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    • Diaries, letters & journalsx
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      Biography & True Stories
      May 2011

      Dearest Jean

      Rose Macaulay’s letters to a cousin

      by Martin Smith

      These candid letters from Rose Macaulay to her first cousin Jean Smith are previously unknown. Macaulay was one of the most versatile, successful, and significant women writers in the first half of the twentieth century, Smith a talented but diffident and depressive poet who was briefly an Anglican nun before converting to Roman Catholicism, a move that caused some difficulty between the two in the 1950s, when Macaulay exchanged High Church agnosticism for committed Anglicanism. Macaulay's letters to Smith, meticulously edited by a nephew of the recipient, throw fascinating and often amusing light not only on the writer's private life, unconventional character, and varied career, but also on the lively literary and social circles in which she moved. Although the letters span the years 1913-1958, more than half were written between 1919 and 1926, an important period in Macaulay's life and one previously ignored in published collections of her letters. The book is essential reading not only for scholars, students, and fans of Macaulay, but also for all interested in British literary culture and women's writing in the years 1919-1958. It will inform and entertain general readers as much as specialists. ;

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      Biography & True Stories
      November 2019

      Diary of a Leader in Poverty Reduction

      by Zhu Mingxing

      The diary was written by Zhu Mingxing, the leader of the village work in Dahua Village (Taohua,Taojiang). He recorded some typical angles of his work when he was in the village,finally comes out the diary for poverty alleviation.

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      Biography & True Stories

      Zeichen am Weg

      by Dag Hammarskjöld

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      Biography & True Stories

      Wenn es aufklart

      Werkausgabe Band 3. Gedichte, Erzählungen, Briefe

      by Boris Pasternak / Christine Fischer (ed.)

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      Biography & True Stories
      July 2024

      As Good as a Marriage

      The Anne Lister Diaries 1836–38

      by Jill Liddington

      The BBC and HBO series Gentleman Jack brought Anne Lister to international attention, awakening tremendous interest in her diaries, which run to nearly five million words and are partly written in her secret code. They record in intimate detail the ways Anne challenged so many of society's expectations of women at the time. In As Good as a Marriage, the sequel to Female Fortune, Jill Liddington's edited transcriptions of the diaries show us Anne from 1836-38, and guide the reader through life at Shibden Hall after Anne's unconventional 'marriage' to wealthy local heiress Ann Walker. The book explores the daily lives of these two women, from convivial evenings together to Anne's ruthless pursuit of her own business and landowning ambitions. Yet the diaries' coded passages also record tensions and quarrels, with Ann Walker often in tears. Was their relationship really as fragile as Anne's coded writing suggests?

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      Humanities & Social Sciences
      March 2022

      Female Fortune

      The Anne Lister Diaries, 1833–36: Land, gender and authority: New Edition

      by Jill Liddington

      'A unique and thrilling insight into the brilliant mind of Anne Lister' Sally Wainwright, creator of Gentleman Jack Female Fortune is the book which inspired Sally Wainwright to write Gentleman Jack, now a major drama series for the BBC and HBO. Lesbian landowner Anne Lister inherited Shibden Hall in 1826. She was an impressive scholar, fearless traveller and successful businesswoman, even developing her own coalmines. Her extraordinary diaries, running to 4-5 million words, were partly written in her own secret code and recorded her love affairs with startling candour. The diaries were included on UNESCO's Memory of the World Register in 2011. Jill Liddington's classic edition of the diaries tells the story of how Anne Lister wooed and seduced neighbouring heiress Ann Walker, who moved in to live with Anne and her family in 1834. Politically active, Anne Lister door-stepped her tenants at the 1835 Election to vote Tory. And socially very ambitious, she employed architects to redesign both the Hall and the estate. Yet Ann Walker had an inconvenient number of local relatives, suspicious of exactly how Anne Lister could pay for all her grand improvements. Tensions grew to a melodramatic crescendo when news reached Shibden of the pair being burnt in effigy. This 2022 edition includes a fascinating Afterword on the recent discovery of Ann Walker's own diary. Female Fortune is essential reading for those who watched Gentleman Jack and want to know more about the extraordinary woman that was Anne Lister.

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      Humanities & Social Sciences
      March 2022

      Female Fortune

      The Anne Lister Diaries, 1833–36: Land, gender and authority: New Edition

      by Jill Liddington

      'A unique and thrilling insight into the brilliant mind of Anne Lister' Sally Wainwright, creator of Gentleman Jack Female Fortune is the book which inspired Sally Wainwright to write Gentleman Jack, now a major drama series for the BBC and HBO. Lesbian landowner Anne Lister inherited Shibden Hall in 1826. She was an impressive scholar, fearless traveller and successful businesswoman, even developing her own coalmines. Her extraordinary diaries, running to 4-5 million words, were partly written in her own secret code and recorded her love affairs with startling candour. The diaries were included on UNESCO's Memory of the World Register in 2011. Jill Liddington's classic edition of the diaries tells the story of how Anne Lister wooed and seduced neighbouring heiress Ann Walker, who moved in to live with Anne and her family in 1834. Politically active, Anne Lister door-stepped her tenants at the 1835 Election to vote Tory. And socially very ambitious, she employed architects to redesign both the Hall and the estate. Yet Ann Walker had an inconvenient number of local relatives, suspicious of exactly how Anne Lister could pay for all her grand improvements. Tensions grew to a melodramatic crescendo when news reached Shibden of the pair being burnt in effigy. This 2022 edition includes a fascinating Afterword on the recent discovery of Ann Walker's own diary. Female Fortune is essential reading for those who watched Gentleman Jack and want to know more about the extraordinary woman that was Anne Lister.

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      Humanities & Social Sciences
      March 2022

      Female Fortune

      The Anne Lister Diaries, 1833–36: Land, gender and authority: New Edition

      by Jill Liddington

      'A unique and thrilling insight into the brilliant mind of Anne Lister' Sally Wainwright, creator of Gentleman Jack Female Fortune is the book which inspired Sally Wainwright to write Gentleman Jack, now a major drama series for the BBC and HBO. Lesbian landowner Anne Lister inherited Shibden Hall in 1826. She was an impressive scholar, fearless traveller and successful businesswoman, even developing her own coalmines. Her extraordinary diaries, running to 4-5 million words, were partly written in her own secret code and recorded her love affairs with startling candour. The diaries were included on UNESCO's Memory of the World Register in 2011. Jill Liddington's classic edition of the diaries tells the story of how Anne Lister wooed and seduced neighbouring heiress Ann Walker, who moved in to live with Anne and her family in 1834. Politically active, Anne Lister door-stepped her tenants at the 1835 Election to vote Tory. And socially very ambitious, she employed architects to redesign both the Hall and the estate. Yet Ann Walker had an inconvenient number of local relatives, suspicious of exactly how Anne Lister could pay for all her grand improvements. Tensions grew to a melodramatic crescendo when news reached Shibden of the pair being burnt in effigy. This 2022 edition includes a fascinating Afterword on the recent discovery of Ann Walker's own diary. Female Fortune is essential reading for those who watched Gentleman Jack and want to know more about the extraordinary woman that was Anne Lister.

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      Humanities & Social Sciences
      March 2022

      Female Fortune

      The Anne Lister Diaries, 1833–36: Land, gender and authority: New Edition

      by Jill Liddington

      'A unique and thrilling insight into the brilliant mind of Anne Lister' Sally Wainwright, creator of Gentleman Jack Female Fortune is the book which inspired Sally Wainwright to write Gentleman Jack, now a major drama series for the BBC and HBO. Lesbian landowner Anne Lister inherited Shibden Hall in 1826. She was an impressive scholar, fearless traveller and successful businesswoman, even developing her own coalmines. Her extraordinary diaries, running to 4-5 million words, were partly written in her own secret code and recorded her love affairs with startling candour. The diaries were included on UNESCO's Memory of the World Register in 2011. Jill Liddington's classic edition of the diaries tells the story of how Anne Lister wooed and seduced neighbouring heiress Ann Walker, who moved in to live with Anne and her family in 1834. Politically active, Anne Lister door-stepped her tenants at the 1835 Election to vote Tory. And socially very ambitious, she employed architects to redesign both the Hall and the estate. Yet Ann Walker had an inconvenient number of local relatives, suspicious of exactly how Anne Lister could pay for all her grand improvements. Tensions grew to a melodramatic crescendo when news reached Shibden of the pair being burnt in effigy. This 2022 edition includes a fascinating Afterword on the recent discovery of Ann Walker's own diary. Female Fortune is essential reading for those who watched Gentleman Jack and want to know more about the extraordinary woman that was Anne Lister.

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      Biography & True Stories
      March 2023

      As Good as a Marriage

      The Anne Lister Diaries 1836–38

      by Jill Liddington

      The BBC and HBO series Gentleman Jack brought Anne Lister to international attention, awakening tremendous interest in her diaries, which run to nearly five million words and are partly written in her secret code. They record in intimate detail Anne's intellectual energy and her challenges to so many of society's expectations of women at the time. In As Good as a Marriage, the sequel to Female Fortune, Jill Liddington's edited transcriptions of the diaries show us Anne from 1836-38. She guides the reader through life at Shibden Hall after Anne's unconventional 'marriage' to wealthy local heiress Ann Walker. The book explores the daily lives of these two women, from convivial evenings together to her ruthless pursuit of her own business and landowning ambitions. Yet the diaries' coded passages also record tensions and quarrels, with Ann Walker often in tears. Was their relationship really as fragile as Anne's coded writing suggests? This question is at the heart of As Good as a Marriage.

    • Trusted Partner
      Biography & True Stories
      March 2023

      As Good as a Marriage

      The Anne Lister Diaries 1836–38

      by Jill Liddington

      The BBC and HBO series Gentleman Jack brought Anne Lister to international attention, awakening tremendous interest in her diaries, which run to nearly five million words and are partly written in her secret code. They record in intimate detail Anne's intellectual energy and her challenges to so many of society's expectations of women at the time. In As Good as a Marriage, the sequel to Female Fortune, Jill Liddington's edited transcriptions of the diaries show us Anne from 1836-38. She guides the reader through life at Shibden Hall after Anne's unconventional 'marriage' to wealthy local heiress Ann Walker. The book explores the daily lives of these two women, from convivial evenings together to her ruthless pursuit of her own business and landowning ambitions. Yet the diaries' coded passages also record tensions and quarrels, with Ann Walker often in tears. Was their relationship really as fragile as Anne's coded writing suggests? This question is at the heart of As Good as a Marriage.

    • Trusted Partner
      Biography & True Stories
      March 2023

      As Good as a Marriage

      The Anne Lister Diaries 1836–38

      by Jill Liddington

      The BBC and HBO series Gentleman Jack brought Anne Lister to international attention, awakening tremendous interest in her diaries, which run to nearly five million words and are partly written in her secret code. They record in intimate detail Anne's intellectual energy and her challenges to so many of society's expectations of women at the time. In As Good as a Marriage, the sequel to Female Fortune, Jill Liddington's edited transcriptions of the diaries show us Anne from 1836-38. She guides the reader through life at Shibden Hall after Anne's unconventional 'marriage' to wealthy local heiress Ann Walker. The book explores the daily lives of these two women, from convivial evenings together to her ruthless pursuit of her own business and landowning ambitions. Yet the diaries' coded passages also record tensions and quarrels, with Ann Walker often in tears. Was their relationship really as fragile as Anne's coded writing suggests? This question is at the heart of As Good as a Marriage.

    • Biography & True Stories
      October 2017

      Found and Lost

      Mittens, Miep, and Shovelfuls of Dirt

      by Alison Leslie Gold

      Starting with supervision of her primary school's 'Lost andultimately led to her salvation Found' depot, Gold charts her need to save objects, stories, and people - including herself - that she sensed to be on a road to perdition. Following the deaths of those closest to her, including her great friend Miep Gies (who risked her life to shelter the Frank family), Gold begins to write her way out of grief. In this compelling mem oir, told through letters, Gold relates her descent into addiction, and the fateful meeting that ultimately led to her salvation.

    • Diaries, letters & journals
      2018

      Les platanes d'Istanbul

      by Tassia Trifiatis-Tezgel illustrated by Caroline Lavergne

      À mi-chemin entre la chronique de voyage et le journal intime, ce livre, né d’un ensemble d’amitiés, offre une vision émouvante et insolite de la cinquième ville du monde, hors des sentiers battus et à l’écart des seuls lieux touristiques. Résultat d’une création à quatre yeux et à quatre mains, c’est aussi une ode aux femmes et à l’amitié féminine, en particulier. Pour en apprendre davantage : https://bit.ly/30IcXF9

    • Biography & True Stories

      Hinkepott

      by Horst Janssen

      The autobiography of the famous painter This first part of Horst Janssen’s „autobiographical hop skips“ outlines moments of his childhood in Oldenburg, impressions from the NAPOLA in Haselünne, episodes from his times at the academy in Hamburg, loves and passions and pranks he did out of sheer high spirits together with friends. Furthermore, there are quiet and angry contemplations about the contemporary situation. These autobiographical letters and essays result in an unity of past and present in which the past is enriched by reflections and moods of today. In Hinkepott there is a variety of contemplative and humorous anecdotes, aggressive poetry, obscenity, clear analysis, despairing sadness and tender entreaty: “And these games of course lack of any chronological order. Naturally. This is close to their ‘object’ because ‘I’ did not live in strict chronology according to the rules.“

    • Biography & True Stories
      October 2020

      Namen und Werke. Auf 12 Bände erweiterte Neuausgabe!

      Biographien und Beiträge zur Soziologie der Jugendbewegung

      by Hinrich Jantzen ; Alexander Glück

      Nach 35 Jahren umfassend erweitert: Die maßgebliche Personendokumentation zur deutschen Jugendbewegung. Neuausgabe mit allen (überwiegend bisher unveröffentlichten) Personenakten im Faksimile. Zusammen zwölf Bände. Gefördert von der Deutschen Stiftung Denkmalschutz. Faksimile der fünf Originalbände, ergänzt um hunderte bio-/bibliographische Fragebögen, meist in Originalhandschriften! Das gesamte verbliebene Fragebogenmaterial der Redaktion. Studienausgabe: fünf Bände mit je ca. 360 S. Ergänzungen, Manuskripte und Fragebögen: sieben Bände mit je ca. 360 S. und einem umfangreichen Nachwort im letzten Band. Namenliste: Abetz, Otto; Aff, Johannes; Ahlborn, Knud; Ahlemann, Joachim; Ahrens, Heinrich; Aigles, Alma de l‘; Alfken, Hans; Althaus, Richard; Altmann-Reich, Hilde; Altpeter, Werner; Alverdes, Paul; Amanshauser, Helmut; Apel, Fritz; Avenarius, Ferdinand; Bahner, Georg; Bahrs, Hans; Baldes, Hermann; Ballerstedt, Kurt; Ballerstedt, Walther; Barthel, Max; Baumann, Hans; Bayer, Maximilian; Becker, Marie-Luise; Behrends, Ernst; Berghäuser, Ernst; Bergstraesser, Arnold; Berthold, Jörg; Blüher, Hans; Blunck, Hans Friedrich; Böhme, Herbert; Bohnenkamp, Hans; Bojarzin, Otto; Bondy, Curt; Borinski, Fritz; Bösche, Hermann; Bötel, Fritz; Brandt, Willy; Brauns, Friedrich; Brehm, Bruno; Bresgen, Cesar; Breuer, Hans; Brües, Otto; Brundert, Willi; Brunner, Heinz; Brunotte, Heinz; Bryk, Kurd; Buber, Martin; Burger, Fritz; Burgstaller, Ernst; Burkart, Hans; Buske, Ernst; Caesar (Keyser), Julius; Chester, Richard; Christaller, Walter; Claudius, Hermann; Claussen, Wilhelm; Conti, Leonardo; Copalle, Siegfried; Cornelius, Friedrich; Cramm, Walter; Daur, Rudolf; Deckart, Martin; Degenhard, Franz Josef; Dehmel, Hans; Diederich, Werner; Diederichs, Eugen; Diehl, Guida; Dienel, Kurz; Diete, Kurt; Dietrich, Karl; Dombrowski, Hermann; Droste, Johannes; Duis, Ernst; Dwinger, Edwin Erich; Ege, Clara; Ehlen, Nikolaus; Ehrenthal, Lutz-Günther; Ehrentreich, Alfred; Eichelberg, Max; Eichen, Heinrich; Eimermacher, Harald; Engelhardt, Emil; Ewald, Otto; Fabricius, Wilhelm; Fallada, Hans; Finckh, Ludwig; Fischer, Karl; Fischer, Walter; Fitz, Oskar; Flach, Jakob; Flex, Walter; Flitner, Wilhelm; Fort, Gertrud Freiin von le; Frank, Ernst; Frank, Karl Hermann; Franz, Günther; Friederichsen, Roland; Fulda, Friedrich Wilhelm; Fulda, Leopold; Gambke, Gotthard; Gardiner, Rolf; Gast, Lise; Gättke, Walter; Geiger-Hof, Anna; Geißler, Wilhelm; Gerber, Kurt; Gerber, Walther; Gerlach, Dankwart; Gerlach, Kurt; Gerlach, Richard; Gerstner, Hermann; Geyer, Wilm; Gilardoni-Hildebrand, Hannes; Gneist, Werner; Goebel, Ferdinand; Gollwitzer, Gerhard; Gollwitzer, Helmut; Görres, Ida Friederike; Götsch, Georg; Götze, Rudolph; Gräff, Otger; Gregori, Ellen; Greiff, Walter; Groß, Julius; Grünewald, Ernst; Grzimek, Bernhard; Guardini, Romano; Haase, Hugo; Habbel, Franz Ludwig; Hachtmann, Rüdiger; Hammer, Walter; Harhammer, Leopold; Harmsen, Hans; Hauck, Ernst; Hauer, Jakob Wilhelm; Hausmann, Manfred; Heeren, Hanns; Heinrich, Fritz; Heise, Heinrich; Heisenberg, Werner; Heister, Bernhard; Hellmuth, Fritz; Helwig, Werner; Hensel, Walther; Hesse, Gerda; Hesse, Kurt-Werner; Heybey, Wolfgang; Heyck, Hans; Hockl, Hans Wolfram; Hoffmann, Adolf; Hoffmann, Fritz Hugo; Hoffmann-Fölkersamb, Hermann; Hoheisel, Will; Holtorf, Hans; Höppener, Hugo (Fidus); Horstmann, Erwin; Hubatsch, Walther; Hübotter, Wilhelm; Hüser, Fritz; Hüttenmeister, Josef; Illgen, Walter; Inderfurth, Wilhelm; Italiaander, Rolf; Iwowski, Klara; Jacob, Max; Jahn, Willie; Jannasch, Hans-Windekilde; Jansen, Willie; Jantzen, Walther; Jarmuth, Kurt; Jöde, Fritz; Jünger, Ernst; Jüngling, Eberhard; Just, Herbert; Kauenhoven, Kurt; Keil, Georg; Keil, Theo; Kistner, Albrecht; Kittel, Helmuth; Klages, Ludwig; Klönne, Arno; Klose, Werner; Kneip, Rudolf; Knoch, Willi; Knothe, Elisabeth; Köbel, Eberhard; Koch, Rudolf; König, Franz; Körber, Normann; Kötschau, Georg; Kotzde-Kottenrodt, Wilhelm; Krauss, Friedrich Emil; Krebs, Albert; Kreisky, Bruno; Kreppel, Friedrich; Kroeber-Keneth, Ludwig; Kröher, Heinrich und Oskar; Kroug, Wolfgang; Kügler, Hermann; Kuhn, Martin; Küppers-Sonnenberg, Gustav Adolf; Kurella, Alfred; Kutzleb, Hjalmar; Kynast, Karl; Lampel, Peter Martin; Laß, Werner; Lehmann, Wilhelm; Lehnartz, Emil; Leibl, Ernst; Leip, Hans; Lenk, Rudolf; Lensch, Otto; Lenzen, Heinrich Jacob; Leut geb. Buch, Dora; Licht, Ernst; Lienhard, Ludwig; Lietz, Hermann; Linz, Armin; Linz, Bernhard; Lion, Alexander; Lippe, Ferdinand v. d; Lischke, Kurt; Lißner, Hans; Löns, Hermann; Losch, Sebastian; Löwe, Hans; Luntowski, Adalbert; Luserke, Martin; Lüth, Erich; Mahraun, Artur; Manstein, Bodo; Matthes, Erich; May, Werner; Medau, Hinrich; Mehnert, Klaus; Mehnert, Rudolf; Melchers, Georg; Menzel, Wilhelm; Merkel, Heinrich Georg; Messerschmid, Felix; Metzger, Ludwig; Meusel, Anton; Mewes, Fritz; Meyer, Kurt; Meyer, Werner; Mirbt, Rudolf; Mitgau, Hermann; Mittelstraß, Gustav; Mülhause, Therese; Müller, Karl Christian; Münker, Wilhelm; Nasarski, Peter E; Nawothnig, Walter; Neuendorff, Edmund; Nitsche, Ernst; Noack, Helmut; Nöldeke-Christaller, Erika; Nolte, Heinrich; Nopitsch, Antonie; Oberländer, Theodor; Oelbermann, Karl; Oelbermann, Robert; Oertel, Hans Joachim; Ollenhauer, Erich; Oppenberg, Ferdinand; Oschilewski, Walther G; Paasche, Hans; Pabst, Helmut; Paetel, Karl O; Paetow, Karl; Perleberg, Gilbert; Pfannenstiel, Ekkehart; Pfeiffer, Hermann; Pleyer, Wilhelm; Pohl, Werner; Popert, Hermann; Poppe, Richard; Prellwitz, Gertrud; Prütz, Siegfried; Rabe, Hanns-Gerd; Rasmus, Claus Friedrich; Rehm, Max; Reichwein, Adolf; Reinemann, John Otto; Richter, Hans; Ritter, Heinz; Roßberg, Martin; Roth, Eugen; Roth, Fritz; Schafft, Hermann; Schierer, Heinz; Schirrmann, Richard; Schmid, Carlo; Schmitz, Heinz; Schneehagen, Christian; Schoeps, Hans-Joachim; Scholz, Erich (Olka); Schomburg, Burkhart; Schönfelder, Otto (Cölner); Schottky, Ernst; Schrammen, Bertchen; Schriefer, Werner; Schröcke, Helmut; Schubmehl, Emma; Schulze, Harry Paul; Schumann, Gerhard; Schumann, Heinrich; Schütte, Hermann; Schweitzer, Horst; Sckerl, Else; Sckerl, Lucie; Seidelmann, Karl; Seidler, Georg; Seiler, Karl-Günther; Severing, Adolf; Shaltiel, David; Sievers, Johannes; Sinkwitz, Paul; Sohnrey, Heinrich; Sonntag, Karl; Sperling, Erich; Springenschmid, Karl; Stachowitsch, Alexej; Staebler, Johannes; Staffen, Rudolf; Stählin, Wilhelm; Stark, Leonhard; Steglich, Arno; Stengel-v. Rutkowski, Lothar; Steudtner, Fritz; Stoehr geb. Maladinski, Marianne; Strüver, Erwin; Süßmuth, Richard; Sydow, Kurt; Tegtmeier, Wilhelm; Thomas, Joachim; Thon, Alfred; Thums, Karl; Tormin, Helmut; Uhsadel, Walter; Voelkel, Martin; Vogel, Theodor; Voggenreiter, Ludwig; Völker, Wolf; Vötterle, Karl; Walter, Theo; Weber, A. Paul; Wecke, Gerhard; Weichmann, Herbert; Weidemann, Magnus; Weismantel, Leo; Welter, Günther; Wendland, Heinz-Dietrich; Werner, Karl; Wilker, Karl; Wittek, Erhard; Wolf, Hans; Wolff, Günther; Wurche, Ernst; Wyneken, Gustav; Zacharias, Alfred; Zadek, Walter; Zaese-Fell, Johanna; Zastrau, Alfred; Ziemer, Gerhard; Zimmer, Erich; Zimmermann, Werner; Zimprich, Richard; Zinserling, Heino; Zombat von Zombatfalva, Gyula; Zuckmayer, Carl

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