Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 Vienna was the capital of the Habsburg dynasty, which ruled much of Europe. It was a place of studied artificiality and theatrical illusion, with rococo palaces, sugary pastries, and dashing officers squiring white-gloved ladies in an endless whirl of Strauss waltzes. #2 The Vienna of 1889, with its ostensible lack of ambition and restless horses clopping around, seemed like an ideal place for a revolution to take place. #3 The city of Vienna, Austria, in 1889 was the perfect place for a revolution to take place. The city was the capital of the Habsburg dynasty, which ruled much of Europe. It was a place of studied artificiality and theatrical illusion, with rococo palaces, sugary pastries, and dashing officers squiring white-gloved ladies in an endless whirl of Strauss waltzes. #4 In 1889, the capital of the Habsburg dynasty, Vienna, seemed like an ideal place for a revolution to take place. The city was the center of artificiality and theatrical illusion, with rococo palaces, sugary pastries, and dashing officers squiring white-gloved ladies in an endless whirl of Strauss waltzes.