{"product_id":"tales-from-the-german-comprising-specimens-from-the-most-celebrated-authors-gb-32046","title":"Tales from the German, Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTales from the German, Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\nThe object of the translators of the following tales was to present the\r\nEnglish public with a collection, which should combine effectiveness\r\nwith variety, and at the same time should contain specimens of the most\r\ncelebrated writers of prose fiction whom Germany has produced.  The\r\nnames of the authors will, they think, be a sufficient guarantee that\r\nthey have not failed in this last respect, and if the reader finds\r\nhimself amused or interested by the series, they will have succeeded\r\nentirely.\r\n\n\r\nIt will be remembered that the collection is a collection of tales\r\nonly, and that it was absolutely necessary, according to the plan of\r\nthe book, that these tales should be numerous.  Any thing like a\r\nlengthened novel was therefore excluded, as it would have exceeded the\r\nprescribed limits, or rendered impossible that variety which the\r\ntranslators considered an essential of their work.  That short tales,\r\nfrom their very nature, cannot often promote any very high purpose, and\r\nthat amusement for a leisure hour is their principal purpose, the\r\ntranslators are perfectly aware, admitting that their collection,\r\ngenerally speaking, does not convey that amount of instruction in life\r\nand thought, which might be obtained from more elaborate works, such\r\nas, for example, the Wilhelm Meister of Gthe.  At the same time they\r\ntrust that Kleists Michael Kohlhaas, Zschokkes Alamontade,\r\nSchillers Criminal from Lost Honour[1] and even Hauffs fanciful\r\nCold Heart, will be acceptable to those who look for something beyond\r\nmere amusement, and that some readers will be found to appreciate the\r\npsychological truth and profundity of Hoffmanns tales beneath their\r\nfantastic exterior.\r\n\n\u003cb\u003e ......Buy Now (To Read More)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eProduct details\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEbook Number\u003c\/b\u003e: 32046 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor\u003c\/b\u003e: Hauff, Wilhelm \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date\u003c\/b\u003e: Apr 18, 2010 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat\u003c\/b\u003e: eBook \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage\u003c\/b\u003e: English \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eContributors\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranslator\u003c\/b\u003e: Feiling, C. A., Oxenford, John, 1812-1877 \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Hauff, Wilhelm,1802-1827 \/ eBook \/ English","offer_id":43219743178909,"sku":"gb-32046-ebook","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/products\/32046.jpg?v=1671532471","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/tales-from-the-german-comprising-specimens-from-the-most-celebrated-authors-gb-32046","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}