Famous German Novellas of the 19th Century (Immensee. Peter Schlemihl. Brigitta) : Immensee, Peter Schlemihl, Brigitta

Theodor Storm (181788), poet and short-story writer, wrote nothing that excels, in depth and tenderness of feeling, the charming story of "Immensee;" and taking his work all in all, Storm still ranks today as a master of the short story in German literature.--"Peter Schlemihl" (the man without a shadow), one of the pleasantest fancies of the days when Germany delighted in romance, was first published in 1814.--"Brigitta" is usually regarded as an early example of German realism and written by probably the most accomplished Austrian prose writer of the nineteenth century, Adalbert Stifter (180568).