For the very first time in German - Christopher Isherwood's debut novel. Philipp Lindsay is his own worst enemy. The young man from a respectable London family feels called to something greater but constantly fails to meet his own expectations and those of his family. He seeks independence first as an artist and then as a businessman. He wants to travel to Africa but ends up no further than the working-class neighborhoods of London, where he ultimately suffers a breakdown. In his first novel, heavily influenced by his own life, Christopher Isherwood paints a portrait of youth between the world wars. This generation finds nothing to gain from the values of their fathers, who remain deeply committed to the old Empire, yet new values have not yet been discovered. "All Good Intentions" movingly tells the story of the decline of the English middle class and the struggles that ensue.