There are, in fact, two prefaces in that edition. One is the original one by Schmidt-Lötzen from 1907, and the other is actually an article a female historian wrote about tracking down the surviving Lehndorff diaries in the Leipzig archive when she was trying to verify a quote about EC, who was her main subject.
I noticed the two prefaces and the introduction, which is why I skipped to the main text. I do intend to go back and read them! But I have to *work* for every line of German I read, there's 15 pages' worth, and I was just more excited about the entries themselves. So I skipped ahead.
But you and Koser have taught me the error of my ways, and I am making an effort to be better about reading introductory material these days! ;)
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Re: Fredersdorf: The Dirk Fahlenkamp Version (I) - Generalities
Date: 2020-10-24 04:17 pm (UTC)I noticed the two prefaces and the introduction, which is why I skipped to the main text. I do intend to go back and read them! But I have to *work* for every line of German I read, there's 15 pages' worth, and I was just more excited about the entries themselves. So I skipped ahead.
But you and Koser have taught me the error of my ways, and I am making an effort to be better about reading introductory material these days! ;)