Landolin
Unknown
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Description
Berthold Auerbach's Landolin, translated by Annie B. Irish and published by Henry Holt in 1878, opens with spring returning to the hills and valleys of a German home. Day awakes, a strong breeze moves through the forest as if to carry away the lingering night, birds twitter, and an early lark sings. Pine trees whisper and rustle and the sun shines on dew-glittering fields. Cherry fragrance and hawthorn hedges fill the valley air.
From that spring morning Auerbach unfolds a village story of work, family, and moral choice in the Black Forest manner he made famous. Auerbach is the author of On the Heights and Villa on the Rhine. Landolin's tale is told with warmth and attention to country life, letting seasons and labor carry its meaning. It is a gentle, well-translated novel for readers who enjoy German village fiction and its quiet, steady humanism.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Unknown |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 346 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |