How a Ghastly Story Was Brought to Light by a Common or Garden Butcher's Dog by Johann Peter Hebel

How a Ghastly Story Was Brought to Light by a Common or Garden Butcher's Dog by Johann Peter Hebel

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Includes miniature tales that describe con men, tricksters, disasters, murders, rascals and lovers, and include Franz Kafka's favourite story.

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How a Ghastly Story Was Brought to Light by a Common or Garden Butcher's Dog by Johann Peter Hebel

'The devil gave the woman a nudge: "Look at that belt full of money peeping out from under the butcher's shirt!"' Written for a local German journal and published in 1811, these fabulous, funny, jewel-like miniature tales describe con men, tricksters, disasters, murders, rascals and lovers, and include Franz Kafka's favourite story. Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Johann Peter Hebel (1760-1826). Hebel's The Treasure Chest is available in Penguin Classics.
Johann Peter Hebel (1760-1826). Hebel's The Treasure Chest is available in Penguin Classics.
SKU Non disponible
ISBN 13 9780141398020
ISBN 10 0141398027
Titre How a Ghastly Story Was Brought to Light by a Common or Garden Butcher's Dog
Auteur Johann Peter Hebel
Série Penguin Little Black Classics
État Non disponible
Type de reliure Paperback
Éditeur Penguin Books Ltd
Année de publication 2015-02-26
Nombre de pages 64
Note de couverture La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier.
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