Excerpt from Viennese Idylls Arthur Schnitzler was born in Vienna in 1862. The son of a physician, he fol lowed his father's career and took his degree in 1885. His first literary attempt was made the following year, but it was not until six years later, in 1892, that he came into prominence with the publica tion of Anatol. This series of episodes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.