The Viennese lawyer, journalist, and writer Walther Rode (1876 to 1934) was a colorful and unyielding personality. Like few other Austrians, he recognized the signs of his time and drew the literary consequences from them. Many of his views, insights, and perspectives remain highly relevant even today. Rode's powerful writings were burned by the Nazis, and today he is almost forgotten. Walther Rode is completely unknown as a geographer of Viennese culture. This collection provides a representative selection of his sharp observations, accurate analyses, and original stories about Vienna: a delightful reading experience of a special kind from the boldest Austrian lawyer in the first third of the last century.