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"Von Einem Deutschen" 
J'accuse!

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Title

"Von Einem Deutschen" 
J'accuse!

Subject

"Von Einem Deutschen" (Richard Grelling)

Description

"J'accuse" refers to the famous letter submitted anonymously to a French newspaper by a Jewish soldier accusing the French government of anti-Semitism.
Grelling was a German lawyer and left-wing political critic who published this book, in which he criticized the Central Powers for launching a war for the purposes of territorial expansion, under the pseudonym "Von Einem Deutschen" ("A German"). Grelling's writings were subsequently banned by the Weimar parliamentary government.
Very minor water damage in front pages.
Bound in quarter cloth, with a morocco label.

Source

[PC]

Publisher

Van Payot (Lausanne)

Date

(1915)

Language

German

Identifier

2005_047_0370

Files

Citation

“"Von Einem Deutschen" J'accuse!,” EWL, accessed October 21, 2026, https://sheilaliming.com/ewl/items/show/526.