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About me<\/strong><\/p>\n

I do admit: I disliked history in my schooldays! Which perhaps was partly due to the topics covered, such as the “History of the SED” (means former communist party in East Germany)…
\nMy interest in history started to grow during my studies of German literature- after all, history is relevant when studying many social developments, whether in literature, art, architecture or philosophy.<\/p>\n

Even at this time, the medium of books fascinated me and how reading became a popular hobby at the end of the 19th century. At first, I went in a different direction professionally, but in my spare time I became interested in antique books.<\/p>\n

One day, at a flea market, I discovered an old annual edition of a 1907 weekly magazine. It presented a colourful mix of political events, recipes, practical advice, advertisements, and sequels to novels. This vivid impression of life at that time inspired me and so I started collecting more magazines, books and documents of that time.<\/p>\n

Since I was unable to find a contemporary book that describes or illustrates the everyday life of people at the beginning of the 20th century and I think that this would interest other people as well, I had the idea for a book project. However, I initially underestimated this project!<\/p>\n

Since I did not want to write by myself without any external feedback, I founded the website and the blog \u201cB\u00fcrgerleben\u201d (in German: life of the citizens).<\/p>\n

This way, I can introduce you to different topics relevant at the time, for example:<\/p>\n