Western Lands and Western Waters (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Western Lands and Western Waters The prose writers of Germany are comparatively unknown in England; that is, if we take the popular acquaintance with French literature as the standard. This is not the place to enter on any inquiry as to the cause of this preference, but we may suggest that it probably arises from the greater solidity of the German school. It requires more thought to appreciate a German author, for even in his lightest moods the Teuton is weighty. Fictitious literature is continually receiving additions from the French - acknowledged or unacknowledged - in proportion to the morality of the translator, his reverence for mine and thine; the stage is the well-known reproducer of Parisian novelties; but it is only occasionally that a German book is "done into English," or a German drama mounted on an English stage. The result, however, of such an experiment is almost invariably encouraging. Among German authors, the subject of this brief sketch holds a distinguished place. A few only of his versatile and numerous compositions are known either in France or England; the works selected for translation have, in some instances, been unhappily chosen, but the talent of the writer has been frankly acknowledged, and a popularity achieved somewhat akin to the high reputation he has attained in his own country. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.