
Scrupulously researched and eye-opening
Nicholas Bagnall, The Sunday Telegraph
For any biographer this would be a dream of a life, but Snyder is exceptional in bringing not only a vast expertise to the subject, but also an elegant style and gift for narrative.
Christopher Hart, The Sunday Times
An engaging portrait of a little-known and puzzling character
Ian Pinder, Guardian
The talented historian Timothy Snyder recounts an intriguing life-history against the turbulent backdrop of east-central Europe in the first half of the 20th century
History Magazine
Riotous and engrossing
Independent