The treasure chest

Johann Peter Hebel

first published 1994 Libris, 1994 175 pages

Johann Peter Hebel (1760-1826) was one of the greatest story-tellers in the history of German literature. The anecdotes and curiosities collected here have endeared him to generations of readers in Germany and have won him many distinguished admirers further afield, including Tolstoy and Kafka, who habitually carried a copy of Hebel stories in his pocket and referred to one of them - 'Unexpected Reunion' - as 'the mo...

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The Treasure Chest (Penguin Classics) paperback · 2001 · Penguin Books Ltd · 208 pages · 9780140448498
The treasure chest edition · 1995 · Penguin Books · 175 pages
The treasure chest edition · 1994 · Libris · 175 pages

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