Charles Norman Kessler

'There was a moment's silence, and then the great black castle above von Dodenburg erupted in little bursts of fire. Tiny eruptions of dirt pock-marked the banks of the stream. Whip-sharp cracks filled the ears of the German soldiers. Von Dodenburg stood strong at the head of the line, ejecting roun...

Originally published anonymously, The Federalist Papers first appeared in 1787 as a series of letters to New York newspapers exhorting voters to ratify the proposed Constitution of the United States. Still hotly debated, and open to often controversial interpretations, the arguments first presented ...

Who's Who in Mozart's Operas: From Alfonso to Zerlina (Hardcover)by Joachim Kaiser (Author), Charles Kessler (Author)

Derlin in Lights, chosen as a New York Times Notable Book, is the collection of German aristocrat Harry Kessler's diaries between the two world wars. Count Harry Kessler (1868-1937), the son of a German banker and an Irish beauty, was a diplomat and publisher who moved easily among the worlds of art...